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Nihal,Sarin vs Vachier Lagrave,M

2026.02.24 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2026.02.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nihal,Sarin"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"]
[WhiteFideId "25092340"]
[BlackFideId "623539"]
[EventDate "2026.02.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nd5 Bd6 8. Ne3
Nge7 9. c3 Bc7 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Re1 Re8 15.
Nf1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bb6 17. Qh4 Bf5 18. Rxe7 Bxc2 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Be3 Bc7 21.
Bd4 Qe4 22. Qg5 Qg6 23. Qe3 Ba4 24. Re1 h6 25. Qf3 Bc6 26. Ng3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Re8
28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Kh2 Qe4 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 f6 32. f3 h5 33. g4 hxg4 34.
fxg4 Bd7 35. Kg3 Kf7 36. f5 g6 37. fxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kf4 Bc8 39. a3 Bd7 40. Be3 Bc8
41. Bd4 Bd7 42. Be3 Bc8 43. Bd4 1/2-1/2

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