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Palathingal,Rafael vs Zhu,Alexander

2025.12.23 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 23rd Dec 2025"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Palathingal,Rafael"]
[Black "Zhu,Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1976"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "Indian variation"]
[WhiteFideId "39927580"]
[BlackFideId "30993776"]
[EventDate "2025.12.23"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Na4 Ne4 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qc2 Bf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc3 Nb6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Qe5 19. Nc4 Qe6 20. Nxb6 axb6
21. Bc4 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qc4 Rfd8 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. a4 Rd2 26. Ra1 Rcd8 27.
a5 bxa5 28. Rxa5 Rc2 29. h3 h5 30. b4 cxb4 31. Rb5 Rb2 32. Rxh5 Rdd2 33. Rb5 b3
34. Rb4 f5 35. Rb5 Rdc2 36. Rxf5 Ra2 37. Rb5 b2 38. Kh2 Kf7 39. Kg3 Ke6 40. Rb1
Kd6 41. Rb3 Kc5 42. Rb8 Kc4 43. Rc8+ Kd3 44. Rd8+ Ke2 45. Rb8 Rd2 46. Rb4 Kd3
47. Rf1 Ra1 48. Rxb2 Rxf1 49. Rb3+ Kc4 50. Ra3 Rfxf2 51. Ra4+ Kd3 52. Ra3+ Ke2
53. Ra4 Kf1 54. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 55. Kh4 Rd6 56. Rf4+ Ke2 57. Rg4 Rxg4+ 58. hxg4 Kxe3
59. Kg3 Ke4 60. Kh4 Kf4 61. g5 g6 62. Kh3 Rd2 63. Kh4 Rh2# 0-1

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