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Popov,Tikhon vs Vihaan Karthikeya N

2025.08.26 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 26th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov,Tikhon"]
[Black "Vihaan Karthikeya N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7"]
[WhiteFideId "24252026"]
[BlackFideId "25950673"]
[EventDate "2025.08.26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. e5 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. g3 Be7 12. h4 h5 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 O-O-O
15. Nb5 Kb8 16. Nd6 Rdf8 17. Qd3 Ngxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qa3 f6 20. f4 Ng4 21.
Ngf7 Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. Rac1 Rd8 24. Qc5 a6 25. Qb6 Qd7 26. Rc5 d4 27. Rfc1
d3 28. Rc7 Qd4+ 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Rc8+ Ka7 31. R8c3 Ne3 32. Kf2 d2 33. Kxe3
dxc1=Q+ 34. Rxc1 Rb4 35. b3 Rb6 36. Rc7 g5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. hxg5 Rb5 39. Rg7
Rf5 40. Ke4 Kb6 41. Rg6 Ka7 42. Rg8 a5 43. a4 Kb6 44. g6 Rg5 45. g7 Rxg3 46. Ke5
Rg6 47. Kd6 h4 48. Ke7 h3 49. Kf7 h2 50. Rh8 Rg2 51. Rxh2 Rxh2 52. g8=Q Rf2+ 53.
Kxe6 Re2+ 54. Kd5 Rd2+ 55. Kc4 Rc2+ 56. Kd3 Rc6 57. Qg1+ Ka6 58. Qf2 b6 59. Qf8
Rc5 60. Qa8# 1-0

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