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Vaz,Ethan vs Girel,Joseph

2026.02.07 · game 1

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[Event "1st Chola Chess GM 2026"]
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2026.02.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Vaz,Ethan"]
[Black "Girel,Joseph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Classical defence deferred"]
[WhiteFideId "25940783"]
[BlackFideId "36033561"]
[EventDate "2026.02.03"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. d5 b5 14. dxc6
Qxd2 15. Nxd2 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Be6 17. Nc5 Bd5 18. Rfc1 Nxc6 19. Nf1 Rfd8 20. Ne3
Nd4 21. Re1 Bc6 22. Rac1 Bb5 23. Kh1 a5 24. a4 Be8 25. h3 Kf8 26. Rc4 Rab8 27.
Na6 Rxb2 28. Nxc7 Rb4 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 30. Rd1 Ne6 31. Rd5 Rxc4 32. Nxc4 Rc8 33.
Nxa5 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Ra1 35. Nb3 Rxa4 36. Nc5 Nxc5 37. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

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