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Vidit,S vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.

2026.01.09 · game 1

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[Event "Tata Steel India Rapid"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2026.01.09"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Vidit,S"]
[Black "Aravindh,Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"]
[WhiteFideId "5029465"]
[BlackFideId "5072786"]
[EventDate "2026.01.07"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Bd7 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. e5 Nb8 14. Kh1 Nc6
15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Rad1 b6 19. a3 f5 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Qh3
Rg8 22. b4 f5 23. b5 Nd4 24. Be5+ Rg7 25. Nf6 Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Rf8 27. Be5 Kg8 28.
Bxg7 Qxg7 29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. hxg3 h5 31. Kg1 a5 32. bxa6 Ra8 33. Rf2 Rxa6 34. Ra2
Kf7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Rb1 Kg5 37. a4 Nc6 38. Ra3 e5 39. a5 Nb4 40. axb6 Rxb6 41.
Ke2 Rd6 42. Rb2 Kg4 43. Rd2 Nc6 44. Rb2 Nb4 45. Rd2 Nc6 46. Kf2 Nb4 47. Ra8 Kg5
48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. Ke3 Rd4 50. Rc8 Rg4 51. Rxc5 Rxg3+ 52. Kf2 f4 53. Kf1 Nxd3 54.
Rd5 e4 55. Rxh5 Re3 56. Re2 Rxe2 57. Kxe2 f3+ 58. gxf3 Nf4+ 59. Ke3 Nxh5 60.
Kxe4 1/2-1/2

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