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Ward,Cian vs Balaji,Aaravamudhan

2026.01.01 · game 1

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[Event "Hastings Masters 2025-26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Ward,Cian"]
[Black "Balaji,Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1947"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"]
[WhiteFideId "475599"]
[BlackFideId "436224"]
[EventDate "2025.12.28"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 a6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 d5 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Ne2 Nc8 15.
g4 Bd7 16. Bxd5 Nd6 17. Ng3 Qc8 18. Ne5 e6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. c3
Nc4 22. Qc2 b5 23. Ne4 e5 24. Rad1 h6 25. Be3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rad8 27. Qg2 Qd5 28.
a3 Kh8 29. Nd2 Qd6 30. Rf1 Qe6 31. Nf3 Kg8 32. Qf2 exd4 33. exd4 Rf8 34. Rde1
Qd5 35. Ne5 a5 36. Qg2 Qb3 37. Nc6 Ra8 38. Ne5 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rxf7 Rxf7
41. Qxa8+ Rf8 42. Qb7 Qxb2 43. Qd5+ Kh7 44. Qe4 Qf2+ 45. Kh1 Bxe5 46. Qxe5 Qf3+
47. Kh2 Qf2+ 48. Kh1 Qf3+ 49. Kh2 bxc3 50. Qe3 Qd5 51. Re2 Rf3 52. Qe7+ Rf7 53.
Qe5 Qb3 54. Qe4 Rc7 55. Rc2 Qa4 56. Qd3 Qb4 57. Kg2 Qb7+ 58. Kh2 Qb8 59. Qg3 Qa7
60. d5 Rc4 61. Qd3 Qc5 62. d6 Rd4 63. Qxc3 Qxd6+ 64. Qg3 Qe6 65. Qc7+ Rd7 66.
Qg3 Qb6 67. Qf4 Re7 68. Qg3 Rf7 69. Qe5 Qd8 70. Qg3 Kg8 71. Rf2 Rd7 72. Qb3+ Kg7
73. Qg3 Kh7 74. Qf4 Qb6 75. Qf6 Qe3 76. Qf4 Qe1 77. Qf3 Re7 78. Qf6 Rd7 79. Qf3
Qe5+ 80. Qf4 Qd5 81. Qf3 Qc5 82. Qf4 Ra7 83. Qf3 Qe7 84. Qf6 1/2-1/2

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