WORLDBASE Event Battle of Minds 2 Cl. (2026)

[Event "Battle of Minds 2 Cl."] [Site "Sharjah UAE"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Wang Hao"] [Black "Salem, AR"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2629"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English opening"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "8602883"] [BlackFideId "9301348"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 Bf5 9. e3 Qc8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nfd2 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nc3 Qe6 15. Qc2 f5 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Nxa6 19. Ba3 Kf7 20. Nb5 Rc6 21. Rc4 Rb6 22. Nc3 Rd8 23. Rc1 h5 24. h4 Bf6 25. Bc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Rbd6 27. Nb5 R6d7 28. Nxa7 Ra8 29. Nc8 Rxa2 30. b4 Rb2 31. Nb6 Rd8 32. Rb5 Ra2 33. Nc4 Rb8 34. Kg2 f4 35. gxf4 Bxh4 36. Rf1 Kg7 37. Ra5 Rc2 38. Rc5 g5 39. Nb6 Rb2 40. Nd5 e6 41. Nc7 Kf7 42. Re5 gxf4 43. Rxe4 Bg5 44. Nxe6 Rg8 45. Kh3 Be7 46. Nxf4 Rg4 47. Nd3 Rxe4 48. Nxb2 Bxb4 49. Rb1 Be7 50. Nd3 Rh4+ 51. Kg2 Rg4+ 52. Kf3 Rg8 53. Ne5+ Ke6 54. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Battle of Minds 2 Cl."] [Site "Sharjah UAE"] [Date "2026.08.21"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Salem, AR"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov"] [Variation "classical attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "9301348"] [BlackFideId "8602883"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Nf1 Bg6 11. Ne5 Bxd3 12. Nxd3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Re8 14. c3 Nf6 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Ne3 c6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Bf8 19. Re5 Qc8 20. Rae1 Rd8 21. Ra5 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Ra8 23. Rg5 Nd5 24. h3 Qd7 25. Nc5 Qc8 26. Bg3 Re8 27. Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Re5 Qc8 29. Re1 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Qd7 31. Qa4 h6 32. Kh2 a6 33. Qb3 Nf6 34. Rd1 Nd5 35. Be5 Qe6 36. Bg3 Qd7 37. Re1 Nf6 38. Be5 Nd5 39. Qg3 f6 40. Bb8 Qc8 41. Bd6 Qd7 42. Bb8 Qc8 43. Bd6 Qd7 44. Qb3 Kh8 45. Bg3 Rd8 46. a4 Ne7 47. Re4 Qd5 48. Qb4 Rd7 49. Bd6 Nf5 50. Re8+ Kh7 51. Bb8 Qd4 52. Qb3 Qxf2 53. Qg8+ Kg6 54. Re4 Rd4 55. Qe8+ Kh7 56. Re2 Qf1 57. Re1 Qf2 58. Re2 Qf1 59. Re1 Qc4 60. Qc8 Qd5 61. Re2 Qd7 62. Qf8 Rd2 63. Rxd2 Qxd2 64. Qe8 Qc2 65. Qe1 Qxc5 66. Qb1 Kh8 67. b4 Qd5 68. Bf4 Kg8 69. Qe1 Kf7 70. a5 Qd4 71. Bc7 Ne3 72. Qe2 Qe4 73. Bb6 Qe5+ 74. Kg1 Nd5 75. Qa2 Qe1+ 76. Kh2 Qxb4 77. Bc7 Qe7 78. Bg3 g5 79. Qb1 Kg7 80. Qd3 Qd7 81. Qe2 Ne7 82. Qf3 Nf5 83. Bf2 Qc7+ 84. g3 Qxa5 85. Qb3 Qc7 86. Qe6 Ne7 87. Bb6 Qe5 88. Qd7 Kg6 89. Qe8+ Kg7 90. Qd7 h5 91. Qxb7 h4 92. Bf2 a5 93. Kg2 Qe4+ 94. Kg1 hxg3 95. Bxg3 Kf7 96. Bf2 a4 97. Qa7 Kg6 98. Qa8 Nf5 99. Qg8+ Ng7 100. Qf8 Qf3 101. Qb4 Qxh3 102. Qxa4 Qe6 103. Qc2+ Nf5 104. Qa4 Nh6 105. Qc2+ Kg7 106. Qb1 Ng4 107. Bg3 Ne3 108. Qd3 c5 109. Qe2 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Battle of Minds 2 Cl."] [Site "Sharjah UAE"] [Date "2026.08.22"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Wang Hao"] [Black "Salem, AR"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2629"] [ECO "B51"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "8602883"] [BlackFideId "9301348"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bb7 9. O-O e6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Bg3 e5 14. Qe3 Be7 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Bf1 Qb8 17. Nc4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Nxe4 20. Qa7 Nxg3 21. hxg3 d5 22. Na5 Qxa7 23. Nxa7 Rxc2 24. Nxb7 Rb8 25. Na5 Bc5 26. N7c6 Ra8 27. Kh2 e4 28. b4 Bxf2 29. Ne7+ Kh7 30. Nxd5 Ne5 31. Rac1 Ra2 32. Nc3 Be3 33. Kh3 Ra3 34. Rc2 Rc8 35. Nb5 Rxc2 36. Nxa3 Rc3 37. Nb5 Rc2 38. Nd6 Bd2 39. Nac4 Nxc4 40. Bxc4 Bxb4 41. Bd5 e3 42. Be4+ g6 43. Bxc2 e2 44. Nxf7 exd1=Q 45. Bxd1 Kg7 46. Ne5 Bc3 47. Nf3 1-0