
[Event "Charlotte Spring IMB 2025"]
[Site "Charlotte USA"]
[Date "2025.04.20"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Cherukuri, Nitesh"]
[Black "Stefanov, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.a4 a6 5.Be2 Ngf6 6.Nc3 b6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 9.Qe3 Qc7 10.O-O Bb7 11.b4 Be7 12.Bb2 O-O 13.a5 Rfc8 14.Bd3 b5 15.h3 Re8 16.Rab1 d5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Bxb4 19.Be4 Bd6 20.Ra1 Nc5 21.Nd2 Rad8 22.Rfd1 Bf8 23.Qf3 Ncxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxd5 25.Rd2 Nf4 26.Rad1 Rxd2 27.Rxd2 h6 28.Qc3 Qb7 29.f3 Re6 30.Kh2 Be7 31.Nc5 Bxc5 32.Qxc5 Ng6 33.Rd6 Rxd6 34.Qxd6 f6 35.Bc1 Qc8 36.Be3 Kh7 37.Bc5 Nf4 38.Be3 Ng6 39.Bc5 Qf5 40.Qxa6 Qxc2 41.Qc6 f5 42.Qb6 Nf4 43.Bf2 b4 44.a6 b3 45.a7 b2 46.a8=Q b1=Q 47.Qbd8 Qba2 48.Qh8+ Kg6 49.Qae8+ Qf7 50.Qxe5 Qxf2 51.Qxf4 Qe1 1/2-1/2
[Site "Charlotte USA"]
[Date "2025.04.20"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Cherukuri, Nitesh"]
[Black "Stefanov, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.a4 a6 5.Be2 Ngf6 6.Nc3 b6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 9.Qe3 Qc7 10.O-O Bb7 11.b4 Be7 12.Bb2 O-O 13.a5 Rfc8 14.Bd3 b5 15.h3 Re8 16.Rab1 d5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Bxb4 19.Be4 Bd6 20.Ra1 Nc5 21.Nd2 Rad8 22.Rfd1 Bf8 23.Qf3 Ncxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxd5 25.Rd2 Nf4 26.Rad1 Rxd2 27.Rxd2 h6 28.Qc3 Qb7 29.f3 Re6 30.Kh2 Be7 31.Nc5 Bxc5 32.Qxc5 Ng6 33.Rd6 Rxd6 34.Qxd6 f6 35.Bc1 Qc8 36.Be3 Kh7 37.Bc5 Nf4 38.Be3 Ng6 39.Bc5 Qf5 40.Qxa6 Qxc2 41.Qc6 f5 42.Qb6 Nf4 43.Bf2 b4 44.a6 b3 45.a7 b2 46.a8=Q b1=Q 47.Qbd8 Qba2 48.Qh8+ Kg6 49.Qae8+ Qf7 50.Qxe5 Qxf2 51.Qxf4 Qe1 1/2-1/2
[Event "Charlotte Spring IMB 2025"]
[Site "Charlotte USA"]
[Date "2025.04.20"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Cherukuri, Nitesh"]
[Black "Stefanov, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"]
[EventDate "2025.04.16"]
[WhiteFideId "30978688"]
[BlackFideId "2914794"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. Nc3 b6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 e5 9. Qe3 Qc7 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. a5 Rfc8 14. Bd3
b5 15. h3 Re8 16. Rab1 d5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bxb4 19. Be4 Bd6 20. Ra1
Nc5 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Qf3 Ncxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxd5 25. Rd2 Nf4 26.
Rad1 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 h6 28. Qc3 Qb7 29. f3 Re6 30. Kh2 Be7 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32.
Qxc5 Ng6 33. Rd6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 f6 35. Bc1 Qc8 36. Be3 Kh7 37. Bc5 Nf4 38.
Be3 Ng6 39. Bc5 Qf5 40. Qxa6 Qxc2 41. Qc6 f5 42. Qb6 Nf4 43. Bf2 b4 44. a6
b3 45. a7 b2 46. a8=Q b1=Q 47. Qbd8 Qba2 48. Qh8+ Kg6 49. Qae8+ Qf7 50.
Qxe5 Qxf2 51. Qxf4 Qe1 1/2-1/2