[Event "111th ch-GBR Major Open"]
[Site "Liverpool ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "Sooraj, M R"]
[Black "Thomas, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2119"]
[BlackElo "1882"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.Nge2 O-O 8.Qd2 a5 9.Ng3 Re8 10.O-O-O b5 11.Rde1 Nbd7 12.Nf5 Bf8 13.Qf4 Rxe1+ 14.Rxe1 b4 15.Na4 Ba6 16.Re3 Bxd3 17.Rxd3 g6 18.Qh4 gxf5 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.Rg3 Kh8 21.dxc5 Qe7 22.Re3 Qf8 23.Bxf6+ Nxf6 24.Qxf6+ Qg7 25.Qxc6 Rf8 26.Qxd5 Qg5 27.c6 Rd8 28.Qxa5 Rc8 29.Qd5 Kg8 30.Qd7 Rd8 31.Qe7 Qxe7 32.Rxe7 Rc8 33.c7 Kf8 34.Rd7 Ke8 35.Rd8+ Rxd8 36.cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 37.Kd2 1-0