
[Event "Chennai Challengers 2025"]
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense"]
[PlyCount "160"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 d4 5.Nce2 Nc6 6.d3 h5 7.f4 h4 8.Nh3 e5 9.f5 Nf6 10.O-O Be7 11.Kh1 b6 12.a3 Bb7 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.Qe1 Ng4 15.Neg1 O-O-O 16.Nf3 hxg3 17.Qxg3 Ne3 18.Bxe3 dxe3 19.Nfg5 Bxg5 20.Qxg5 Nd4 21.Rac1 e2 22.Rg1 f6 23.Qe3 c4 24.Nf2 Rh4 25.c3 Nb3 26.Rce1 cxd3 27.Nxd3 Rdh8 28.h3 Bxe4 29.Nf2 Nc5 30.Rxe2 Bxg2+ 31.Rxg2 e4 32.Qg3 Qd7 33.Kh2 Qxf5 34.Kg1 g5 35.b4 Nd3 36.Nxe4 Qxh3 37.Qxh3+ Rxh3 38.Rh2 Nf4 39.Rd2 g4 40.Nxf6 Rg3+ 41.Kh1 Rxh2+ 42.Kxh2 Rh3+ 43.Kg1 Rxc3 44.Nxg4 Rg3+ 45.Kf2 Rxg4 46.Kf3 Rh4 47.Kg3 Ng6 48.Rd6 Rh1 49.Kg2 Rh6 50.Kg1 Kc7 51.Rf6 b5 52.Ra6 Kb7 53.Rf6 Rh3 54.Rxg6 Rxa3 55.Kf2 Rc3 56.Ke2 Rc4 57.Rg7+ Kb6 58.Rg6+ Rc6 59.Rg1 Rd6 60.Ke3 a6 61.Rh1 Kc6 62.Rc1+ Kb6 63.Rh1 a5 64.bxa5+ Kxa5 65.Ra1+ Kb6 66.Rb1 Rd8 67.Ke4 Rd2 68.Ke3 Rd5 69.Ke4 Kc6 70.Rc1+ Rc5 71.Rh1 b4 72.Kd3 Kb5 73.Kd2 Ka4 74.Rb1 Ka3 75.Ra1+ Kb2 76.Ra4 Rd5+ 77.Ke3 b3 78.Ra8 Kc3 79.Rc8+ Kb4 80.Rb8+ Rb5 0-1
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense"]
[PlyCount "160"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 d4 5.Nce2 Nc6 6.d3 h5 7.f4 h4 8.Nh3 e5 9.f5 Nf6 10.O-O Be7 11.Kh1 b6 12.a3 Bb7 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.Qe1 Ng4 15.Neg1 O-O-O 16.Nf3 hxg3 17.Qxg3 Ne3 18.Bxe3 dxe3 19.Nfg5 Bxg5 20.Qxg5 Nd4 21.Rac1 e2 22.Rg1 f6 23.Qe3 c4 24.Nf2 Rh4 25.c3 Nb3 26.Rce1 cxd3 27.Nxd3 Rdh8 28.h3 Bxe4 29.Nf2 Nc5 30.Rxe2 Bxg2+ 31.Rxg2 e4 32.Qg3 Qd7 33.Kh2 Qxf5 34.Kg1 g5 35.b4 Nd3 36.Nxe4 Qxh3 37.Qxh3+ Rxh3 38.Rh2 Nf4 39.Rd2 g4 40.Nxf6 Rg3+ 41.Kh1 Rxh2+ 42.Kxh2 Rh3+ 43.Kg1 Rxc3 44.Nxg4 Rg3+ 45.Kf2 Rxg4 46.Kf3 Rh4 47.Kg3 Ng6 48.Rd6 Rh1 49.Kg2 Rh6 50.Kg1 Kc7 51.Rf6 b5 52.Ra6 Kb7 53.Rf6 Rh3 54.Rxg6 Rxa3 55.Kf2 Rc3 56.Ke2 Rc4 57.Rg7+ Kb6 58.Rg6+ Rc6 59.Rg1 Rd6 60.Ke3 a6 61.Rh1 Kc6 62.Rc1+ Kb6 63.Rh1 a5 64.bxa5+ Kxa5 65.Ra1+ Kb6 66.Rb1 Rd8 67.Ke4 Rd2 68.Ke3 Rd5 69.Ke4 Kc6 70.Rc1+ Rc5 71.Rh1 b4 72.Kd3 Kb5 73.Kd2 Ka4 74.Rb1 Ka3 75.Ra1+ Kb2 76.Ra4 Rd5+ 77.Ke3 b3 78.Ra8 Kc3 79.Rc8+ Kb4 80.Rb8+ Rb5 0-1
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[Event "Chennai Challengers 2025"]
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed, Korchnoi variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.07"]
[WhiteFideId "5091756"]
[BlackFideId "5015197"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. Nce2 Nc6 6. d3 h5 7. f4 h4 8. Nh3
e5 9. f5 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Qe1 Ng4 15.
Neg1 O-O-O 16. Nf3 hxg3 17. Qxg3 Ne3 18. Bxe3 dxe3 19. Nfg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5
Nd4 21. Rac1 e2 22. Rg1 f6 23. Qe3 c4 24. Nf2 Rh4 25. c3 Nb3 26. Rce1 cxd3
27. Nxd3 Rdh8 28. h3 Bxe4 29. Nf2 Nc5 30. Rxe2 Bxg2+ 31. Rxg2 e4 32. Qg3
Qd7 33. Kh2 Qxf5 34. Kg1 g5 35. b4 Nd3 36. Nxe4 Qxh3 37. Qxh3+ Rxh3 38. Rh2
Nf4 39. Rd2 g4 40. Nxf6 Rg3+ 41. Kh1 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Rh3+ 43. Kg1 Rxc3 44.
Nxg4 Rg3+ 45. Kf2 Rxg4 46. Kf3 Rh4 47. Kg3 Ng6 48. Rd6 Rh1 49. Kg2 Rh6 50.
Kg1 Kc7 51. Rf6 b5 52. Ra6 Kb7 53. Rf6 Rh3 54. Rxg6 Rxa3 55. Kf2 Rc3 56.
Ke2 Rc4 57. Rg7+ Kb6 58. Rg6+ Rc6 59. Rg1 Rd6 60. Ke3 a6 61. Rh1 Kc6 62.
Rc1+ Kb6 63. Rh1 a5 64. bxa5+ Kxa5 65. Ra1+ Kb6 66. Rb1 Rd8 67. Ke4 Rd2 68.
Ke3 Rd5 69. Ke4 Kc6 70. Rc1+ Rc5 71. Rh1 b4 72. Kd3 Kb5 73. Kd2 Ka4 74. Rb1
Ka3 75. Ra1+ Kb2 76. Ra4 Rd5+ 77. Ke3 b3 78. Ra8 Kc3 79. Rc8+ Kb4 80. Rb8+
Rb5 0-1