
[Event "Titled Tue 12th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "George, Kevin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation"]
[PlyCount "154"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.a3 b6 8.Be3 Bb7 9.f3 Be7 10.Be2 O-O 11.Rc1 d6 12.O-O Nbd7 13.b4 Rac8 14.Kh1 Rfe8 15.Qb3 Qb8 16.Rfd1 Bd8 17.Bg1 h5 18.Na4 h4 19.Bf2 h3 20.gxh3 Ba8 21.Rg1 d5 22.cxd5 exd5 23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.exd5 Bxd5 25.Qd3 Ne5 26.Qd1 Qxh3 27.Rg3 Qd7 28.Nc3 Bb7 29.Qc2 g6 30.Qf5 Qxf5 31.Nxf5 Bc7 32.Nd4 Nh5 33.Rg1 Nf4 34.Bd1 Nh3 35.Rf1 Nxf2+ 36.Rxf2 Nd3 37.Re2 Rxe2 38.Bxe2 Nf4 39.Bc4 Be5 40.Nce2 Nxe2 41.Nxe2 Bxf3+ 42.Kg1 b5 43.Bd3 Kg7 44.Kf2 Bc6 45.h4 f5 46.h5 Bd5 47.hxg6 Kxg6 48.Ke3 Kf6 49.Nf4 Bf7 50.Bf1 Bb2 51.Nd3 Bxa3 52.Nc5 Bxb4 53.Nxa6 Bd6 54.Bxb5 f4+ 55.Kf3 Bd5+ 56.Kf2 Ke5 57.Be2 Be6 58.Bd3 Bf7 59.Be2 Bd5 60.Bd3 Kd4 61.Bf1 Bb3 62.Be2 Bf7 63.Bf1 Bd5 64.Be2 Kc3 65.Bf1 Kb3 66.Be2 Ka4 67.Bf1 Ka5 68.Be2 Bb7 69.Nc5 Bxc5+ 70.Kf1 f3 71.Bd3 Ba6 72.Bxa6 Kxa6 73.Ke1 f2+ 74.Kf1 Kb5 75.Ke2 Kc4 76.Kf1 Kd3 77.Kg2 Ke2 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "George, Kevin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation"]
[PlyCount "154"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.a3 b6 8.Be3 Bb7 9.f3 Be7 10.Be2 O-O 11.Rc1 d6 12.O-O Nbd7 13.b4 Rac8 14.Kh1 Rfe8 15.Qb3 Qb8 16.Rfd1 Bd8 17.Bg1 h5 18.Na4 h4 19.Bf2 h3 20.gxh3 Ba8 21.Rg1 d5 22.cxd5 exd5 23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.exd5 Bxd5 25.Qd3 Ne5 26.Qd1 Qxh3 27.Rg3 Qd7 28.Nc3 Bb7 29.Qc2 g6 30.Qf5 Qxf5 31.Nxf5 Bc7 32.Nd4 Nh5 33.Rg1 Nf4 34.Bd1 Nh3 35.Rf1 Nxf2+ 36.Rxf2 Nd3 37.Re2 Rxe2 38.Bxe2 Nf4 39.Bc4 Be5 40.Nce2 Nxe2 41.Nxe2 Bxf3+ 42.Kg1 b5 43.Bd3 Kg7 44.Kf2 Bc6 45.h4 f5 46.h5 Bd5 47.hxg6 Kxg6 48.Ke3 Kf6 49.Nf4 Bf7 50.Bf1 Bb2 51.Nd3 Bxa3 52.Nc5 Bxb4 53.Nxa6 Bd6 54.Bxb5 f4+ 55.Kf3 Bd5+ 56.Kf2 Ke5 57.Be2 Be6 58.Bd3 Bf7 59.Be2 Bd5 60.Bd3 Kd4 61.Bf1 Bb3 62.Be2 Bf7 63.Bf1 Bd5 64.Be2 Kc3 65.Bf1 Kb3 66.Be2 Ka4 67.Bf1 Ka5 68.Be2 Bb7 69.Nc5 Bxc5+ 70.Kf1 f3 71.Bd3 Ba6 72.Bxa6 Kxa6 73.Ke1 f2+ 74.Kf1 Kb5 75.Ke2 Kc4 76.Kf1 Kd3 77.Kg2 Ke2 0-1
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[Event "Titled Tue 12th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "George, Kevin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation)"]
[EventDate "2025.08.12"]
[WhiteFideId "10669515"]
[BlackFideId "5072786"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8.
Be3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rc1 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. b4 Rac8 14. Kh1
Rfe8 15. Qb3 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Bd8 17. Bg1 h5 18. Na4 h4 19. Bf2 h3 20. gxh3 Ba8
21. Rg1 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Qd3 Ne5 26. Qd1
Qxh3 27. Rg3 Qd7 28. Nc3 Bb7 29. Qc2 g6 30. Qf5 Qxf5 31. Nxf5 Bc7 32. Nd4
Nh5 33. Rg1 Nf4 34. Bd1 Nh3 35. Rf1 Nxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Nd3 37. Re2 Rxe2 38.
Bxe2 Nf4 39. Bc4 Be5 40. Nce2 Nxe2 41. Nxe2 Bxf3+ 42. Kg1 b5 43. Bd3 Kg7
44. Kf2 Bc6 45. h4 f5 46. h5 Bd5 47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Nf4 Bf7 50.
Bf1 Bb2 51. Nd3 Bxa3 52. Nc5 Bxb4 53. Nxa6 Bd6 54. Bxb5 f4+ 55. Kf3 Bd5+
56. Kf2 Ke5 57. Be2 Be6 58. Bd3 Bf7 59. Be2 Bd5 60. Bd3 Kd4 61. Bf1 Bb3 62.
Be2 Bf7 63. Bf1 Bd5 64. Be2 Kc3 65. Bf1 Kb3 66. Be2 Ka4 67. Bf1 Ka5 68. Be2
Bb7 69. Nc5 Bxc5+ 70. Kf1 f3 71. Bd3 Ba6 72. Bxa6 Kxa6 73. Ke1 f2+ 74. Kf1
Kb5 75. Ke2 Kc4 76. Kf1 Kd3 77. Kg2 Ke2 0-1