
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, E"]
[Black "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "1874"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "71"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Be2 f6 7.O-O fxe5 8.Nxe5 Qc7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.a3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 O-O 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Rb1 Nf5 17.Bf4 b6 18.Re1 Nd6 19.Be5 Nfe4 20.Bxd6 Nxf2 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Bxf8 Rxf8 24.Rf1 Ne4 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Qh8+ Kf7 27.Rf1+ Nf6 28.Qh5+ Ke7 29.Qg6 Kd6 30.h4 Ne4 31.Rf7 Qa4 32.Qxg7 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qh5 34.Qf8+ Kc6 35.Qe8+ Kd6 36.Qd7# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, E"]
[Black "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "1874"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "71"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Be2 f6 7.O-O fxe5 8.Nxe5 Qc7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.a3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 O-O 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Rb1 Nf5 17.Bf4 b6 18.Re1 Nd6 19.Be5 Nfe4 20.Bxd6 Nxf2 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Bxf8 Rxf8 24.Rf1 Ne4 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Qh8+ Kf7 27.Rf1+ Nf6 28.Qh5+ Ke7 29.Qg6 Kd6 30.h4 Ne4 31.Rf7 Qa4 32.Qxg7 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qh5 34.Qf8+ Kc6 35.Qe8+ Kd6 36.Qd7# 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, E"]
[Black "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "WCM"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "1874"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance, Euwe variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.18"]
[WhiteFideId "605506"]
[BlackFideId "9918264"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8.
Nxe5 Qc7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 O-O 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Rb1 Nf5 17. Bf4 b6 18. Re1 Nd6 19. Be5 Nfe4 20.
Bxd6 Nxf2 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Rxf8+
Kxf8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Rf1+ Nf6 28. Qh5+ Ke7 29. Qg6 Kd6 30. h4 Ne4 31. Rf7
Qa4 32. Qxg7 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qh5 34. Qf8+ Kc6 35. Qe8+ Kd6 36. Qd7# 1-0