
[Event "Titled Tue 4th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Novikov, E"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "145"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 Na6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 b6 12.Ne1 Ng4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.f3 Bd7 15.Nd3 f5 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.Nb5 f4 18.Bf2 g5 19.h3 h5 20.Rfd1 g4 21.hxg4 hxg4 22.Kf1 g3 23.Bg1 Rb8 24.a4 Qh4 25.Ke2 Rb7 26.Kd3 Kf7 27.Qd2 Ra8 28.Ra3 Ke7 29.Rb3 Rb6 30.Kc2 Kd8 31.Kb1 Bf8 32.Ka2 Be7 33.Rc3 Bxb5 34.cxb5 Kd7 35.Rc2 Qh7 36.b3 Qg8 37.Qe1 Kc8 38.Rc4 Kb7 39.Rdc1 Qe8 40.R1c2 Qh5 41.Rc1 Bf8 42.R4c2 Qh7 43.Rc4 Ra7 44.Kb2 Ka8 45.R4c2 Rb8 46.Rc4 Kb7 47.R4c2 Rba8 48.Rc4 Kb6 49.Qc3 Be7 50.Bxc5+ dxc5 51.Rxc5 Bd8 52.Qxe5 Qd7 53.Rc6+ Kb7 54.d6 Rc8 55.Qd5 Kb8 56.b6 Rb7 57.dxc7+ Bxc7 58.Qxd7 Be5+ 59.Ka2 Rxd7 60.Rxc8+ Kb7 61.R8c7+ Bxc7 62.Rxc7+ Rxc7 63.bxc7 Kxc7 64.b4 Kb6 65.b5 Kc5 66.Kb3 Kd4 67.b6 Ke3 68.b7 Kf2 69.b8=Q Kxg2 70.Qxf4 Kh2 71.Qh4+ Kg2 72.f4 Kf3 73.Qxg3+ 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Novikov, E"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "145"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 Na6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 b6 12.Ne1 Ng4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.f3 Bd7 15.Nd3 f5 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.Nb5 f4 18.Bf2 g5 19.h3 h5 20.Rfd1 g4 21.hxg4 hxg4 22.Kf1 g3 23.Bg1 Rb8 24.a4 Qh4 25.Ke2 Rb7 26.Kd3 Kf7 27.Qd2 Ra8 28.Ra3 Ke7 29.Rb3 Rb6 30.Kc2 Kd8 31.Kb1 Bf8 32.Ka2 Be7 33.Rc3 Bxb5 34.cxb5 Kd7 35.Rc2 Qh7 36.b3 Qg8 37.Qe1 Kc8 38.Rc4 Kb7 39.Rdc1 Qe8 40.R1c2 Qh5 41.Rc1 Bf8 42.R4c2 Qh7 43.Rc4 Ra7 44.Kb2 Ka8 45.R4c2 Rb8 46.Rc4 Kb7 47.R4c2 Rba8 48.Rc4 Kb6 49.Qc3 Be7 50.Bxc5+ dxc5 51.Rxc5 Bd8 52.Qxe5 Qd7 53.Rc6+ Kb7 54.d6 Rc8 55.Qd5 Kb8 56.b6 Rb7 57.dxc7+ Bxc7 58.Qxd7 Be5+ 59.Ka2 Rxd7 60.Rxc8+ Kb7 61.R8c7+ Bxc7 62.Rxc7+ Rxc7 63.bxc7 Kxc7 64.b4 Kb6 65.b5 Kc5 66.Kb3 Kd4 67.b6 Ke3 68.b7 Kf2 69.b8=Q Kxg2 70.Qxf4 Kh2 71.Qh4+ Kg2 72.f4 Kf3 73.Qxg3+ 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 4th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Novikov, E"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[ECO "E91"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Kazakh variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.04"]
[WhiteFideId "4125380"]
[BlackFideId "25092340"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Na6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O e5 8.
d5 Nc5 9. Qc2 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Ne1 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f3 Bd7
15. Nd3 f5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Nb5 f4 18. Bf2 g5 19. h3 h5 20. Rfd1 g4 21.
hxg4 hxg4 22. Kf1 g3 23. Bg1 Rb8 24. a4 Qh4 25. Ke2 Rb7 26. Kd3 Kf7 27. Qd2
Ra8 28. Ra3 Ke7 29. Rb3 Rb6 30. Kc2 Kd8 31. Kb1 Bf8 32. Ka2 Be7 33. Rc3
Bxb5 34. cxb5 Kd7 35. Rc2 Qh7 36. b3 Qg8 37. Qe1 Kc8 38. Rc4 Kb7 39. Rdc1
Qe8 40. R1c2 Qh5 41. Rc1 Bf8 42. R4c2 Qh7 43. Rc4 Ra7 44. Kb2 Ka8 45. R4c2
Rb8 46. Rc4 Kb7 47. R4c2 Rba8 48. Rc4 Kb6 49. Qc3 Be7 50. Bxc5+ dxc5 51.
Rxc5 Bd8 52. Qxe5 Qd7 53. Rc6+ Kb7 54. d6 Rc8 55. Qd5 Kb8 56. b6 Rb7 57.
dxc7+ Bxc7 58. Qxd7 Be5+ 59. Ka2 Rxd7 60. Rxc8+ Kb7 61. R8c7+ Bxc7 62.
Rxc7+ Rxc7 63. bxc7 Kxc7 64. b4 Kb6 65. b5 Kc5 66. Kb3 Kd4 67. b6 Ke3 68.
b7 Kf2 69. b8=Q Kxg2 70. Qxf4 Kh2 71. Qh4+ Kg2 72. f4 Kf3 73. Qxg3+ 1-0