
[Event "Titled Tue 4th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Meruga, Shanmukha"]
[Black "Zhou, Yuxu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2101"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "141"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bc4 O-O 7.Bb3 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.h3 Nc5 10.Be3 Ncxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.c3 d5 13.c4 Bg5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Nf3 Qg6 17.Ne5 Qg5 18.Nf3 Qg6 19.Ne5 Qg5 20.Qxd5 Nf6 21.f4 Qh5 22.Qf3 Qxf3 23.Rxf3 Be6 24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.Rc1 Nd5 26.g3 Rac8 27.Rff1 Rfd8 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.a3 Ke7 30.Kf3 Nf6 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Rf2 Nd5 33.Rd2 Rc1 34.h4 Rf1+ 35.Ke2 Rg1 36.Kf2 Rc1 37.Nd3 Rc4 38.Ne5 Rc8 39.f5 Nf6 40.Ke3 exf5 41.Kf4 Ke6 42.Nf3 Nd5+ 43.Kg5 Nf6 44.Re2+ Ne4+ 45.Kf4 Kf6 46.Ng5 Nxg5 47.hxg5+ Kg6 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.Kxf5 g6+ 50.Ke5 Rc5+ 51.Kd4 Kxe6 52.Kxc5 Kf5 53.Kd6 Kxg5 54.Kc7 Kg4 55.Kxb7 a5 56.b4 axb4 57.axb4 Kxg3 58.b5 h5 59.b6 h4 60.Kc6 h3 61.b7 h2 62.b8=Q+ Kg2 63.Qb2+ Kh3 64.Qc3+ Kg2 65.Qd2+ Kg1 66.Qe3+ Kg2 67.Qe2+ Kg1 68.Qg4+ Kf1 69.Qh3+ Kg1 70.Qg3+ Kh1 71.Qf2 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Meruga, Shanmukha"]
[Black "Zhou, Yuxu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2101"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "141"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bc4 O-O 7.Bb3 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.h3 Nc5 10.Be3 Ncxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.c3 d5 13.c4 Bg5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Nf3 Qg6 17.Ne5 Qg5 18.Nf3 Qg6 19.Ne5 Qg5 20.Qxd5 Nf6 21.f4 Qh5 22.Qf3 Qxf3 23.Rxf3 Be6 24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.Rc1 Nd5 26.g3 Rac8 27.Rff1 Rfd8 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.a3 Ke7 30.Kf3 Nf6 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Rf2 Nd5 33.Rd2 Rc1 34.h4 Rf1+ 35.Ke2 Rg1 36.Kf2 Rc1 37.Nd3 Rc4 38.Ne5 Rc8 39.f5 Nf6 40.Ke3 exf5 41.Kf4 Ke6 42.Nf3 Nd5+ 43.Kg5 Nf6 44.Re2+ Ne4+ 45.Kf4 Kf6 46.Ng5 Nxg5 47.hxg5+ Kg6 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.Kxf5 g6+ 50.Ke5 Rc5+ 51.Kd4 Kxe6 52.Kxc5 Kf5 53.Kd6 Kxg5 54.Kc7 Kg4 55.Kxb7 a5 56.b4 axb4 57.axb4 Kxg3 58.b5 h5 59.b6 h4 60.Kc6 h3 61.b7 h2 62.b8=Q+ Kg2 63.Qb2+ Kh3 64.Qc3+ Kg2 65.Qd2+ Kg1 66.Qe3+ Kg2 67.Qe2+ Kg1 68.Qg4+ Kf1 69.Qh3+ Kg1 70.Qg3+ Kh1 71.Qf2 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 4th Mar Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Meruga, Shanmukha"]
[Black "Zhou, Yuxu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2101"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Opening "Philidor"]
[Variation "exchange variation"]
[EventDate "2025.03.04"]
[WhiteFideId "30908183"]
[BlackFideId "8626421"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. Bb3 c6
8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 Nc5 10. Be3 Ncxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. c3 d5 13. c4 Bg5 14.
cxd5 cxd5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Nf3 Qg6 17. Ne5 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qg6 19. Ne5 Qg5 20.
Qxd5 Nf6 21. f4 Qh5 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Rxf3 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rc1 Nd5 26.
g3 Rac8 27. Rff1 Rfd8 28. Kf2 Kf8 29. a3 Ke7 30. Kf3 Nf6 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32.
Rf2 Nd5 33. Rd2 Rc1 34. h4 Rf1+ 35. Ke2 Rg1 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. Nd3 Rc4 38. Ne5
Rc8 39. f5 Nf6 40. Ke3 exf5 41. Kf4 Ke6 42. Nf3 Nd5+ 43. Kg5 Nf6 44. Re2+
Ne4+ 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. Ng5 Nxg5 47. hxg5+ Kg6 48. Re6+ Kf7 49. Kxf5 g6+ 50.
Ke5 Rc5+ 51. Kd4 Kxe6 52. Kxc5 Kf5 53. Kd6 Kxg5 54. Kc7 Kg4 55. Kxb7 a5 56.
b4 axb4 57. axb4 Kxg3 58. b5 h5 59. b6 h4 60. Kc6 h3 61. b7 h2 62. b8=Q+
Kg2 63. Qb2+ Kh3 64. Qc3+ Kg2 65. Qd2+ Kg1 66. Qe3+ Kg2 67. Qe2+ Kg1 68.
Qg4+ Kf1 69. Qh3+ Kg1 70. Qg3+ Kh1 71. Qf2 1-0