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WORLDBASE Game GM Nihal vs GM Vachier Lagrave

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.02.24
Round 10
White GM Nihal, Sarin
Black GM Vachier Lagrave, M
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2716
BlackElo 2720
ECO B23
Opening Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
PlyCount 85
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nf3 e6 5.O-O a6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nd5 Bd6 8.Ne3 Nge7 9.c3 Bc7 10.Bc2 d5 11.exd5 exd5 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 O-O 14.Re1 Re8 15.Nf1 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Bb6 17.Qh4 Bf5 18.Rxe7 Bxc2 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Be3 Bc7 21.Bd4 Qe4 22.Qg5 Qg6 23.Qe3 Ba4 24.Re1 h6 25.Qf3 Bc6 26.Ng3 Bxg3 27.hxg3 Re8 28.Rxe8+ Bxe8 29.Kh2 Qe4 30.Qf4 Qxf4 31.gxf4 f6 32.f3 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.fxg4 Bd7 35.Kg3 Kf7 36.f5 g6 37.fxg6+ Kxg6 38.Kf4 Bc8 39.a3 Bd7 40.Be3 Bc8 41.Bd4 Bd7 42.Be3 Bc8 43.Bd4 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Nihal, Sarin"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "closed, 2...Nc6"] [EventDate "2026.02.24"] [WhiteFideId "25092340"] [BlackFideId "623539"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nd5 Bd6 8. Ne3 Nge7 9. c3 Bc7 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nf1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bb6 17. Qh4 Bf5 18. Rxe7 Bxc2 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Be3 Bc7 21. Bd4 Qe4 22. Qg5 Qg6 23. Qe3 Ba4 24. Re1 h6 25. Qf3 Bc6 26. Ng3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Kh2 Qe4 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 f6 32. f3 h5 33. g4 hxg4 34. fxg4 Bd7 35. Kg3 Kf7 36. f5 g6 37. fxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kf4 Bc8 39. a3 Bd7 40. Be3 Bc8 41. Bd4 Bd7 42. Be3 Bc8 43. Bd4 1/2-1/2
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