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WORLDBASE Game Novikov vs FM Vardanyan

Stockfish
Event TCh-LTU 2026
Site Lithuania LTU
Date 2026.02.22
Round 5.2
White Novikov, Vit
Black FM Vardanyan, Aras
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2251
BlackElo 2376
ECO B22
Opening Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
PlyCount 74
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 8.Bc4 Be6 9.Ng5 Nc3 10.Qxd8+ Rxd8 11.bxc3 Bxc4 12.Nd2 Nxe5 13.Nxc4 Nxc4 14.Rb1 b6 15.Ke2 e6 16.Be3 Rd5 17.Nf3 Ra5 18.Ra1 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Ba3 20.Rhb1 Ke7 21.Rb3 Rc8 22.Nd4 Bd6 23.h3 h5 24.Kd3 g6 25.a4 Rd5 26.Rb5 Bc5 27.Ke2 e5 28.Nf3 f6 29.Ra2 Rcd8 30.Rd2 Ke6 31.c4 Rxd2+ 32.Nxd2 a6 33.Rb3 f5 34.Rd3 Rc8 35.Rb3 e4 36.Nb1 Rd8 37.Na3 Rd3 0-1
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[Event "TCh-LTU 2026"] [Site "Lithuania LTU"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Novikov, Vit"] [Black "Vardanyan, Aras"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2251"] [BlackElo "2376"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"] [EventDate "2026.01.31"] [WhiteFideId "12800384"] [BlackFideId "12808792"] [WhiteTeam "Vilniaus Sachmaty erdves"] [BlackTeam "SBK Kaunas"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Ng5 Nc3 10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. bxc3 Bxc4 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Rb1 b6 15. Ke2 e6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Nf3 Ra5 18. Ra1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Ba3 20. Rhb1 Ke7 21. Rb3 Rc8 22. Nd4 Bd6 23. h3 h5 24. Kd3 g6 25. a4 Rd5 26. Rb5 Bc5 27. Ke2 e5 28. Nf3 f6 29. Ra2 Rcd8 30. Rd2 Ke6 31. c4 Rxd2+ 32. Nxd2 a6 33. Rb3 f5 34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Rb3 e4 36. Nb1 Rd8 37. Na3 Rd3 0-1
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