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WORLDBASE Game WIM Xue vs IM Balaji

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.07.09
Round 8
White WIM Xue, Tianhao
Black IM Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2100
BlackElo 2285
ECO B90
Opening Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
PlyCount 92
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.O-O-O b5 11.g4 Qc7 12.g5 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 a5 17.Kb1 O-O 18.h4 f5 19.f4 e4 20.Qd2 Nb6 21.Bxb6 Qxb6 22.Nd4 a4 23.Nc6 Bd8 24.Qxb4 Qxb4 25.Nxb4 Bb6 26.Nc6 Kf7 27.Rhf1 a3 28.b3 h6 29.c3 hxg5 30.hxg5 Rh8 31.Rd2 Rh3 32.Kc2 Rah8 33.b4 Rh2 34.Rxh2 Rxh2+ 35.Kb3 Kg6 36.Kxa3 Kh5 37.Kb3 Kg4 38.a4 e3 39.a5 e2 40.Re1 Be3 41.b5 Bd2 42.Rxe2 Rxe2 43.b6 Re1 44.Kc2 Be3 45.b7 Re2+ 46.Kb3 Bc1 1-0
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[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.07.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Xue, Tianhao"] [Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "WIM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2100"] [BlackElo "2285"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack"] [EventDate "2026.07.09"] [WhiteFideId "8626480"] [BlackFideId "436224"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 a5 17. Kb1 O-O 18. h4 f5 19. f4 e4 20. Qd2 Nb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Nd4 a4 23. Nc6 Bd8 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Nxb4 Bb6 26. Nc6 Kf7 27. Rhf1 a3 28. b3 h6 29. c3 hxg5 30. hxg5 Rh8 31. Rd2 Rh3 32. Kc2 Rah8 33. b4 Rh2 34. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 35. Kb3 Kg6 36. Kxa3 Kh5 37. Kb3 Kg4 38. a4 e3 39. a5 e2 40. Re1 Be3 41. b5 Bd2 42. Rxe2 Rxe2 43. b6 Re1 44. Kc2 Be3 45. b7 Re2+ 46. Kb3 Bc1 1-0
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