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WORLDBASE Game GM Zierk vs IM Balaji

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 16th Jul 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.07.16
Round 3
White GM Zierk, S
Black IM Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2489
BlackElo 2285
ECO B51
Opening Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
PlyCount 67
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 Nf6 6.Qe2 e6 7.d4 b5 8.Bc2 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 Qc7 11.Bd3 O-O 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 e5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Rxa4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Nc5 17.Ra3 d5 18.e5 Nfe4 19.N2f3 Ne6 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Ra1 a5 22.Be3 a4 23.Rec1 Qd8 24.Nd4 Qb8 25.Nxe6 Qxe5 26.Nxf8 Rxf8 27.Rxa4 Bd6 28.g3 h5 29.Ra7 Bc8 30.f4 Qf5 31.Bd4 Bd7 32.Rxd7 Qxd7 33.Qxh5 Qa4 34.Qxd5+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 16th Jul 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Zierk, S"] [Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2489"] [BlackElo "2285"] [ECO "B51"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"] [EventDate "2026.07.16"] [WhiteFideId "2034255"] [BlackFideId "436224"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Nf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. d4 b5 8. Bc2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Ra3 d5 18. e5 Nfe4 19. N2f3 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Ra1 a5 22. Be3 a4 23. Rec1 Qd8 24. Nd4 Qb8 25. Nxe6 Qxe5 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Rxa4 Bd6 28. g3 h5 29. Ra7 Bc8 30. f4 Qf5 31. Bd4 Bd7 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qxh5 Qa4 34. Qxd5+ 1-0
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