WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game Alexander vs GM Shankland

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.04
Round 7
White Alexander, Joshua
Black GM Shankland, Sam
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 1999
BlackElo 2653
ECO B24
Opening Sicilian Defense: Closed
PlyCount 106
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nge2 d6 6.O-O Nf6 7.d3 O-O 8.h3 Rb8 9.Be3 b5 10.Qd2 b4 11.Nd1 a5 12.Bh6 a4 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.f4 e5 15.Ne3 Nd4 16.g4 Nxe2+ 17.Qxe2 exf4 18.Rxf4 Be6 19.Raf1 Nd7 20.Nf5+ Bxf5 21.gxf5 f6 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.h4 Rh8 24.Bh3 Ne5 25.Qf2 Qe7 26.Rxf6 Rh5 27.Be6 Rbh8 28.Qg3 Rxh4 29.Rf7+ Nxf7 30.Rxf7+ Qxf7 31.Bxf7 Rh1+ 32.Kg2 R8h2+ 33.Qxh2 Rxh2+ 34.Kxh2 Kxf7 35.Kg3 Kf6 36.Kf4 g5+ 37.Kg4 Kg6 38.a3 Kf6 39.Kh5 Ke5 40.Kxg5 d5 41.exd5 Kxd5 42.Kf5 Kd4 43.Ke6 b3 44.cxb3 axb3 45.a4 Kxd3 46.a5 c4 47.a6 c3 48.bxc3 b2 49.a7 b1=Q 50.a8=Q Qb6+ 51.Kd7 Qb5+ 52.Qc6 Qxc6+ 53.Kxc6 Kxc3 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.04"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, Joshua"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "2653"] [ECO "B24"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "closed"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2084384"] [BlackFideId "2004887"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. Bh6 a4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4 e5 15. Ne3 Nd4 16. g4 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 exf4 18. Rxf4 Be6 19. Raf1 Nd7 20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21. gxf5 f6 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. h4 Rh8 24. Bh3 Ne5 25. Qf2 Qe7 26. Rxf6 Rh5 27. Be6 Rbh8 28. Qg3 Rxh4 29. Rf7+ Nxf7 30. Rxf7+ Qxf7 31. Bxf7 Rh1+ 32. Kg2 R8h2+ 33. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Kxf7 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. Kf4 g5+ 37. Kg4 Kg6 38. a3 Kf6 39. Kh5 Ke5 40. Kxg5 d5 41. exd5 Kxd5 42. Kf5 Kd4 43. Ke6 b3 44. cxb3 axb3 45. a4 Kxd3 46. a5 c4 47. a6 c3 48. bxc3 b2 49. a7 b1=Q 50. a8=Q Qb6+ 51. Kd7 Qb5+ 52. Qc6 Qxc6+ 53. Kxc6 Kxc3 1/2-1/2
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