WORLDBASE Game Saxena vs GM Shimanov

[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Saxena, Vihaan"] [Black "Shimanov, A"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2578"] [ECO "A35"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "symmetrical, four knights system"] [EventDate "2026.08.18"] [WhiteFideId "30997780"] [BlackFideId "4198603"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Bf6 13. Ra2 Be6 14. Rd2 Bc3 15. Rd3 Bf6 16. Rd2 a5 17. b5 Na7 18. a4 Nc8 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Nb6 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. Rb1 Rc4 23. Ra1 Qf6 24. e3 Rfc8 25. Qd2 Rb4 26. Rfb1 Nc4 27. Qe1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 h5 29. h4 Re8 30. Qe2 g6 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. Qf4 Qxf4 34. gxf4 Kf6 35. Bf1 Nb6 36. Nb3 Ra8 37. Ra1 Ke7 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. Bg2 Kd6 40. Nb3 Bf5 41. Kf1 Bc2 42. Nd4 Bxa4 43. f5 Rc8 44. fxg6 fxg6 45. Bf3 Rc5 46. Be2 Rc3 47. Ke1 Kc5 48. Kd2 Kb4 49. Rb1+ Bb3 50. Bd3 a4 51. Bxg6 Nc4+ 52. Ke1 a3 53. Ne2 a2 54. Nxc3 Kxc3 55. Ra1 Na3 56. Rxa2 Bxa2 57. Bxh5 Bb1 58. Bf3 Nxb5 59. Bxd5 Nd6 60. h5 b5 61. h6 b4 62. e4 Nf7 63. Bxf7 Bxe4 64. Bg8 b3 65. h7 b2 66. h8=Q+ Kc2 67. Bb3+ Kxb3 68. Qb8+ Kc3 69. Qc7+ Kb3 70. Qb6+ Kc3 71. Qc5+ Kb3 72. Qb5+ Kc3 73. Qe5+ Kd3 74. Qxb2 Kc4 75. Qd2 Bd5 76. Qe3 Kb5 77. Kf1 Kc6 78. Kg1 Kd6 79. Kh2 Be4 80. Kg3 Bd5 81. Kf4 Be6 82. Qe5+ Ke7 83. Qxe6+ 1-0