WORLDBASE Game GM Aravindh vs IM Kushko

[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Kushko, Dmitriy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2438"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch defence"] [Variation "two knights variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "5072786"] [BlackFideId "14162261"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 Re8 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Bd4 Re8 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Bc6 15. Bf1 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. Qc4 Qf6 19. a5 Re7 20. b4 Nd7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Qb3 Rae8 24. Re3 g5 25. b5 Nd7 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. bxa6 bxa6 28. Bxa6 Nc5 29. Qb5 Qc3 30. Bc8 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Kh2 Qxf2 33. Qc4 Qe1 34. a6 Ne4 35. Qd3 Nd2 36. a7 Nf1+ 37. Kg1 Ne3+ 38. Kh2 Nf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qxf1 40. a8=Q Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 Qxc2+ 44. Kg3 Qc3+ 45. Kg4 Qd4+ 46. Kxg5 f6+ 47. Kh5 Qd1+ 48. Bg4 Qd2 49. Qh8+ 1-0