WORLDBASE Game IM Larkin vs GM Starostits

[Event "7th San Cristobal Open"] [Site "San Cristobal de La Laguna ESP"] [Date "2026.08.26"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Larkin, Vladyslav"] [Black "Starostits, I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2325"] [ECO "C88"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "closed, anti-Marshall 8.a4"] [EventDate "2026.08.22"] [WhiteFideId "14152894"] [BlackFideId "11600748"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1660"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.31"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 a5 10. Nbd2 d6 11. h3 Be6 12. Nf1 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ng3 g6 16. Ne2 c5 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nf4 Bf8 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. f4 Bg7 23. Qf3 Ra7 24. Re2 g5 25. f5 Bf6 26. Qh5 Kh7 27. Rf1 Re5 28. g3 Kg7 29. h4 gxh4 30. gxh4 Rxd5 31. exd5 Re7 32. Rg2+ Kh7 33. Kh1 Qa8 34. Rg6 fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Qxf6+ Rg7 37. Qxh6+ Rh7 38. Qf6+ Rg7 39. Rg1 Qxd5+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. Qxe5 dxe5 42. Rxg7 Kxg7 43. Kg3 Kf6 44. Kg4 e4 45. dxe4 d3 46. Kf3 1-0