
[Event "Titled Tue 22nd Jul Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sahl, Bj"]
[Black "Venkatesan, Kavin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[ECO "E18"]
[PlyCount "114"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 d6 8.d5 e5 9.Ne1 Nbd7 10.e4 c6 11.Nd3 cxd5 12.exd5 Rc8 13.b3 Ne8 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bf6 16.Ne4 Bxa1 17.Qxa1 Nc5 18.Ndxc5 bxc5 19.Bh3 Rc7 20.Bg5 f6 21.Be6+ Kh8 22.Bd2 Bc8 23.Ba5 Bxe6 24.Bxc7 Nxc7 25.dxe6 Nxe6 26.Qd1 Nd4 27.Qh5 Qe7 28.Qd5 Rd8 29.Kg2 f5 30.Nc3 h6 31.Rf2 Rf8 32.Nb5 Nxb5 33.cxb5 Qd7 34.a4 Rf6 35.h4 Qf7 36.Qxf7 Rxf7 37.Rd2 Rf6 38.a5 Kg8 39.Rd5 Kf7 40.b6 axb6 41.axb6 Ke6 42.Rd1 Rf8 43.Ra1 Rb8 44.Ra6 Rb7 45.Kf3 g5 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.g4 Ke5 48.gxf5 Kxf5 49.Ke3 g4 50.Kd3 d5 51.b4 cxb4 52.Kd4 b3 53.Kc3 g3 54.Kxb3 g2 55.Ra1 Rxb6+ 56.Kc3 Kf4 57.Kd3 Kf3 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sahl, Bj"]
[Black "Venkatesan, Kavin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[ECO "E18"]
[PlyCount "114"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 d6 8.d5 e5 9.Ne1 Nbd7 10.e4 c6 11.Nd3 cxd5 12.exd5 Rc8 13.b3 Ne8 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bf6 16.Ne4 Bxa1 17.Qxa1 Nc5 18.Ndxc5 bxc5 19.Bh3 Rc7 20.Bg5 f6 21.Be6+ Kh8 22.Bd2 Bc8 23.Ba5 Bxe6 24.Bxc7 Nxc7 25.dxe6 Nxe6 26.Qd1 Nd4 27.Qh5 Qe7 28.Qd5 Rd8 29.Kg2 f5 30.Nc3 h6 31.Rf2 Rf8 32.Nb5 Nxb5 33.cxb5 Qd7 34.a4 Rf6 35.h4 Qf7 36.Qxf7 Rxf7 37.Rd2 Rf6 38.a5 Kg8 39.Rd5 Kf7 40.b6 axb6 41.axb6 Ke6 42.Rd1 Rf8 43.Ra1 Rb8 44.Ra6 Rb7 45.Kf3 g5 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.g4 Ke5 48.gxf5 Kxf5 49.Ke3 g4 50.Kd3 d5 51.b4 cxb4 52.Kd4 b3 53.Kc3 g3 54.Kxb3 g2 55.Ra1 Rxb6+ 56.Kc3 Kf4 57.Kd3 Kf3 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 22nd Jul Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sahl, Bj"]
[Black "Venkatesan, Kavin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "old main line, 7.Nc3"]
[EventDate "2025.07.22"]
[WhiteFideId "1400231"]
[BlackFideId "2512602"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8.
d5 e5 9. Ne1 Nbd7 10. e4 c6 11. Nd3 cxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. b3 Ne8 14. f4
exf4 15. Bxf4 Bf6 16. Ne4 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Nc5 18. Ndxc5 bxc5 19. Bh3 Rc7 20.
Bg5 f6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Bd2 Bc8 23. Ba5 Bxe6 24. Bxc7 Nxc7 25. dxe6 Nxe6
26. Qd1 Nd4 27. Qh5 Qe7 28. Qd5 Rd8 29. Kg2 f5 30. Nc3 h6 31. Rf2 Rf8 32.
Nb5 Nxb5 33. cxb5 Qd7 34. a4 Rf6 35. h4 Qf7 36. Qxf7 Rxf7 37. Rd2 Rf6 38.
a5 Kg8 39. Rd5 Kf7 40. b6 axb6 41. axb6 Ke6 42. Rd1 Rf8 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Ra6
Rb7 45. Kf3 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. g4 Ke5 48. gxf5 Kxf5 49. Ke3 g4 50. Kd3 d5
51. b4 cxb4 52. Kd4 b3 53. Kc3 g3 54. Kxb3 g2 55. Ra1 Rxb6+ 56. Kc3 Kf4 57.
Kd3 Kf3 0-1