
[Event "Titled Tue 20th May Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "143"]
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.a4 Bf5 9.h3 h5 10.Qe1 Re8 11.Nh4 Bd7 12.e4 e6 13.Nd2 a6 14.Ndf3 b5 15.Ng5 c4 16.e5 Nh7 17.Nxh7 Kxh7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.d4 b4 21.g4 hxg4 22.hxg4 bxc3 23.bxc3 Ne7 24.Nf3 Kg8 25.Qh4 Qa1 26.Bd2 Qb2 27.Kh2 Ba4 28.Rf2 Qb1 29.Ng5 Bc2 30.Nh7 g5 31.Nxg5 Ng6 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh5 Ke7 34.Nh7 Rh8 35.f5 exf5 36.gxf5 Nf8 37.f6+ Ke8 38.fxg7 Rxh7 39.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 40.Bh6+ Ke7 41.Bxd5 Bg6 42.Qg5+ Kd7 43.Bg2 Qd3 44.Rf3 Qe2 45.Rh3 Be4 46.Qg3 Bxg2 47.Qxg2 Qe1 48.Bf4 Rxh3+ 49.Qxh3+ Kd8 50.Qe3 Qf1 51.Kg3 Ke7 52.Qf3 Qe1+ 53.Kh3 Qb1 54.Bg5+ Ke8 55.Qa8+ Kd7 56.Qd5+ Kc7 57.Qxf7+ Kb6 58.Qf3 Qg1 59.Be3 Qg6 60.d5+ Kb5 61.e6 Ka4 62.Qg4 Qd3 63.Qd4 Qf1+ 64.Kg3 Qe1+ 65.Bf2 Qe2 66.d6 Qxe6 67.d7 Qg6+ 68.Kh2 Qh7+ 69.Bh4 Qc2+ 70.Qf2 Qd3 71.d8=Q Qd6+ 72.Qxd6 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "143"]
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.a4 Bf5 9.h3 h5 10.Qe1 Re8 11.Nh4 Bd7 12.e4 e6 13.Nd2 a6 14.Ndf3 b5 15.Ng5 c4 16.e5 Nh7 17.Nxh7 Kxh7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.d4 b4 21.g4 hxg4 22.hxg4 bxc3 23.bxc3 Ne7 24.Nf3 Kg8 25.Qh4 Qa1 26.Bd2 Qb2 27.Kh2 Ba4 28.Rf2 Qb1 29.Ng5 Bc2 30.Nh7 g5 31.Nxg5 Ng6 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh5 Ke7 34.Nh7 Rh8 35.f5 exf5 36.gxf5 Nf8 37.f6+ Ke8 38.fxg7 Rxh7 39.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 40.Bh6+ Ke7 41.Bxd5 Bg6 42.Qg5+ Kd7 43.Bg2 Qd3 44.Rf3 Qe2 45.Rh3 Be4 46.Qg3 Bxg2 47.Qxg2 Qe1 48.Bf4 Rxh3+ 49.Qxh3+ Kd8 50.Qe3 Qf1 51.Kg3 Ke7 52.Qf3 Qe1+ 53.Kh3 Qb1 54.Bg5+ Ke8 55.Qa8+ Kd7 56.Qd5+ Kc7 57.Qxf7+ Kb6 58.Qf3 Qg1 59.Be3 Qg6 60.d5+ Kb5 61.e6 Ka4 62.Qg4 Qd3 63.Qd4 Qf1+ 64.Kg3 Qe1+ 65.Bf2 Qe2 66.d6 Qxe6 67.d7 Qg6+ 68.Kh2 Qh7+ 69.Bh4 Qc2+ 70.Qf2 Qd3 71.d8=Q Qd6+ 72.Qxd6 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 20th May Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Opening "Bird's opening"]
[EventDate "2025.05.20"]
[WhiteFideId "25092340"]
[BlackFideId "5072786"]
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. a4
Bf5 9. h3 h5 10. Qe1 Re8 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. e4 e6 13. Nd2 a6 14. Ndf3 b5 15.
Ng5 c4 16. e5 Nh7 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. d4 b4 21.
g4 hxg4 22. hxg4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne7 24. Nf3 Kg8 25. Qh4 Qa1 26. Bd2 Qb2 27.
Kh2 Ba4 28. Rf2 Qb1 29. Ng5 Bc2 30. Nh7 g5 31. Nxg5 Ng6 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33.
Qh5 Ke7 34. Nh7 Rh8 35. f5 exf5 36. gxf5 Nf8 37. f6+ Ke8 38. fxg7 Rxh7 39.
gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 40. Bh6+ Ke7 41. Bxd5 Bg6 42. Qg5+ Kd7 43. Bg2 Qd3 44. Rf3 Qe2
45. Rh3 Be4 46. Qg3 Bxg2 47. Qxg2 Qe1 48. Bf4 Rxh3+ 49. Qxh3+ Kd8 50. Qe3
Qf1 51. Kg3 Ke7 52. Qf3 Qe1+ 53. Kh3 Qb1 54. Bg5+ Ke8 55. Qa8+ Kd7 56. Qd5+
Kc7 57. Qxf7+ Kb6 58. Qf3 Qg1 59. Be3 Qg6 60. d5+ Kb5 61. e6 Ka4 62. Qg4
Qd3 63. Qd4 Qf1+ 64. Kg3 Qe1+ 65. Bf2 Qe2 66. d6 Qxe6 67. d7 Qg6+ 68. Kh2
Qh7+ 69. Bh4 Qc2+ 70. Qf2 Qd3 71. d8=Q Qd6+ 72. Qxd6 1-0