Shankland, Sam vs Swiercz, Dariusz
USA Ch 2025 · Round 2.2 · 2025.10.13 · 1-0 · C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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[Event "USA Ch 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.13"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "143"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2577"] [BlackFideId "1126881"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C54d"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2025-11-04"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. O-O Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Qc2 c6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Rab1 cxb5 17. Bxb5 Rd8 18. Bc4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qa2 Qc7 21. Rfd1 Rf8 22. Qb3 Bd7 23. Bd5 Bc6 24. Qc4 Rac8 25. Nf3 Qe7 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Qd3 Rfc8 28. Rb3 h6 29. h3 Qc7 30. Qb1 b6 31. Rb5 Rxc3 32. Rxb6 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kh2 Nxe4 36. Nxe5 Ra1 37. f3 Nf6 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Nxf7 Rxa4 40. g4 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Re2 42. Ra8 Re7 43. Nd6 Rd7 44. Nc4 Rc7 45. Ne3 Rc3 46. Kf2 Rc5 47. Ra7 Nd5 48. Nf5 Rc7 49. Rxa5 Nf4 50. h4 g6 51. Ne3 Re7 52. Nc4 Rc7 53. Ra4 Nd5 54. Nd6 Rd7 55. Ne4 Rf7 56. Ra6 Nf4 57. Rd6 Kg7 58. Rd2 Ne6 59. Ke3 Re7 60. Rd5 Nf8 61. Kf2 Nd7 62. h5 Ne5 63. Ng3 Nf7 64. Ra5 Rd7 65. hxg6 Kxg6 66. Nf5 Rd3 67. f4 Rb3 68. Ra6+ Kh7 69. Rf6 Rb7 70. Kg3 Ra7 71. Kh4 Rb7 72. Kh5 1-0