Shankland, Sam vs Eljanov, Pavel
2025 London Chess Classic | Elite · Round 2 · 2025.11.24 · 1/2-1/2 · C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | Elite"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[BlackFideId "14102951"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:14] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:30:41] } 4. d3 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:30:56] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 6... d6
{ [%clk 1:30:32] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... a5 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 8. h3
{ [%clk 1:29:40] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 9. Ng5 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 9...
Bxc4 { [%clk 1:14:38] } 10. dxc4 { [%clk 1:29:16] } 10... Qc8
{ [%clk 1:12:09] } 11. Qd3 { [%clk 1:25:42] } 11... Nd8 { [%clk 1:08:05] } 12.
O-O-O { [%clk 1:23:02] } 12... Ne6 { [%clk 1:08:21] } 13. g3 { [%clk 1:19:43] }
13... c6 { [%clk 0:59:50] } 14. Nxe6 { [%clk 1:15:36] } 14... fxe6
{ [%clk 0:57:31] } 15. f4 { [%clk 1:14:10] } 15... Nh5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:49:55] } 16. fxe5 { [%clk 1:08:49] } 16...
dxe5 { [%clk 0:50:10] } 17. Bb6 { [%clk 1:07:44] } 17... Qe8
{ [%clk 0:42:16] } 18. Kb1 { [%clk 1:05:17] } 18... Bd8 { [%clk 0:37:53] }
19. Na4 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 1:02:14] } 19... Bxb6
{ [%clk 0:29:19] } 20. Nxb6 { [%clk 1:02:13] } 20... Rd8 { [%clk 0:29:44] } 21.
Qc3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:51:49] } 21... Rd4
{ [%clk 0:30:06] } 22. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:49:09] } 22... exd4 { [%clk 0:30:33] }
23. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:48:34] } 23... Nxg3 { [%clk 0:29:19] } 24. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:47:05] } 24... Qh5 { [%clk 0:25:56] } 25. Ka2 { [%clk 0:45:35] }
25... e5 { [%clk 0:20:31] } 26. Qd6 { [%clk 0:40:48] } 26... Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:19:50] } 27. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:41:14] } 27... Qf7 { [%clk 0:17:35] } 28.
Qxe5 { [%clk 0:41:29] } 28... Qf5 { [%clk 0:15:31] } 29. Qxf5
{ [%clk 0:36:27] } 29... Rxf5 { [%clk 0:15:59] } 30. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:35:20] }
30... Rf8 { [%clk 0:15:14] } 31. Rd7 { [%clk 0:35:39] } 31... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:14:38] } 32. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:35:42] } 32... Rf8 { [%clk 0:15:04] } 33.
Rd7 { [%clk 0:36:07] } 1/2-1/2