Moroni, Leonardo vs Shankland, Sam

World Blitz 2024 · Round 12.33 · 2024.12.30 · 1-0 · A16 English Opening: Great Snake Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.
PGN
[Event "World Blitz 2024"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "2024.12.30"]
[Round "12.33"]
[White "Moroni, Leonardo"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteElo "1664"]
[WhiteFideId "180017"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Source "PGNMentor"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. h4 e5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. h5 Bg4 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Rxh6 Nd4 14. Qd2
Bxf3 15. Rh2 Kg7 16. Qh6+ Kf6 17. Qh4+ Ke6 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. exf3 Rh8 20. Qg4+
Kf6 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Ke2 Qc6 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. dxc4 Rd8 25. Ke3 Ke6 26. Rh1 a5
27. b3 b6 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. f4 c5 30. fxe5 Kxe5 31. Rh1 Rd6 32. Rh8 Kf6 33. Rb8
Ke6 34. g4 Kf6 35. Kf4 g5+ 36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Ke3 f6 38. Re8+ Re6 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6
1-0