Sterin, Ilya vs Sakurai, Eric
American Open · Round 2 · 1996.??.?? · 1-0 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed
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[Event "American Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Sterin, Ilya"] [Black "Sakurai, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "74"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [WhiteFideId "2007460"] [BlackElo "1994"] [BlackFideId "2023059"] [ECO "B23c"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. h3 Bd7 7. O-O Rb8 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 g6 10. Be3 a6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Nb3 b5 13. a4 Ne5 14. a5 Nc4 15. Bd4 e6 16. Nb4 Qc8 17. Kh2 e5 18. Bc3 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qe1 Qc7 21. Nc1 b4 22. Bxb4 Nxb2 23. c3 Nc4 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. Re1 O-O 26. Nb3 Rfd8 27. Rad1 Ne8 28. Bf1 Qc6 29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Rxd2 Nc7 31. Qe3 Rb8 32. Red1 Bf8 33. f4 f6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Qe2 Kg7 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. Bxc4 Nb5 1-0