Krishnan, Varun vs Cherniack, Alex
1. Metropolitan International · Round 9 · 2011.08.21 · 0-1 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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[Event "1. Metropolitan International"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2011.08.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Krishnan, Varun"] [Black "Cherniack, Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "54"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [WhiteFideId "5054508"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2262"] [BlackFideId "2007606"] [ECO "C11i"] [Source "BenBase"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O-O c4 12. Ne5 Bb4 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. Bg4 Nb6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. a3 Ba5 17. b4 cxb3 18. cxb3 Qe7 19. Kb2 Rb8 20. Ka2 Ba6 21. Qe1 Nc4 22. Bc1 Qb7 23. b4 Bxb4 24. Be3 Nxa3 25. Rc1 Bc4+ 26. Ka1 Qa6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 0-1