Shankland, Sam vs Herman, Matthew
USA tt final playoff · Round 1 · 2006.11.29 · 1-0 · B93 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation
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[Event "USA tt final playoff"] [Site "ICC INT SF"] [Date "2006.11.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Herman, Matthew"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "73"] [WhiteElo "2164"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2149"] [BlackFideId "2028964"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B93c"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. a4 g6 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe2 Nxe4 12. Nd5 Qc5 13. Nb3 Qa7 14. Qxe4 e6 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. c3 Qb6 20. Nd2 Qc7 21. Ne4 Rce8 22. Bd2 f5 23. Ng5 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Bc4 Qc6 26. Bb3 e4 27. Bxd5 Qxd5 28. Be3 h6 29. Rfd1 Qc6 30. Nh3 g5 31. Qh5 f4 32. Bd4 f3 33. Nxg5 f2 34. Be3 Qc4 35. Rf1 Re5 36. Qh4 Qe2 37. Bd4 1-0