Sevian, Samuel vs Shankland, Sam
USA Ch 2025 · Round 1.1 · 2025.10.12 · 1/2-1/2 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
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[Event "USA Ch 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "80"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "2040506"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2654"] [BlackFideId "2004887"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B12m"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2025-11-04"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. c3 Qa6 10. Qxa6 Nxa6 11. b4 Nf5 12. Nb3 Be7 13. a4 b6 14. g3 Nb8 15. O-O Nd7 16. Bd2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Na5 Nb6 19. Rfc1 Kd7 20. c4 cxb4 21. c5 Nc4 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Bxb4 Kc6 24. Rxc4 Rhd8 25. Kf1 Rd5 26. Rac1 Rad8 27. Ke2 R8d7 28. Re4 Nd4+ 29. Nxd4+ Rxd4 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Rd5 32. f4 Bxc5 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. Kd3 a5 35. Kd4 Rxc4+ 36. Kxc4 g6 37. Kd4 Kb6 38. Kc4 Kc6 39. Kd4 Kb6 40. Kc4 Kc6 1/2-1/2