Jabali, Ron W vs Sakurai, Eric
Irvine,CA Memorial Day · Round 1 · 1997.01.01 · 1-0 · D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
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[Event "Irvine,CA Memorial Day"] [Site "Irvine,CA Memorial Day"] [Date "1997.01.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Jabali, Ron W"] [Black "Sakurai, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "109"] [WhiteFideId "2061830"] [BlackElo "1994"] [BlackFideId "2023059"] [ECO "D85i"] [Source "MillionBase2.9"] [SourceQuality "4"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bc4 c5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. h3 Qa5 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Bd5 Nb4 15. Bb3 Nc6 16. Rhd1 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Ke3 Rb4 20. Rd8+ Kg7 21. Rc1 Rxe4+ 22. Kd3 Rf4 23. Rcxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8 Rxf2 25. Rc2 Rf6 26. Ke3 Rb6 27. g4 Rb5 28. Rc7 e6 29. Kf4 g5+ 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. Ba4 Ra5 32. Be8 Ra3+ 33. Ke4 e5 34. Rxf7+ Ke6 35. Rxh7 Kf6 36. Bf7 Ra4+ 37. Ke3 a5 38. Bb3 Rb4 39. Rh6+ Kg7 40. Re6 a4 41. Bd5 Rb2 42. Rxe5 Kf6 43. Rf5+ Kg6 44. Rf2 Rb5 45. Kd4 b6 46. Bc4 Rc5 47. Rb2 Rc6 48. Bd5 Rf6 49. Ke5 Kg7 50. Rb4 Rh6 51. Bg2 Rf6 52. Rxa4 Rf2 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Bd5 Rh2 55. Kf6 1-0