Vivekananthan, Anish vs Guo, Ethan
35th annual North American Open · Round 8.18 · 2025.12.26 · 1/2-1/2 · B94 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
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PGN
[Event "35th annual North American Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "8.18"]
[White "Vivekananthan, Anish"]
[Black "Guo, Ethan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[WhiteFideId "2090775"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[BlackFideId "30976359"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6 8.
Bh4 g6 9. f4 e5 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Nb3 b5 13. Rxd7 Nxd7 14. Nd5
Qb8 15. Na5 Bb7 16. Qf3 Bg7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Be7 Qc6 19. Be2 Rc8 20. c3 Nb6
21. Rf1 f5 22. Bb4 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. g4 Bf8 25. d6 Bg7 26. Qd5 Qf7 27.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. gxf5 g5 29. a4 Rb8 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rd1 Kf6 32. Rd5 Kxf5 33.
Bxb5 Rhd8 34. Ba3 Bf8 35. Bd3+ Ke6 36. Bc4 Kf5 37. Bc5 Rbc8 38. Bd3+ Ke6 39.
Bc4 Kf5 40. Bd3+ { [%clk 1:46:36] } 40... Ke6 { [%clk 1:44:15] } 1/2-1/2