Nihal Sarin vs Shankland, Sam
Tata Steel India Blitz · Round 8.1 · 2021.11.20 · 1-0 · D02 King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto
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[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"] [Site "Kolkata IND"] [Date "2021.11.20"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "89"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [WhiteFideId "25092340"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2708"] [BlackFideId "2004887"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D02u"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 b6 7. a4 a5 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 e6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Re8 16. Qb3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc8 18. Qxd5 Nf6 19. Qxd8 Rexd8 20. Rac1 Nd5 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bd2 Kf7 23. Rfe1 Bf8 24. Kf1 h5 25. h4 Bd6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Ke6 29. Ke2 Ne7 30. Ne1 Kd5 31. Kd3 Nf5 32. Nc2 Be7 33. Bf4 Bd8 34. b4 g5 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. Be5 h4 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Ne3+ Nxe3 40. fxe3 h3 41. e4+ Ke6 42. Ke3 Bf6 43. Bh2 Kf7 44. d5 Kg6 45. Kf4 1-0