De Firmian, Nick vs Cao, Jason

51. Canadian Open 2014 · Round 9.5 · 2014.07.26 · 1-0 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
PGN
[Event "51. Canadian Open 2014"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2014.07.26"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick"]
[Black "Cao, Jason"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[WhiteFideId "2000105"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2177"]
[BlackFideId "2611112"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B90c"]
[Source "PGNMentor"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Ba2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a5 Rc8 13. Be3 Qc7 14. h3 Nc5 15.
Nd2 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Rec1 Rbc8 18. b4 Bxa2 19. Nxa2 Ncd7 20. c4 b6 21. axb6
Nxb6 22. Nc3 Qb7 23. Qe2 Rc7 24. b5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Rcd7 26. Rcb1 Qb8 27. Na7
Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Qxa7 29. Bxb6 Qd7 30. Bxd8 Bxd8 31. Qd3 Ba5 32. Nf1 Qc6 33. Ne3
Bb6 34. Nf5 Qc5 35. Rb2 Ne8 36. Qb3 Ba7 37. Kh2 Nf6 38. Qb7 h5 39. Ra2 Bb6 40.
Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qxf7 1-0