Kumar, Naman vs Lu, Ming
Cherry Blossom Classic · Round 5.15 · 2021.05.29 · 1/2-1/2 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"] [Site "Dulles USA"] [Date "2021.05.29"] [Round "5.15"] [White "Kumar, Naman"] [Black "Lu, Ming"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "84"] [WhiteElo "2128"] [WhiteFideId "30908922"] [BlackElo "2149"] [BlackFideId "30930880"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "C11i"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Rb8 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 O-O 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Kb1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Rfc8 15. g4 Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxa4 17. Bd3 Bb5 18. f5 Bc4 19. b3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 b5 21. Rf3 Qa3 22. Rhf1 Qc5 23. Qd2 d4 24. Re1 Rd8 25. f6 g6 26. Rh3 Qf8 27. Re4 Rd5 28. Qg5 Kh8 29. Qh4 Qg8 30. g5 h5 31. Qe1 Rc8 32. Reh4 Qh7 33. Qd1 Rxe5 34. Rxh5 gxh5 35. Rxh5 d3 36. cxd3 b4 37. a3 a5 38. axb4 axb4 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7 40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. Qh6 Re1+ 42. Kb2 Re2+ 1/2-1/2