Shlyakhtenko, Robert vs Kumar, Nikhil
CCCSA Thanksgiving IM · Round 8.3 · 2020.11.29 · 1/2-1/2 · E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
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[Event "CCCSA Thanksgiving IM"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2020.11.29"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Shlyakhtenko, Robert"] [Black "Kumar, Nikhil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "71"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [WhiteFideId "30936934"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2328"] [BlackFideId "30909040"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "E20"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. Nf3 Bf5 12. O-O Bg6 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bf4 Ne4 16. Rc1 Bxf4 17. Rxf4 Nd6 18. Qf1 Nd7 19. Qf2 Qe7 20. Rf1 Qe3 21. h4 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Ne5 23. Re1 b6 24. g4 Rad8 25. b3 Nd7 26. Bd3 Re5 27. Ne4 Nxe4+ 28. Rexe4 f6 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. Kxe3 Ne5 31. Be2 Kf7 32. Rf1 Rh8 33. h5 gxh5 34. gxh5 g6 35. hxg6+ Kxg6 36. Rg1+ 1/2-1/2