Putnam, Liam vs Rajaram, Rohan
National Open 2026 · Round 4.5 · 2026.06.12 · 1-0 · D78 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
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[Event "National Open 2026"] [Site "Las Vegas USA"] [Date "2026.06.12"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Putnam, Liam"] [Black "Rajaram, Rohan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "61"] [WhiteElo "2503"] [WhiteFideId "30938279"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2249"] [BlackFideId "30940729"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [ECO "D78"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2027-07-07"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. a4 a5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Rc2 Ne4 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. h4 h6 17. Qe3 Kh7 18. Kh2 Bxb5 19. Bh3 e6 20. axb5 Nb4 21. Rc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 Qxb5 23. Ne5 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Qxe2 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Qg6+ Kg8 29. Qxf7+ Kh7 30. Bxe6 Qe4 31. Bf5+ 1-0