Malakar, Saarthak vs Qian, Eric
Toronto Open Crown 2025 · Round 5.6 · 2025.09.01 · 1-0 · E07 Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation
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[Event "Toronto Open Crown 2025"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.09.01"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Malakar, Saarthak"] [Black "Qian, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "89"] [WhiteElo "2018"] [WhiteFideId "30974291"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "1979"] [BlackFideId "2637774"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [ECO "E07"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qd3 b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ndxe4 Ba8 15. Rac1 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 c5 18. d5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 exd5 20. cxd5 Qd6 21. Bf5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. b4 h6 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Qg4 Rd8 27. Rxc5 Bb7 28. Qf4 Qb6 29. Qc7 Rxd5 30. Rdxd5 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 Bxd5 32. Rxa7 Kh7 33. a4 h5 34. Ra5 Bf3 35. Rf5 Bd1 36. a5 Kg6 37. Rc5 f6 38. a6 Bf3 39. a7 Bb7 40. Rc7 Bf3 41. Rc8 h4 42. a8=Q Bd5 43. Rb8 Bxa8 44. Rxa8 hxg3 45. hxg3 1-0