Zhu, Linxi vs Tikhomirov, Matthew
The Atlantic City Open · Round 2.11 · 2026.04.02 · 1-0 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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[Event "The Atlantic City Open"] [Site "Atlantic City USA"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "2.11"] [White "Zhu, Linxi"] [Black "Tikhomirov, Matthew"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "69"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [WhiteFideId "39900428"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2016"] [BlackFideId "30981980"] [ECO "C11"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-04-07"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. a3 a6 11. h4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. O-O-O Bxc5 14. Nd4 Ng4 15. Bg1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. fxe5 Nf2 19. Nxd5 Nxh1 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Rxh1 Be6 22. h5 Rad8 23. Rd1 Qa4 24. h6 g6 25. Kb1 b5 26. Qa7 Rd7 27. Qc5 Rfd8 28. b3 Qa5 29. Rf1 Qd2 30. Rf8+ Bg8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qe7 Qxh6 33. Qxd8 bxc4 34. Nf6 Qg7 35. bxc4 1-0