Chinni, Rishabh vs Xia, Joshua
Cornerstone Holidays 2025 | IM Norm B · Round 8.5 · 2025.12.30 · 1/2-1/2 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
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[Event "Cornerstone Holidays 2025 | IM Norm B"] [Site "Sunnyvale USA"] [Date "2025.12.30"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Chinni, Rishabh"] [Black "Xia, Joshua"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "86"] [WhiteElo "2120"] [WhiteFideId "30966060"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackElo "2009"] [BlackFideId "30987830"] [ECO "B22"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-02-03"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 d6 6. exd6 Nc6 7. Nf3 c4 8. Bc2 Qxd6 9. Na3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 Qc5 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 Nd5 14. O-O e6 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Be4 O-O-O 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Bxf8 Rhxf8 19. b4 f5 20. Bc2 Ndxb4 21. cxb4 Nd4 22. Qe5 Bxf3 23. Bd3 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Be2 25. Bxe2 Nxe2+ 26. Kh2 Kb8 27. Ra2 Rd5 28. Nf3 Nd4 29. Nxd4 Rxd4 30. Re1 Re8 31. Rb2 Kc7 32. Kg3 e5 33. Rc1+ Kd6 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. b5 Kc5 36. Re1 Re8 37. b6 axb6 38. Reb1 Re6 39. Rb5+ Kc4 40. Kf3 Kd3 41. R1b3+ Kxd2 42. Rb2+ Kc3 43. R2b3+ Kc4 1/2-1/2