Liu, Patrick vs Venkatesh, Narayan
Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM A · Round 9.5 · 2026.01.04 · 1-0 · C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
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[Event "Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM A"] [Site "Sunnyvale USA"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Liu, Patrick"] [Black "Venkatesh, Narayan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "123"] [WhiteElo "2112"] [WhiteFideId "30966213"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2288"] [BlackFideId "30987881"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [ECO "C55"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-02-03"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 g5 7. a4 Bg7 8. a5 O-O 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Bb3 Re8 11. h3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. Bc4 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Bb3 a5 17. Nh2 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Qf3 Nd5 20. Ng4 Rb8 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Qe7 23. Ng3 Qd7 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. c4 Rd8 26. Ra3 Rf8 27. g4 Qd8 28. Bd2 Rg6 29. Qe2 Ne7 30. Rxa5 f5 31. Ng3 f4 32. Ne4 Rb6 33. Bc3 Ng6 34. b4 Qe7 35. b5 Nh4 36. Ra7 Rbb8 37. Be1 f3 38. Qc2 Ng2 39. Bf2 h5 40. gxh5 Qd7 41. Kh2 g4 42. c5 Bh6 43. Qc4+ Kh8 44. b6 Bxe3 45. Rxc7 Qf5 46. Ng3 Bf4 47. Kg1 Qf6 48. Qe4 Rf7 49. Qg6 Qxg6 50. hxg6 Rxc7 51. bxc7 Rc8 52. hxg4 Ne3 53. Rb1 Rxc7 54. Nh5 Rc8 55. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 56. Kf1 e4 57. Rb7 Bd4 58. Rd7 e3 59. Rxd4 Ra8 60. Kg1 Ra1+ 61. Kh2 Ra2+ 62. Kg3 1-0