Karthikeyan, Harishkumar vs Petrov , Aleksandr
Cornerstone NY Swiss 2026 · Round 1.12 · 2026.01.02 · 1/2-1/2 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
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[Event "Cornerstone NY Swiss 2026"] [Site "Sunnyvale USA"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "1.12"] [White "Karthikeyan, Harishkumar"] [Black "Petrov , Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "146"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [WhiteFideId "30990467"] [BlackElo "2335"] [BlackFideId "34133973"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B90r"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3 Ne5 22. h4 Ra4 23. Qg2 Kh8 24. Bd4 Qa8 25. Rh3 Nc7 26. Rxb3 Rb8 27. Rxb8+ Qxb8 28. Ka2 Nb5 29. Bxb5 Qxb5 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Qc2 Qa6 32. Rd3 Rxe4 33. Rb3 Rb4 34. Rc3 Rb8 35. Rc6 Qa8 36. Rc3 e4 37. Rb3 Re8 38. Qd2 Bc5 39. f6 e3 40. fxg7+ Kg8 41. Qe2 Qd5 42. Nc4 Re4 43. Rb8+ Kxg7 44. b3 Rxh4 45. Rb5 Qd4 46. Rb8 Rh1 47. Nb2 Ba3 48. Re8 Re1 49. Qh2 Rh1 50. Qe5+ Qxe5 51. Rxe5 Bd6 52. Rxe3 Bf4 53. Rf3 Bxg5 54. b4 Bd8 55. Rd3 Bc7 56. Rd7 Bg3 57. Rd3 Rg1 58. b5 h5 59. b6 Bf4 60. b7 h4 61. Rd4 Be5 62. Rxh4 Rg2 63. Rb4 Kf6 64. Kb1 Ke6 65. Nd3 Bb8 66. Nc5+ Kd6 67. Na6 Rg8 68. Rc4 Kd7 69. Kc2 Bd6 70. Kd3 f5 71. Ke3 Rg3+ 72. Kf2 Rb3 73. Rd4 Kc6 1/2-1/2