Khanin, Semen vs Escalante Ramirez, Brian
35th Chicago Open 2026 · Round 4.5 · 2026.05.23 · 1-0 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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[Event "35th Chicago Open 2026"] [Site "Chicago USA"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Khanin, Semen"] [Black "Escalante Ramirez, Brian"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "140"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [WhiteFideId "4111990"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2449"] [BlackFideId "3819566"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D35"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-06-04"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Ne5 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. Na4 Rc8 16. Nc5 Qb6 17. Bxf6 Bxc5 18. Bc3 Bd6 19. Bb1 c5 20. Qd3 g6 21. b3 Rfd8 22. Ba1 Bb8 23. Qd2 h5 24. Bf6 Re8 25. Qb2 Kh7 26. f4 Bd7 27. f5 Qd6 28. g3 Rxe3 29. Bg5 Qe5 30. Qf2 Re4 31. fxg6+ fxg6 32. Qf7+ Qg7 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Qd5 Bc6 35. Qe6 Qd4+ 36. Kg2 e3+ 37. Kh3 Be8 38. Qe7+ Qg7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Bxe3 Bd6 41. Bf4 Bf8 42. Rfd1 Rc6 43. Rd5 Kf7 44. Bb8 Rf6 45. Rdd1 Rf2 46. Rf1 Bd7+ 47. g4 hxg4+ 48. Kg3 Rf5 49. Rcd1 Be6 50. Rxf5+ gxf5 51. Bxa7 c4 52. bxc4 Bxc4 53. a4 Bb3 54. Rd4 Ke6 55. Bb8 Bc5 56. Rf4 Be3 57. Rb4 Bd1 58. a5 Be2 59. Rb2 Ba6 60. Bf4 Bd4 61. Rb8 Kd5 62. Rd8+ Ke4 63. Re8+ Kd5 64. Rd8+ Ke4 65. Re8+ Kd5 66. Kh4 Bc3 67. Kg5 Bb5 68. Rb8 Be2 69. Ra8 Ke4 70. Re8+ Kd5 1-0