Royal, Shreyas vs Shankland, Sam

15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 · Round 7.5 · 2025.12.07 · 0-1 · E94 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation

Moves

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PGN
[Event "15th LCC Super Rapid 2025"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.12.07"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Royal, Shreyas"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[WhiteFideId "448869"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qf6 15. Rac1 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Nc5 17. Bd2 a5 18. g3 Nb4 19. a3 Nbd3 20. Rb1 a4 21.
Bg2 Re7 22. Bg5 Re5 23. Be3 Re6 24. Rd1 Ne5 25. Rc2 Rae8 26. f3 b6 27. Bd4 Nb3
28. Bf2 Na5 29. Rdc1 Nd3 30. Rd1 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Nb3 32. Rd5 Nc5 33. h4 Kg7 34.
Bh3 R6e7 35. g4 h6 36. Kg3 Re5 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Rh8 39. Rcd2 Rh5 40. Rxe5
dxe5 41. Bg4 Rh1 42. Bd7 Rg1+ 43. Kh4 Nb3 44. Rd5 Nd4 45. Bg4 Ne2 46. Rxe5 Rh1+
47. Bh3 Ng1 48. Kg3 Rxh3+ 49. Kg2 Nxf3 50. Rb5 Nxg5 51. Rxg5 Rb3 52. Rd5 Rxb2+
53. Kf1 Rc2 54. Rd4 c5 55. Rd6 Rxc4 56. Rxb6 Rxe4 57. Rb5 Re3 58. Rxc5 Rxa3 0-1