Arjun C Krishnamachari vs Shankland, Sam

V Menorca Open A 2026 · Round 1.2 · 2026.04.07 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54.
PGN
[Event "V Menorca Open A 2026"]
[Site "Ciutadella de Menorca ESP"]
[Date "2026.04.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Arjun C Krishnamachari"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[WhiteFideId "46653252"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8.
Nb5 Qd7 9. Nbxd4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd4 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5
Qc7 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Bd3 f5 19. Bc2 Rbe8 20. Rhe1 Nb6
21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Bxg2 24. f4 Kf7 25. Re5 h5 26. Rd7+ Re7 27.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Rxc5 Kf6 29. Bd1 Rh8 30. Kd2 h4 31. gxh4 Rxh4 32. Ke3 g5 33.
fxg5+ Kxg5 34. Rc7 f4+ 35. Kf2 Be4 36. Bf3 Bxf3 37. Kxf3 Kf5 38. Rf7+ Ke5 39.
c5 Rh3+ 40. Kg4 Rg3+ 41. Kh4 Rxc3 42. Kg4 Rg3+ 43. Kh4 Ra3 44. Kg4 Rxa2 45.
Rxf4 Kd5 46. Kg5 Kxc5 47. Kf6 Kd5 48. Rf1 a5 49. Rd1+ Kc4 50. Rc1+ Kb3 51. Kxe6
a4 52. Kd5 a3 53. Rc8 Rd2+ 54. Ke4 a2 0-1