De Firmian, Nick vs Balasubramanian, A.
Millennium Festival · Round 1 · 2007.03.02 · 1-0 · B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation
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PGN
[Event "Millennium Festival"] [Site "Virginia Beach, VA USA"] [Date "2007.03.02"] [Round "1"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Balasubramanian, A."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "95"] [WhiteElo "2539"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "1928"] [BlackFideId "5036267"] [ECO "B33w"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxf5 Kh8 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qd5 Qg6 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Qc6 e4 23. Qxa6 Rf3 24. Qxb5 Rg8 25. g3 Be5 26. Qe2 h5 27. Ng2 Qg4 28. Rfe1 Rgf8 29. Qxe4 Qh3 30. Re2 R8f7 31. Nh4 R3f6 32. Ng6+ Kg7 33. Nxe5 dxe5 34. Qxe5 h4 35. Rd6 Qg4 36. Re4 Qxe4 37. Qxe4 Rxd6 38. Qxh4 Rdf6 39. Qd4 Kg8 40. b4 Rg6 41. a4 Rff6 42. a5 Rd6 43. Qc4+ Kf8 44. b5 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Rgd6 46. b6 Rb1 47. b7 Rd8 48. Qf4+ 1-0