Padhya Saumil vs Tikhomirov, Matthew
Illinois Open 2025 · Round 2.2 · 2025.08.29 · 1-0 · B99 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line
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[Event "Illinois Open 2025"] [Site "Naperville, IL USA"] [Date "2025.08.29"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Padhya Saumil"] [Black "Tikhomirov, Matthew"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "101"] [WhiteElo "2197"] [WhiteFideId "5079853"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "1910"] [BlackFideId "30981980"] [ECO "B99"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bd3 b4 12. Nce2 Bb7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. g5 Be7 15. Kb1 g6 16. h4 e5 17. Nb3 a5 18. f5 a4 19. Nd2 a3 20. b3 O-O-O 21. f6 Bf8 22. c3 bxc3 23. Nxc3 Nc5 24. Nc4 Kb8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qa7 27. Bc2 Rc8 28. Qc3 Na6 29. Qd2 Qc5 30. Be4 h6 31. Rc1 hxg5 32. hxg5 Rxh1 33. Bxh1 Qb4 34. Qxb4+ Nxb4 35. Be4 Rc5 36. Rh1 Kb7 37. Rh8 Rc8 38. Nxa3 Kb6 39. Nc4+ Kc5 40. a3 Na6 41. Kb2 Kd4 42. Rh4 Kc5 43. b4+ Kb5 44. Bd3 Rd8 45. Kb3 Nc7 46. a4+ Ka6 47. Nxe5+ Kb7 48. Nxf7 Re8 49. Bxg6 Rc8 50. Bf5 Re8 51. Bd7 1-0