Sachika Shivaji Nirmal vs Pruess, David
Masters · Round 4 · 2005.12.18 · 1/2-1/2 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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[Event "Masters"] [Site "Berkeley USA"] [Date "2005.12.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Sachika Shivaji Nirmal"] [Black "Pruess, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "142"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [WhiteFideId "564020290"] [BlackElo "2400"] [BlackFideId "2014254"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "C11k"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Qe7 12. Bd3 b4 13. Ne2 b3 14. O-O Nb4 15. axb3 Ncxd3 16. cxd3 Nxd3 17. Qe3 Nb4 18. Rac1 O-O 19. Nfd4 Bd7 20. Rc7 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Qc1 Qxc1+ 25. Nxc1 f6 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Ke3 g5 28. g3 gxf4+ 29. gxf4 Bb5 30. Nce2 Bxe2 31. Kxe2 fxe5 32. fxe5 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. h4 Nc6 35. Nf3 Ke7 36. Kf4 h6 37. Nh2 Kf7 38. h5 Nd4 39. Ng4 Kg7 40. Nf6 Nxb3 41. Ke3 Na5 42. Nd7 Kf7 43. Nc5 Nc4+ 44. Kd4 Nxb2 45. Nxa6 Nc4 46. Nb4 Nd2 47. Nd3 Ne4 48. Nf4 Ng3 49. Kc5 Nf5 50. Kc6 Ng7 51. Kc5 Ke7 52. Ng6+ Kd7 53. Nf4 Kc7 54. Kb5 Kd8 55. Kc5 Kd7 56. Kb5 Nf5 57. Kc5 Ng3 58. Kd4 Ne4 59. Ke3 Ng5 60. Ng6 Kc7 61. Nf8 Kb6 62. Kd4 Kc6 63. Ng6 Kb5 64. Nf4 Nf3+ 65. Kc3 d4+ 66. Kd3 Kc5 67. Nxe6+ Kd5 68. Nf4+ Kxe5 69. Ng6+ Kf5 70. Ne7+ Kf4 71. Ng8 Kg5 1/2-1/2