Shankland, Sam vs Yang, Zilong
V Menorca Open A 2026 · Round 2.2 · 2026.04.08 · 1-0 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
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[Event "V Menorca Open A 2026"] [Site "Ciutadella de Menorca ESP"] [Date "2026.04.08"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Yang, Zilong"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "137"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2355"] [BlackFideId "8641528"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B48"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Bd6 8. O-O-O Be5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd4 Nf6 11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Qe3 Ng4 13. Qe1 Nf6 14. g3 d5 15. Bg2 O-O 16. exd5 Qxe1 17. Rhxe1 cxd5 18. f4 g6 19. Rd3 Bb7 20. Ne2 Nd7 21. Nd4 Rfc8 22. Ra3 a5 23. g4 a4 24. Rae3 Rc4 25. c3 Rac8 26. Kd2 R4c5 27. Kc2 Ra5 28. h4 Nb6 29. Rh3 Nc4 30. h5 Kg7 31. g5 Raa8 32. Reh1 Kf8 33. Bf1 Nd6 34. Bd3 Ke7 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Bxg6 fxg6 37. Rh7+ Nf7 38. f5 gxf5 39. g6 Rf8 40. Re1 Bc8 41. gxf7 Rxf7 42. Rh8 Rf8 43. Rxf8 Kxf8 44. Nxe6+ Kf7 45. Nf4 Bb7 46. Rh1 Kf6 47. Rg1 d4 48. cxd4 Rc8+ 49. Kd2 Be4 50. Rg6+ Kf7 51. Ra6 Rc2+ 52. Ke3 Rxb2 53. Rxa4 Bb1 54. Ra7+ Kf6 55. Ra6+ Kg5 56. Rg6+ Kh4 57. d5 Rxa2 58. d6 Ra7 59. Kd4 Bc2 60. Rg1 Rf7 61. Ng6+ Kh3 62. Ne5 Rf8 63. Ke3 Rd8 64. Kf4 Be4 65. d7 Bc6 66. Rg3+ Kh2 67. Rg7 Bg2 68. Re7 Bd5 69. Re8 1-0