Event: Charlotte Winter Invitational -  GM Round 8: Balaji Daggupati - Gauri Shankar
Date: 2021-01-18
White: Balaji Daggupati
WhiteTitle: FM
Black: Gauri Shankar
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1-0
ECO: C48
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 d6 7. h3 Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. d3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Be6 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Re2 Kh8 13. Bd2 Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qe6 15. b3 Nd7 16. Qg4 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Ne4 h5 19. Qg3 Raf8 20. Bg5 d5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Nc3 d4 24. Ne4 Nf6 25. Qh4 g5 26. Nxg5 Nh7 27. Nf3 Qg7 28. Qg3 Ng5 29. Nh4 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Rxf2 31. Nf3 Rxf3 32. gxf3 e4 33. fxe4 d3 34. e5 d2 35. Rd1 Qg6 36. Qg2 Qxc2 37. Qe2 Qg6 38. Kh2 Ne4 39. Qf3 Kg7 40. Rg1 Ng5 41. Qxb7+ Kh6 42. h4 Qc2 43. hxg5+ Kg6 44. Qa6+ Kg7 45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Qd7+ Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kg7 49. Kg3 h4+ 50. Kf3 Qc1 51. Qd4 Qe1 52. e6+ Kg8 53. Qd8+ Kg7 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. Qf7+ Kh8 56. Qf8+ 1-0