Event: Round 1: Toni Vainikka - Tomas Watson
Date: 2023-06-08
White: Toni Vainikka
Black: Tomas Watson
Result: 1-0
ECO: D90
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 c5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Bg4 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. Be2 a6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. O-O b5 16. b3 Rac8 17. f4 c4 18. b4 f5 19. exf6 exf6 20. Rad1 Rcd8 21. f5 Bf7 22. fxg6 Bxg6 23. Bg4 Ne5 24. Be6+ Kg7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qf2 Rf8 27. Bd5 Qe7 28. Qb6 Nd3 29. a3 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Rxf6 Kg8 32. Qxa6 Nf4 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Kd7 36. Qg7+ Kc6 37. Be5 Ne6 38. Qg3 Nd4 39. Qg5 Ne6 40. Qg3 Nd4 41. Qg5 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Ne6 43. Qf5 Nc7 44. Qf6+ Kb7 45. Qe7 1-0