Event: Round 1: Elashvili, Giorgi - Sanikidze, Tornike
Date: 2024-04-24
White: Elashvili, Giorgi
WhiteElo: 2021
Black: Sanikidze, Tornike
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2453
Result: 0-1
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 e6 6. Qd2 Nge7 7. h4 h6 8. e4 O-O 9. Nge2 a6 10. O-O Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 d6 13. Rae1 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Ne2 e5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rc1 b4 18. Rc2 d5 19. Rc5 Be6 20. f4 dxe4 21. fxe5 e3 22. Qc2 Nf5 23. Be4 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Nxd4 Nxg3 27. Re1 Nxe4 28. Nxe6 Nd2 29. Nd4 Bxe5 30. Rxe3 Bf6 31. Nf5 Bxb2 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nxc8 Bd4 34. Kf2 Nf1 35. Kxf1 Bxe3 36. Ke2 Bc5 37. Kf3 Ke8 38. d4 Kd7 39. dxc5 Kxc8 40. Ke4 Kc7 41. Kd4 0-1