Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2725) - Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan (2426)FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), 18.06.2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Rb8 10.a5 Ba7 11.h3 O-O 12.Be3 exd4 13.cxd4 Nb4 14.Nc3 Bb7 15.Re1 c5 16.dxc5 dxc5 17.e5 Nfd5 18.Bxd5 Bxd5?! 19.Bg5 Qd7 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Qd2 Qe6 22.Rad1 Nb4?? 23.Qc3?? Rb7? 24.Rd6 Qc4 25.Qd2?! Qc2 26.Qxc2 Nxc2 27.Rc1?! Nb4 28.Be3 c4 29.Bxa7 Rxa7 30.b3 Na2 31.Rc2 cxb3 32.Rb2 Rc8 33.Rxb3 h6 34.Nd4 Nc1 35.Rb1 Nd3 36.e6 fxe6 37.Nxe6 Rc1+ 38.Rxc1 Nxc1 39.Nc5 Rc7 40.Nxa6 Ra7 41.Rb6 Nb3 42.Kh2 Nxa5 43.Nc5 Nc4 44.Rxb5 Re7 45.g4 Nd2 46.Kg2 Ne4 47.Nd3 Nf6 48.f3 g5 49.Ne5 Kg7 50.Kg3 Nd7?! 51.Nc4 Nf8 52.Nd6 Re6 53.Nf5+ Kg8 54.Rb7 Ra6 55.h4 gxh4+ 56.Kxh4 Ng6+ 57.Kg3 Ne5 58.Re7 Nf7 59.Kh4 Rb6 60.Kh5 Ra6 61.Rb7 Re6 62.f4 Ra6 63.Ng3?! Ra4 64.f5 Ne5 65.Kxh6 Rxg4 66.Rb8+ Kf7 67.Nh5 Rg1 68.Rb7+ Kf8 69.f6 Nf7+ 70.Kh7 Ng5+ 71.Kg6 Nf7+ 72.Kh7 Ng5+
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