Lazavik, Denis (2603) - Karthikeyan, Murali (2530)FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), 19.06.2026
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 c6 6.Nc3 f5 7.d3 Nf6 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.c5 Be6 11.cxd6 Bxd6 12.e4 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 c5 15.Nh4 Nc6 16.Be3 Nd4 17.Nf5 Qd7 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Rad8 21.Rf2 Qe7 22.Qh5 b6 23.b3 Qf7 24.Qh4 Qf6 25.Qxf6 Rxf6 26.Re1 Rf7 27.h4?! a5 28.f5 Bc8 29.Kh2 Bb7 30.Rd2 Re7 31.Kg3 Kf7 32.Bxd4 Rxd4? 33.Rxd4 cxd4 34.Kf4 g6 35.Rd1? gxf5 36.Kxf5 Rd7? 37.Bf1 Rd6?! 38.Bc4+ Ke7 39.Ke5 b5?! 40.Bd5 Bxd5 41.exd5 Rg6 42.Rxd4 Rg2 43.a4 Rb2?! 44.Rd3?? bxa4 45.bxa4 h5?? 46.Rd4?! Re2+ 47.Re4 Rg2 48.Kd4+?? Kd6 49.Re6+ Kd7 50.Re4 Kd6 51.Re6+ Kd7 52.Rh6 Rg4+ 53.Kc5 Rxh4 54.Rh7+ Ke8?? 55.Kc6 Rc4+ 56.Kb5 Rh4 57.Kxa5 Rh1 58.Kb6 h4 59.a5 h3? 60.a6 Rb1+ 61.Kc7?! Rc1+?!
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