[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2026"]
[Site "Saint Louis Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "623539"]
[BlackFideId "2040506"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Bf5 10. a4 e4 11. Ne1 Bf6 12. a5 Nd7 13. Nc2 a6 14. Qb1 Nc5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nxb3 18. Ra3 Ncd4 19. d3 c5 20. f4 f6 21. f5 Bf7 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. dxc4 Nxa5 24. Nxc5 Nxc4 25. Qa2 b5 26. Bxa8 Qxa8 27. Rxa6 Qd5 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Nc7 Nxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Qc5+ 31. Qf2 Qxc7 32. Qd4 Rd8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Qd5+ Qf7 35. Qxa8+ Qf8 36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. Qxb5 h6 38. Rc1 Qa7+ 39. Kf1 Ne5 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Qe8 Qa6+ 42. Kg1 Qb6+ 43. Kg2 Qb7+ 44. Kh3 1-0
