Gregory Kaidanov vs. Alexander Shabalov

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gregory Kaidanov"]
[Black "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. f3 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Ne7 6. e4 Ng6 7. Nge2 Bc5 8. h4 h6 9. h5 Nf8
10. a3 N8h7 11. Ng3 O-O 12. b4 Bd4 13. Nge2 c5 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne2 Re8 16. Ng3 d6
17. Be2 Nd7 18. Ra2 Ne5 19. f4 Nd7 20. O-O Ndf8 21. Bf3 Qh4 22. Nh1 f5 23. Nf2 Nf6
24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Rxe5 26. bxc5 Ng4 27. Bf4 Nxf2 28. Qxd4 Re4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. c6 Ng3
31. Re1 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qh4 33. Kg1 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qh4 35. Kg1 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2