Kirk Ghazarian vs. Brewington Hardaway

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Junior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kirk Ghazarian"]
[Black "Brewington Hardaway"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. e4 Ne7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. exd5 exd5 8. cxd5 cxd4
9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. a3 Qb6 15. Bd2 a5
16. Rac1 Be6 17. Rfe1 Rab8 18. Re2 Qxb2 19. Qxb2 Rxb2 20. Rxc6 Rb3 21. Bc4 Rxa3 22. h3 Rd8
23. Nc5 Ra1+ 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Nb4 26. Nxe6 Nxc6 27. Nxd8 Bxd8 28. Bb5 Nd4 29. Ba4 Kf8
30. Kf1 Bb6 31. Bc3 Ne6 32. g3 Ng5 33. h4 Ne4 34. Be1 Ke7 35. Bc2 Nd6 36. Ke2 f6 37. h5 Nb5
38. Kd3 Ke6 39. f4 Nd6 40. Bd1 Kf7 41. g4 Ke7 42. Bc3 Kf8 43. Bc2 Nb5 44. Bb2 Nd6
45. Bc3 Nb5 46. Bb2 Nd6 47. Bc3 Nb5 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2