Chess Game
Saumil Padhya vs Maximillian Lu
2026 Charlotte Spring Norm Invitational | GM, 2026 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94).
Maximillian Lu0
Saumil Padhya1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Bb3 e6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qd2 g6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. f4 Kb8 14. f5 Re8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. h3 Bc8 17. Rhf1 Bg7 18. Nf3 Kc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Na4 Ne4 21. Qe1 Qc6 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qa5+ Kb8 24. Qxe5+ Ka8 25. Rd4 Rhf8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. a3 Nf6 28. Rc4 Nd7 29. Qc3 1–0
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This chess game between Saumil Padhya (2236) and Maximillian Lu (2411) was played at 2026 Charlotte Spring Norm Invitational | GM in 2026 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Saumil Padhya and Maximillian Lu from the CipherChess mega database.