Guo, Ethan vs Stremavicius, Titas
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | GM A · Round 6.2 · 2026.01.14 · 0-1 · C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | GM A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Guo, Ethan"]
[Black "Stremavicius, Titas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[WhiteFideId "30976359"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[BlackFideId "12804444"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:26:42] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:26:37] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. Bg5 { [%clk 1:27:14] } 4... dxe4 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 5.
Nxe4 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 6. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:27:53] }
6... gxf6 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:27:40] } 7... c6
{ [%clk 1:32:41] } 8. Qd2 { [%clk 1:24:17] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 9. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:22:46] } 9... Nd7 { [%clk 1:30:06] } 10. g3 { [%clk 1:11:54] } 10...
h5 { [%clk 1:27:15] } 11. Bg2 { [%clk 1:11:01] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 1:27:23] }
12. O-O { [%clk 1:07:58] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 1:27:09] } 13. a4
{ [%clk 1:04:01] } 13... b4 { [%clk 1:25:42] } 14. Ne2 { [%clk 1:04:12] } 14...
a5 { [%clk 1:22:27] } 15. c3 { [%clk 1:00:58] } 15... Nb6 { [%clk 1:12:59] }
16. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:56:30] } 16... Rd8 { [%clk 1:12:29] } 17. h4
{ [%clk 0:53:16] } 17... Nd5 { [%clk 1:04:32] } 18. c4 { [%clk 0:49:56] } 18...
Nb6 { [%clk 1:05:00] } 19. Qf4 $2 { Mistake. c5 was best.[%clk 0:38:04] }
19... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:57:33] } 20. Nxf4 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 20... c5
{ [%clk 0:57:45] } 21. dxc5 { [%clk 0:32:23] } 21... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:56:49] }
22. Ne1 { [%clk 0:31:41] } 22... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:54:56] } 23. Kxg2
{ [%clk 0:31:51] } 23... e5 { [%clk 0:52:33] } 24. Nfd3 { [%clk 0:29:35] }
24... Nd7 { [%clk 0:52:57] } 25. Rc2 { [%clk 0:28:06] } 25... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:52:19] } 26. Nc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:27:24] } 26...
Nf8 { [%clk 0:47:13] } 27. Nb3 { [%clk 0:26:42] } 27... Ne6 $2
{ Mistake. Bb6 was best.[%clk 0:47:12] } 28. Nf3 $4
{ Blunder. Nxa5 was best.[%clk 0:20:34] } 28... Rd3 { [%clk 0:45:55] } 29. Nfd2
{ [%clk 0:18:59] } 29... Rhd8 { [%clk 0:45:55] } 30. Re1 { [%clk 0:17:33] }
30... Bb6 { [%clk 0:43:06] } 31. Re2 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 31... Bc7
{ [%clk 0:43:23] } 32. Re3 { [%clk 0:09:53] } 32... Rxe3 $2
{ Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:39:16] } 33. fxe3 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 33... f5
{ [%clk 0:39:40] } 34. Kf2 { [%clk 0:09:26] } 34... Rg8 { [%clk 0:33:09] } 35.
Nf1 { [%clk 0:08:51] } 35... Bb6 { [%clk 0:31:24] } 36. Kf3 { [%clk 0:07:08] }
36... f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best.[%clk 0:28:01] } 37. c5
{ [%clk 0:05:55] } 37... Bc7 { [%clk 0:23:38] } 38. gxf4 { [%clk 0:04:43] }
38... exf4 { [%clk 0:24:06] } 39. Rg2 $4
{ Blunder. exf4 was best.[%clk 0:04:53] } 39... Rxg2 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 40.
Kxg2 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 40... Kd7 { [%clk 0:21:38] } 41. Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:24] }
41... Kc6 { [%clk 0:21:44] } 42. exf4 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 42... Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:20:16] } 43. Nxc5 $2 { Mistake. Nd4+ was best.[%clk 0:03:49] } 43...
Kxc5 { [%clk 0:20:41] } 44. Ke4 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 44... Bd8 { [%clk 0:20:54] }
45. Ng3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.[%clk 0:02:51] } 45... Kc4
{ [%clk 0:19:31] } 46. Nxh5 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 46... Bxh4 { [%clk 0:17:30] }
47. f5 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 47... Kb3 { [%clk 0:17:37] } 48. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:03:40] } 48... Kxb2 { [%clk 0:17:16] } 49. Nf4 { [%clk 0:03:50] }
49... b3 { [%clk 0:17:10] } 50. Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 50... Ka3
{ [%clk 0:17:26] } 51. Nd5 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 51... b2 { [%clk 0:17:36] } 52.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 52... Be1 { [%clk 0:17:59] } 53. Nb1+ $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb5+ was best.[%clk 0:01:46] } 53... Ka2
{ [%clk 0:18:23] } 54. Kd4 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 0-1