Xu, Grant vs Stremavicius, Pijus
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | IM C · Round 5.1 · 2026.01.14 · 1-0 · A40 Horwitz Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | IM C"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Xu, Grant"]
[Black "Stremavicius, Pijus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[WhiteFideId "2052318"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[BlackFideId "12812730"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Bf4 { [%clk 1:29:23] }
2... c5 { [%clk 1:30:24] } 3. e3 { [%clk 1:28:45] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:29:03] } 4. exd4 { [%clk 1:29:04] } 4... Qb6 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:22:18] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:37] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:22:11] }
6... d6 { [%clk 1:27:31] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:22:05] } 7... Bd7
{ [%clk 1:27:50] } 8. Rb1 { [%clk 1:20:37] } 8... Bc6 { [%clk 1:27:47] } 9.
Be2 { [%clk 1:20:25] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:20:36] }
10... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:27:25] } 11. h3 { [%clk 1:17:49] } 11... Rc8
{ [%clk 1:27:28] } 12. Qd2 { [%clk 1:14:48] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:27:02] } 13.
Rfc1 { [%clk 1:13:35] } 13... O-O { [%clk 1:27:03] } 14. b4 { [%clk 1:12:31] }
14... Qc7 { [%clk 1:26:20] } 15. Nd1 { [%clk 1:08:28] } 15... b5
{ [%clk 1:21:35] } 16. c4 { [%clk 1:06:34] } 16... bxc4 { [%clk 1:21:53] } 17.
Bxc4 { [%clk 1:05:45] } 17... Qb7 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 18. Qe2 { [%clk 1:02:30] }
18... Bxf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.[%clk 1:21:25] } 19. Qxf3
{ [%clk 1:01:50] } 19... Qxf3 { [%clk 1:21:24] } 20. gxf3 { [%clk 1:02:18] }
20... Ra8 { [%clk 1:21:35] } 21. Ne3 { [%clk 1:01:19] } 21... a5
{ [%clk 1:20:40] } 22. Bb5 $2 { Mistake. b5 was best.[%clk 0:59:00] } 22...
axb4 { [%clk 1:20:11] } 23. axb4 { [%clk 0:58:31] } 23... Nb6
{ [%clk 1:16:06] } 24. Bc6 { [%clk 0:56:21] } 24... Rab8 { [%clk 1:16:19] } 25.
b5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bh2 was best.[%clk 0:55:56] } 25... Rfd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best.[%clk 1:16:17] } 26. Nc4 { [%clk 0:54:52] } 26...
Nfd5 { [%clk 1:14:40] } 27. Bd2 { [%clk 0:52:06] } 27... Nxc4
{ [%clk 1:14:14] } 28. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:52:31] } 28... Nb6 { [%clk 1:14:40] } 29.
Rc2 { [%clk 0:51:59] } 29... Bf6 { [%clk 1:14:55] } 30. Be3 { [%clk 0:46:06] }
30... d5 { [%clk 1:11:55] } 31. Ra2 { [%clk 0:41:38] } 31... g5
{ [%clk 1:09:04] } 32. Ra7 { [%clk 0:41:02] } 32... Nc4 { [%clk 1:09:01] } 33.
Ra6 { [%clk 0:22:07] } 33... Rb6 { [%clk 1:08:54] } 34. Rxb6 { [%clk 0:22:03] }
34... Nxb6 { [%clk 1:09:23] } 35. Ra1 { [%clk 0:22:16] } 35... Nc4
{ [%clk 1:08:05] } 36. Ra6 { [%clk 0:21:38] } 36... Rb8 { [%clk 1:07:48] } 37.
Kf1 { [%clk 0:21:43] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 1:07:13] } 38. Ra1 { [%clk 0:19:09] }
38... Nd6 { [%clk 1:06:14] } 39. Rb1 { [%clk 0:19:23] } 39... Rb6
{ [%clk 1:06:31] } 40. Bd2 { [%clk 0:18:54] } 40... Nc4 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 41.
Bc3 { [%clk 0:19:16] } 41... Bd8 { [%clk 0:55:02] } 42. Ke2 { [%clk 0:18:45] }
42... Rb8 { [%clk 0:54:04] } 43. Ra1 { [%clk 0:18:31] } 43... Bb6
{ [%clk 0:54:26] } 44. Kd3 { [%clk 0:18:42] } 44... Kf6 { [%clk 0:54:32] } 45.
Bb4 { [%clk 0:18:35] } 45... Kf5 { [%clk 0:54:55] } 46. h4 { [%clk 0:14:39] }
46... gxh4 { [%clk 0:55:05] } 47. Rh1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.[%clk 0:14:56] } 47... Bd8 { [%clk 0:55:31] } 48.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 48... Bf6 { [%clk 0:54:06] } 49. Kd3 { [%clk 0:09:45] }
49... Rg8 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 50. Bc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best.[%clk 0:09:10] } 50... Na5 { [%clk 0:51:23] } 51.
Bd6 $2 { Mistake. Bb6 was best.[%clk 0:08:59] } 51... Rc8 { [%clk 0:50:48] }
52. Rc1 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 52... h5 $4
{ Blunder. Bxd4 was best.[%clk 0:50:42] } 53. Rc5 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 53... Nb3
$4 { Blunder. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:48:31] } 54. Rxd5+ $4
{ Blunder. b6 was best.[%clk 0:03:42] } 54... Kg6 { [%clk 0:47:40] } 55. Rc5
{ [%clk 0:03:23] } 55... Rd8 { [%clk 0:44:15] } 56. Be4+ { [%clk 0:03:06] }
56... Kg7 { [%clk 0:44:13] } 57. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 57... Nxd4
{ [%clk 0:44:24] } 58. Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 58... h3 { [%clk 0:44:00] } 59.
Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 59... Rc8+ { [%clk 0:38:41] } 60. Kb4 { [%clk 0:00:57] }
60... Rc1 { [%clk 0:36:53] } 61. Rb8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best.[%clk 0:01:10] } 61... Nf5 { [%clk 0:32:57] } 62.
Bf4 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 62... Rf1 { [%clk 0:33:26] } 63. b6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:02:00] } 63... Rxf2 $4
{ Blunder. Be7+ was best.[%clk 0:33:46] } 64. b7 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 64... h2
65. Bxh2 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 65... Rxh2 66. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:01:26] } 66... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:33:19] } 1-0