Ramanathan, Ekalaivan vs Danielyan, Aram
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · Round 2 · 2026.06.10 · 0-1 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ramanathan, Ekalaivan"]
[Black "Danielyan, Aram"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[WhiteElo "1650"]
[WhiteFideId "1487396"]
[BlackElo "1557"]
[BlackFideId "13331361"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:25:10] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:25:34] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:25:36] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 5. f4
{ [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:26:13] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:26:37] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:33:02] } 7... Qb6 { [%clk 1:26:40] } 8.
Na4 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 8... Qa5+ { [%clk 1:25:39] } 9. c3 { [%clk 1:32:41] }
9... cxd4 { [%clk 1:23:10] } 10. Nxd4 $2
{ Mistake. b4 was best. [%clk 1:32:31] } 10... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:22:30] } 11. Bxd4
{ [%clk 1:32:39] } 11... b5 { [%clk 1:19:59] } 12. Nc5 { [%clk 1:27:05] } 12...
Nxc5 { [%clk 1:19:10] } 13. b4 { [%clk 1:27:15] } 13... Qa3 { [%clk 1:19:36] }
14. Bxc5 $4 { Blunder. bxc5 was best. [%clk 1:26:53] } 14... Bxc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxc3+ was best. [%clk 1:19:54] } 15. Bxb5+ { [%clk 1:26:27] }
15... Kf8 { [%clk 1:19:39] } 16. bxc5 { [%clk 1:24:53] } 16... Qxc3+
{ [%clk 1:19:46] } 17. Kf1 { [%clk 1:23:58] } 17... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:18:54] } 18.
a4 { [%clk 1:23:04] } 18... Bb7 $6 { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. [%clk 1:18:41] }
19. Rc1 { [%clk 1:22:08] } 19... Qe3 { [%clk 1:18:21] } 20. g3 $4
{ Blunder. Rc7 was best. [%clk 1:21:40] } 20... d4 { [%clk 1:16:39] } 21. Rg1
{ [%clk 1:21:07] } 21... Rd8 $4 { Blunder. a6 was best. [%clk 1:15:36] } 22.
Bc6 $4 { Blunder. Rc7 was best. [%clk 1:19:53] } 22... Rc8 { [%clk 1:14:05] }
23. Rg2 $2 { Mistake. Qe1 was best. [%clk 1:17:15] } 23... Bxc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ba6+ was best. [%clk 1:12:58] } 24. Rgc2 { [%clk 1:17:05] } 24...
Qe4 { [%clk 1:13:16] } 25. Qe2 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 25... Qd5 { [%clk 1:12:46] }
26. Qa6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. [%clk 1:11:44] } 26... Qh1+
{ [%clk 1:09:46] } 27. Ke2 { [%clk 1:09:20] } 27... Qxh2+ { [%clk 0:59:55] }
28. Kd3 { [%clk 1:03:57] } 28... Qxg3+ { [%clk 1:00:12] } 29. Kxd4
{ [%clk 1:03:54] } 29... Rd8+ { [%clk 0:59:03] } 30. Kc5 { [%clk 0:59:48] }
30... Bd5 { [%clk 0:58:47] } 31. Rc3 { [%clk 0:56:42] } 31... Qf2+
{ [%clk 0:58:48] } 32. Kb5 { [%clk 0:56:24] } 32... Qb2+ { [%clk 0:57:54] } 33.
Ka5 { [%clk 0:54:07] } 33... Bb7 { [%clk 0:57:51] } 34. Qxa7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. [%clk 0:50:31] } 34... g6 { [%clk 0:57:01] } 35.
Rc7 { [%clk 0:50:03] } 35... Ra8 { [%clk 0:57:08] } 36. Rc8+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxa8+ was best. [%clk 0:48:42] } 36... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:57:24] }
37. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:48:21] } 37... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:57:44] } 38. Qc7
{ [%clk 0:47:08] } 38... Kg7 { [%clk 0:58:04] } 39. Qe7 { [%clk 0:46:56] }
39... Rf8 { [%clk 0:58:06] } 40. f5 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb4 was best. [%clk 0:46:27] } 40... Qxe5+
{ [%clk 0:58:26] } 41. Kb6 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 41... Qxf5 { [%clk 0:58:44] } 42.
a5 $6 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. [%clk 0:46:37] } 42... Ba6
{ [%clk 0:56:45] } 43. Kxa6 { [%clk 0:46:25] } 43... Ra8+ { [%clk 0:57:01] }
44. Kb7 { [%clk 0:46:33] } 44... Qxa5 { [%clk 0:57:22] } 45. Qd6
{ [%clk 0:46:17] } 45... Ra7+ { [%clk 0:57:01] } 46. Kb8 { [%clk 0:46:23] }
46... Ra6 { [%clk 0:57:03] } 47. Qd4+ { [%clk 0:46:22] } 47... e5
{ [%clk 0:58:51] } 48. Qd7 { [%clk 0:46:45] } 48... Ra8+ { [%clk 0:58:43] } 49.
Kb7 { [%clk 0:47:01] } 49... Ra7+ { [%clk 0:59:07] } 50. Kc6 { [%clk 0:47:12] }
50... Qa4+ { [%clk 0:59:19] } 51. Kc5 { [%clk 0:47:27] } 51... Rxd7
{ [%clk 0:59:43] } 52. Kb6 { [%clk 0:47:27] } 52... Rd6+ { [%clk 0:59:59] } 53.
Kb7 { [%clk 0:47:06] } 53... Qa6+ { [%clk 1:00:23] } 54. Kb8 { [%clk 0:44:06] }
54... Qb6+ { [%clk 1:00:34] } 55. Kc8 { [%clk 0:44:03] } 55... Rd8#
{ [%clk 1:01:03] } 0-1