Bulgak, Damir vs Guo, Ethan
FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | O14 · Round 4 · 2026.04.13 · 1-0 · B42 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bulgak, Damir"]
[Black "Guo, Ethan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[WhiteFideId "13528882"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[BlackFideId "30976359"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:08] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:15:08] } 4. Nxd4 a6 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 5...
Bc5 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 6. Nb3 { [%clk 0:14:56] } 6... Ba7 { [%clk 0:15:06] } 7.
O-O { [%clk 0:14:58] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 8. Kh1 { [%clk 0:14:09] }
8... Nge7 { [%clk 0:14:08] } 9. f4 { [%clk 0:14:02] } 9... O-O
{ [%clk 0:14:02] } 10. c4 { [%clk 0:13:57] } 10... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:12:41] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 11... h6
{ [%clk 0:11:23] } 12. Qe1 { [%clk 0:12:46] } 12... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:09:07] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 0:12:24] } 13...
Bxe3 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 14. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 14... d5 { [%clk 0:08:29] }
15. cxd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best.[%clk 0:11:37] } 15... exd5
{ [%clk 0:08:31] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 0:11:40] } 16... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:08:33] }
17. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 17... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 18. Rad1
{ [%clk 0:11:40] } 18... Qf7 { [%clk 0:07:31] } 19. Nc5 { [%clk 0:10:32] }
19... Re8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qxa2 was best.[%clk 0:05:27] } 20. Bc4
{ [%clk 0:10:01] } 20... Rxe3 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 21. Bxf7 { [%clk 0:10:03] }
21... Re7 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 22. Bd5 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 22... Rc7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:02:19] } 23. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:08:59] } 23...
Ne7 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 24. Bf3 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 24... Ng6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.[%clk 0:00:44] } 25. b4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best.[%clk 0:07:18] } 25... a5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.[%clk 0:00:40] } 26. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:06:52] } 26...
Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 27. Bd5 $4 { Blunder. Ne6 was best.[%clk 0:04:41] }
27... Ne7 $4 { Blunder. Nxf4 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 28. Bb3
{ [%clk 0:02:01] } 28... axb4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.[%clk 0:00:08] }
29. Ne6 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 29... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 30. Rxa8
{ [%clk 0:02:09] } 30... Bxb3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 31. axb3 { [%clk 0:02:13] }
31... Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 32. Ra5 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 32... Nxf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 33. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 33...
Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 34. Rd1 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 34... Rc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:16] } 35. Rf3 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 35...
Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 36. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 36... bxc3
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 37. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 37... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 38.
Rxc3 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 38... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 39. Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:12] }
39... Ne6 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 40. Rd5 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 40... Kg6
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 41. h4 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 41... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 42.
Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 42... Nd8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 43. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:15] }
43... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 44. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 44... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 45. Kf4 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 45... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 46.
Rb6+ { [%clk 0:01:14] } 46... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 47. Kf5
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 47... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 48. g4 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 48...
Nc6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 49. Rxb7+ { [%clk 0:01:24] } 49... Ne7+
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 50. Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 50... g6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:00:15] } 51. Ra7 $2
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd6 was best.[%clk 0:01:29] } 51... g5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 52. h5 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 52... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:00:08] } 53. Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 53... Nd5+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 54.
Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 54... Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 55. Ra4 { [%clk 0:01:25] }
55... Ke7 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:00:18] } 56.
Re4+ { [%clk 0:01:29] } 1-0