Guo, Ethan vs Smirnov, Mark
FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | O14 · Round 2 · 2026.04.15 · 1-0 · C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Guo, Ethan"]
[Black "Smirnov, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[WhiteFideId "30976359"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[BlackFideId "13764594"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:09] } 1... d6 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:15:11] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:14:59] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:15] } 3... e5
{ [%clk 0:15:03] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 4... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 5.
Rg1 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 5... c6 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 6. g4 { [%clk 0:15:13] } 6...
h6 { [%clk 0:15:16] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 8.
a3 { [%clk 0:15:04] } 8... Qa5 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 9. Nd2 { [%clk 0:14:56] }
9... Nf8 { [%clk 0:11:38] } 10. h4 { [%clk 0:12:33] } 10... Ng6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:08:52] } 11. g5 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 11... hxg5
{ [%clk 0:08:50] } 12. hxg5 { [%clk 0:09:15] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 0:07:44] } 13.
Bc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:07:57] } 13... exd4 { [%clk 0:03:34] }
14. Nb3 { [%clk 0:07:27] } 14... Qd8 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 15. Nxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best.[%clk 0:06:43] } 15... Nde5 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 16.
Be2 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 16... Rh4 $4 { Blunder. Rh3 was best.[%clk 0:02:19] }
17. Qd2 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 17... Ng4 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 18. Bxg4
{ [%clk 0:04:46] } 18... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 19. f3 { [%clk 0:03:55] }
19... Bd7 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 20. O-O-O { [%clk 0:03:43] } 20... Qc7 $2
{ Mistake. Qa5 was best.[%clk 0:00:28] } 21. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best.[%clk 0:02:54] } 21... O-O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best.[%clk 0:00:24] } 22. Nf5 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 22...
Bxf5 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 23. exf5 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 23... Nf8
{ [%clk 0:00:19] } 24. Qf2 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 24... Rh3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:23] } 25. Bxa7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rge1 was best.[%clk 0:01:42] } 25... Nd7 $2
{ Mistake. Rxc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:27] } 26. Bd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rge1 was best.[%clk 0:01:38] } 26... d5 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 27.
Bxg7 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 27... f6 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 28. gxf6 $2
{ Mistake. Ne2 was best.[%clk 0:00:59] } 28... Nxf6 $4
{ Blunder. Bc5 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 29. Rg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 29... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:06] } 30. f6 $4
{ Blunder. Kb1 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 30... Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 31. Qf1
{ [%clk 0:00:22] } 31... Rh4 $2 { Mistake. Rxc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 32.
Bh6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 32... Be3+ { [%clk 0:00:06] } 33. Kb1 { [%clk 0:00:21] }
33... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 34. Bxf4 $2
{ Mistake. Bg7 was best.[%clk 0:00:20] } 34... Qxf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 35. f7 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 35...
Ne5 $2 { Mistake. Rf8 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 36. Rf6 $4
{ Blunder. Rg7 was best.[%clk 0:00:16] } 36... Qxf1 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 37.
Rdxf1 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 37... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 38. Re6
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 38... Rxf7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 39. Rxf7 { [%clk 0:00:14] }
39... Nxf7 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 40. b3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 40... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 41. Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 41... Ne5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 42.
Na4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 42... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 43. Rf5 { [%clk 0:00:17] }
43... Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 44. Rg5 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 44... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 45. Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 45... b5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 46.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 46... d4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 47. Ne2 { [%clk 0:00:21] }
47... Rh1+ { [%clk 0:00:07] } 48. Nc1 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 48... Ne5
{ [%clk 0:00:06] } 49. Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 49... c5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 50.
Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 50... c4 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 51. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:00:14] }
51... c3 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 52. Re4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 52... Rh3 $4
{ Blunder. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 53. Rf4+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 53... Kg5 $2
{ Mistake. Ke6 was best.[%clk 0:00:08] } 54. Rf1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 54... Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 55.
Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 55... Nd2+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 56. Ka2 { [%clk 0:00:17] }
56... Rh2 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 57. b4 $4 { Blunder. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:00:16] }
57... Kf4 $4 { Blunder. Nc4 was best.[%clk 0:00:08] } 58. Re1
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 58... Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 59. Re2 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
59... Rh5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 60. Nd3+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 60... Kg3
{ [%clk 0:00:07] } 61. Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 61... Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 62.
Nd3+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 62... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 63. Nc5
{ [%clk 0:00:15] } 63... Rd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:06] }
64. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 1-0