Zharas, Aldiyar vs Guo, Ethan

FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | O14 · Round 9 · 2026.04.17 · 1-0 · E04 Catalan Opening: Open Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadet and Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zharas, Aldiyar"]
[Black "Guo, Ethan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[WhiteElo "2098"]
[WhiteFideId "13792873"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[BlackFideId "30976359"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:05:07] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:05:09] }
4. g3 { [%clk 0:05:12] } 4... dxc4 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 5. Bg2 { [%clk 0:05:14] }
5... c6 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:05:14] } 6... b5 { [%clk 0:05:09] }
7. Ne5 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 7... Bb7 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 8. b3 { [%clk 0:05:12] }
8... cxb3 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 9. axb3 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 9... Be7
{ [%clk 0:04:40] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 10... a6 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 11.
Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was  best.[%clk 0:04:29] } 11... Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:04:14] } 12. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:04:31] } 12... O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk 0:04:15] } 13. Qc2 { [%clk  0:04:31] } 13... h6
{ [%clk 0:04:12] } 14. Rd1 { [%clk 0:04:29] } 14... Qc7 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 15.
Bf4 { [%clk 0:04:12] } 15... Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 16. Rac1 { [%clk 0:04:06] }
16... Nd7 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 17. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 17... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:02:23] } 18. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:01:06] } 18... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:02:18] }
19. Bxd6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 19... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 20. Bxb7
{ [%clk 0:01:07] } 20... Rab8 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 21. Bf3 { [%clk 0:01:07] }
21... Rfd8 { [%clk  0:02:11] } 22. e3 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 22... a5
{ [%clk 0:02:03] } 23. Ra1 { [%clk  0:00:51] } 23... Qb6 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 24.
Qc6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 24... Qa7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 25. Rdc1 { [%clk 0:00:45] }
25... Nd5 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 26. Qc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 26... Qa6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 27. Qa3
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 27... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 28. Rc5 { [%clk 0:00:35] }
28... a4 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 29. Bd1 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 29... b4 $2
{ Mistake. Rac8 was best.[%clk 0:01:01] } 30. Qxa4 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 30... Qb7
{ [%clk 0:00:52] } 31. Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 31... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 32.
Qxa5 { [%clk  0:00:15] } 32... Nc3 $4 { Blunder. Re8 was best.[%clk 0:00:56] }
33. Qxd8+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0