Gattani, Sarthak vs Abdisalimov, Abdimalik
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 1.4 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · A41 Modern Defense
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Gattani, Sarthak"]
[Black "Abdisalimov, Abdimalik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[WhiteElo "2007"]
[WhiteFideId "30995965"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[BlackFideId "14206323"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... g6 { [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:06] }
2... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... d6
{ [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 4... Bg4 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 5. h3
{ [%clk 1:27:32] } 5... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 6. exf3 { [%clk 1:25:14] } 6...
c6 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:24:45] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 8.
f4 { [%clk 1:20:32] } 8... Ne7 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 9. g4 { [%clk 1:20:25] } 9...
d5 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 10. c5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk 1:19:25] }
10... Nd7 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 11. Qd2 { [%clk 1:12:40] } 11... b6
{ [%clk 1:30:55] } 12. cxb6 { [%clk 1:10:35] } 12... axb6 { [%clk 1:31:09] }
13. Rc1 { [%clk 1:08:21] } 13... h5 { [%clk 1:29:36] } 14. Rg1
{ [%clk 1:03:37] } 14... Kf8 { [%clk 1:28:09] } 15. Bd3 { [%clk 1:01:57] }
15... hxg4 { [%clk 1:27:05] } 16. hxg4 { [%clk 1:02:10] } 16... f5
{ [%clk 1:26:05] } 17. Ke2 { [%clk 0:40:22] } 17... Nf6 { [%clk 1:25:45] } 18.
g5 $6 { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best.[%clk 0:40:10] } 18... Ne4 { [%clk 1:25:37] }
19. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:37:31] } 19... fxe4 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 20. Bb1
{ [%clk 0:37:46] } 20... Kf7 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 21. Rh1 { [%clk 0:27:27] }
21... Rxh1 { [%clk 1:24:44] } 22. Rd1 $4
{ Blunder. Rxh1 was best.[%clk 0:27:52] } 22... Rg1 $2
{ Mistake. Rh3 was best.[%clk 1:24:44] } 23. Rxg1 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 23... Nf5
{ [%clk 1:25:08] } 24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:22:55] } 24... Qd6 { [%clk 1:20:26] } 25.
Qc2 { [%clk 0:18:46] } 25... Rc8 { [%clk 1:19:37] } 26. Qa4 { [%clk 0:18:33] }
26... b5 { [%clk 1:19:20] } 27. Qa7+ { [%clk 0:16:18] } 27... Kg8
{ [%clk 1:17:42] } 28. a3 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 28... Qd8 $2
{ Mistake. Qc7 was best.[%clk 1:16:38] } 29. f3 { [%clk 0:10:57] } 29... Bf8
{ [%clk 1:15:19] } 30. fxe4 { [%clk 0:09:54] } 30... dxe4 { [%clk 1:13:41] }
31. Bxe4 $2 { Mistake. Ba2 was best.[%clk 0:06:01] } 31... Ng3+
{ [%clk 1:13:30] } 32. Kf3 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 32... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:13:56] }
33. Kxe4 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 33... Qd5+ { [%clk 1:14:15] } 34. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:07:08] } 34... c5 { [%clk 1:14:29] } 35. Ke2 { [%clk 0:04:10] } 35...
c4 $2 { Mistake. Rd8 was best.[%clk 1:13:27] } 36. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 36...
Ra8 { [%clk 1:09:14] } 37. Qc7 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 37... Bg7 { [%clk 1:02:17] }
38. Rd1 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 38... Rf8 { [%clk 1:02:44] } 39. Rd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best.[%clk 0:03:19] } 39... Rf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best.[%clk 1:01:34] } 40. Qc8+ { [%clk 0:03:01] } 40...
Bf8 { [%clk 1:01:55] } 41. Qe8 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 41... Rf7 { [%clk 1:02:13] }
42. Qb8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best.[%clk 0:02:52] } 42... Qxg5
{ [%clk 1:01:08] } 43. Qa8 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 43... Qf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best.[%clk 1:01:12] } 44. Rd1 $2
{ Mistake. d5 was best.[%clk 0:01:39] } 44... Rh7 { [%clk 1:01:15] } 45. Qg2 $4
{ Blunder. Rh1 was best.[%clk 0:01:16] } 45... Rh3 { [%clk 0:59:12] } 46. Qg5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 46... Qe4 { [%clk 0:58:57] } 47.
f5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 47... Qf3+ { [%clk 0:59:14] } 48. Ke1 { [%clk 0:00:54] }
48... Qxe3+ { [%clk 0:59:29] } 49. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 49... Rxe3+
{ [%clk 0:59:56] } 50. Kf2 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 50... Rd3 { [%clk 0:59:17] } 51.
Rxd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best.[%clk 0:01:42] } 51... cxd3
{ [%clk 0:59:45] } 52. fxe6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 52... Kg7 { [%clk 1:00:13] } 53.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 53... Kf6 { [%clk 1:00:41] } 0-1