Karthikeyan, Harishkumar vs Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 4.6 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Harishkumar"]
[Black "Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[WhiteElo "1965"]
[WhiteFideId "30990467"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[BlackFideId "14207346"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:28:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:27:35] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... dxe4
{ [%clk 1:27:55] } 4. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Bf5 { [%clk 1:28:19] } 5.
Ng3 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 5... Bg6 { [%clk 1:28:44] } 6. h4 { [%clk 1:33:12] }
6... h6 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 7. h5 { [%clk 1:33:40] } 7... Bh7
{ [%clk 1:29:29] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 1:34:04] } 8... e6 { [%clk 1:28:53] } 9. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:34:30] } 9... Bxd3 { [%clk 1:28:16] } 10. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:34:57] }
10... Nf6 { [%clk 1:22:12] } 11. Bd2 { [%clk 1:35:12] } 11... c5
{ [%clk 1:19:40] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:33:35] } 12... Nc6 { [%clk 1:19:30] }
13. Ne4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 1:14:29] } 14. Nxf6+
{ [%clk 1:27:39] } 14... gxf6 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 15. Qb5 { [%clk 1:23:48] }
15... Qd7 { [%clk 1:06:55] } 16. c3 { [%clk 1:22:24] } 16... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:01:16] } 17. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:18:40] } 17... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:01:00] }
18. Qxd7+ { [%clk 1:19:05] } 18... Kxd7 { [%clk 1:01:27] } 19. cxd4
{ [%clk 1:19:20] } 19... Rag8 { [%clk 0:57:58] } 20. g3 { [%clk 1:18:59] }
20... Rg4 { [%clk 0:58:21] } 21. Be3 { [%clk 1:18:12] } 21... a6
{ [%clk 0:58:16] } 22. Kd2 { [%clk 1:13:27] } 22... f5 { [%clk 0:49:32] } 23.
Ke2 { [%clk 1:13:15] } 23... f6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rgg8 was best.[%clk 0:47:18] } 24. Kf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best.[%clk 1:12:33] } 24... Rgg8 { [%clk 0:47:32] } 25.
Rhg1 { [%clk 1:11:41] } 25... Rh7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:46:16] } 26. Rg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best.[%clk 1:10:20] } 26... b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:43:28] } 27. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rgg1 was best.[%clk 1:06:46] } 27... fxg4+ { [%clk 0:41:54] }
28. Rxg4 { [%clk 1:07:08] } 28... Rxg4 { [%clk 0:42:22] } 29. Kxg4
{ [%clk 1:07:31] } 29... f5+ { [%clk 0:42:45] } 30. Kf3 { [%clk 1:07:55] }
30... f4 { [%clk 0:43:11] } 31. Bd2 { [%clk 1:08:08] } 31... Rg7
{ [%clk 0:43:37] } 32. Rh1 { [%clk 1:08:17] } 32... Kc6 { [%clk 0:43:11] } 33.
Rc1+ { [%clk 0:56:37] } 33... Kd7 { [%clk 0:41:26] } 34. Rh1 { [%clk 0:56:06] }
34... b4 { [%clk 0:37:42] } 35. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:54:40] } 35... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:38:09] } 36. Rh4 { [%clk 0:55:03] } 36... Rf5 { [%clk 0:38:36] } 37.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:54:03] } 37... Bxf4+ { [%clk 0:38:26] } 38. Rxf4
{ [%clk 0:54:29] } 38... Rxh5 { [%clk 0:38:53] } 39. a3 { [%clk 0:51:04] }
39... bxa3 { [%clk 0:35:11] } 40. bxa3 { [%clk 0:51:30] } 40... Ra5
{ [%clk 0:35:36] } 41. Rh4 { [%clk 0:51:50] } 41... h5 { [%clk 0:36:05] } 42.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:51:57] } 42... Ke7 { [%clk 0:35:07] } 43. f4 { [%clk 0:52:01] }
43... Kf6 { [%clk 0:35:22] } 44. Rh3 { [%clk 0:52:12] } 44... Rb5
{ [%clk 0:35:48] } 45. Rc3 { [%clk 0:52:09] } 45... h4 { [%clk 0:36:11] } 46.
Rc5 { [%clk 0:45:52] } 46... h3 { [%clk 0:36:07] } 47. Kf3 { [%clk 0:38:44] }
47... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:36:32] } 48. Kf2 { [%clk 0:39:10] } 48... Rxa3
{ [%clk 0:36:35] } 49. d5 { [%clk 0:38:59] } 49... e5 { [%clk 0:32:20] } 50. d6
$4 { Blunder. Rc6+ was best.[%clk 0:35:49] } 50... exf4 $4
{ Blunder. Ra2+ was best.[%clk 0:32:36] } 51. Rd5 { [%clk 0:35:53] } 51... h2
{ [%clk 0:33:00] } 52. Kg2 { [%clk 0:35:54] } 52... Rh3 { [%clk 0:33:24] } 53.
Kh1 { [%clk 0:36:00] } 53... Rh8 { [%clk 0:33:46] } 54. d7 { [%clk 0:34:00] }
54... Ke7 { [%clk 0:33:38] } 55. Ra5 $4
{ Blunder. Rd4 was best.[%clk 0:33:40] } 55... Rh6 { [%clk 0:32:14] } 56. Rd5
{ [%clk 0:33:38] } 56... Kd8 { [%clk 0:32:40] } 57. Rd4 { [%clk 0:33:30] }
57... Rh5 { [%clk 0:29:25] } 58. Rd6 { [%clk 0:30:15] } 58... a5
{ [%clk 0:29:45] } 59. Rd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best.[%clk 0:30:27] } 59...
f3 { [%clk 0:29:58] } 60. Rf4 { [%clk 0:30:22] } 60... f2 { [%clk 0:30:15] }
61. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:30:42] } 61... Kxd7 { [%clk 0:30:40] } 62. Rf8
{ [%clk 0:30:39] } 62... Kc6 { [%clk 0:30:41] } 63. Rb8 { [%clk 0:31:03] }
63... Kc5 { [%clk 0:30:40] } 64. Rb7 { [%clk 0:31:07] } 64... a4
{ [%clk 0:30:51] } 65. Rb8 { [%clk 0:31:23] } 65... Kc4 { [%clk 0:31:14] } 66.
Ra8 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 66... Kb3 { [%clk 0:31:34] } 67. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:32:02] }
67... Ka2 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 68. Rb4 { [%clk 0:32:17] } 68... a3
{ [%clk 0:32:07] } 69. Rb6 { [%clk 0:32:37] } 69... Rh3 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 70.
Rb8 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 70... Ka1 { [%clk 0:31:46] } 71. Ra8 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb4 was best.[%clk 0:33:07] } 71... Kb2
{ [%clk 0:32:08] } 72. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:33:31] } 72... Rb3 { [%clk 0:32:33] } 0-1