Menon, Rohan vs Tikhomirov, Matthew
2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship · Round 4 · 2026.03.13 · 1/2-1/2 · A46 Indian Defense: Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Menon, Rohan"]
[Black "Tikhomirov, Matthew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[WhiteElo "1902"]
[WhiteFideId "150110774"]
[BlackElo "2016"]
[BlackFideId "30981980"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:49] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:30:09] } 3... b5 { [%clk 1:31:32] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:45] } 4... Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. O-O { [%clk 1:30:09] }
5... c5 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:30:03] } 6... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:29:12] } 7. cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:27:59] } 8.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:16:53] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:25:18] } 9. Nc3 { [%clk 1:13:54] }
9... a6 { [%clk 1:23:14] } 10. Rc1 { [%clk 1:11:54] } 10... Nbd7
{ [%clk 1:23:18] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:10:14] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:21:27] } 12.
a3 { [%clk 1:04:10] } 12... d5 { [%clk 1:19:37] } 13. Ne5 { [%clk 0:53:52] }
13... h6 { [%clk 1:10:27] } 14. Nxd7 { [%clk 0:48:12] } 14... Qxd7
{ [%clk 1:10:37] } 15. Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best.[%clk 0:48:08] }
15... Rac8 { [%clk 1:09:50] } 16. Qd3 { [%clk 0:41:34] } 16... Rc4
{ [%clk 1:05:03] } 17. b3 { [%clk 0:30:07] } 17... Rc6 { [%clk 1:03:15] } 18.
Na2 { [%clk 0:27:27] } 18... Rxc1 { [%clk 0:57:10] } 19. Rxc1
{ [%clk 0:27:36] } 19... Rc8 { [%clk 0:57:32] } 20. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:18:58] }
20... Qxc8 { [%clk 0:57:54] } 21. Bc1 { [%clk 0:19:18] } 21... Ne4
{ [%clk 0:50:53] } 22. f3 { [%clk 0:17:28] } 22... Nd6 { [%clk 0:51:12] } 23.
Qc3 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 23... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:45:54] } 1/2-1/2