Kreken, Eivind Grunt vs Lalit Babu M R

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · Round 6 · 2026.04.28 · 0-1 · E44 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Fischer Variation

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. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
PGN
[Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kreken, Eivind Grunt"]
[Black "Lalit Babu M R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[WhiteFideId "1532359"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[BlackFideId "5024595"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E44"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:12] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:19] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 4... b6 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Ne2
{ [%clk 1:30:22] } 5... Ne4 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. Bd2 { [%clk 1:30:07] } 6...
Nxd2 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 7. Qxd2 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:31:30] }
8. cxd5 { [%clk 1:26:06] } 8... exd5 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 9. a3
{ [%clk 1:25:44] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 10. g3 { [%clk 1:21:53] } 10...
O-O { [%clk 1:31:22] } 11. Bg2 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 11... c6 { [%clk 1:31:46] }
12. O-O { [%clk 1:18:21] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:27:15] } 13. Nf4
{ [%clk 1:00:51] } 13... Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:48] } 14. Rac1 { [%clk 0:55:03] }
14... Rb8 { [%clk 1:09:12] } 15. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:48:06] } 15... Bf5
{ [%clk 1:04:10] } 16. f3 { [%clk 0:39:37] } 16... Rc8 { [%clk 1:00:25] } 17.
Kh1 { [%clk 0:38:58] } 17... Rc7 { [%clk 0:54:24] } 18. Re1 { [%clk 0:33:53] }
18... Re8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:39:18] } 19. e4
{ [%clk 0:33:13] } 19... dxe4 { [%clk 0:39:42] } 20. fxe4 { [%clk 0:33:39] }
20... Bc8 { [%clk 0:40:06] } 21. e5 { [%clk 0:31:27] } 21... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:40:21] } 22. Rcd1 { [%clk 0:25:24] } 22... Bf5 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 23.
h3 { [%clk 0:22:13] } 23... Nh6 { [%clk 0:30:08] } 24. Qf2 { [%clk 0:10:13] }
24... Qc8 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 25. Kh2 { [%clk 0:10:14] } 25... Bf8
{ [%clk 0:23:28] } 26. Qf3 { [%clk 0:09:07] } 26... c5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:21:27] } 27. Nb5 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 27...
Rd7 { [%clk 0:21:05] } 28. g4 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 28... Bc2 { [%clk 0:20:16] }
29. Rd2 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 29... cxd4 { [%clk 0:17:37] } 30. Rxd4 $2
{ Mistake. Rc1 was best.[%clk 0:02:47] } 30... Bc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best.[%clk  0:16:22] } 31. Rxd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.[%clk 0:02:56] } 31... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:16:48] } 32.
Qc6 { [%clk  0:02:59] } 32... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best.[%clk 0:13:42] } 33. Qxd7 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 33...
Rxd7 { [%clk 0:14:09] } 34. b4 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 34... Be7 { [%clk 0:14:04] }
35. Bc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 35... Rd2+
{ [%clk 0:14:25] } 36. Re2 $4 { Blunder. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:01:06] } 36...
Bg5 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 37. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 37... Bxf4+
{ [%clk 0:15:12] } 38. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 38... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:15:39] } 39.
Nxa7 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 39... Bc1 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 40. a4 { [%clk 0:02:10] }
40... Bd2 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 41. a5 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 41... bxa5
{ [%clk 0:15:13] } 42. b5 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 42... a4 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 43. b6
{ [%clk 0:03:17] } 43... Ba5 { [%clk 0:13:56] } 44. b7 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 44...
Bc7 { [%clk 0:14:23] } 45. Bd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:02:02] }
45... Bb3 { [%clk 0:13:12] } 46. Be4 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 46... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:12:58] } 47. Kf1 $2 { Mistake. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:02:08] } 47... a3
{ [%clk 0:13:08] } 48. Bb1 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 48... a2 { [%clk 0:13:32] } 49.
Bxa2 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 49... Bxa2 { [%clk 0:13:58] } 50. Nc6
{ [%clk 0:03:22] } 50... Bc4+ { [%clk 0:14:15] } 51. Kf2 { [%clk 0:03:43] }
51... Bb5 { [%clk 0:14:41] } 0-1