Xu, Heidi vs Selvam, Swagatha
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G16 · Round 6 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B35 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G16"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xu, Heidi"]
[Black "Selvam, Swagatha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteElo "1461"]
[WhiteFideId "1569783"]
[BlackElo "1774"]
[BlackFideId "30974437"]
[ECO "B35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... g6 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 6...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:52] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... Qa5 { [%clk 1:33:13] } 8.
f3 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 8... Qb4 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 9. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:03] }
9... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:30:24] } 10. fxe4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. [%clk 1:24:01] } 10... Bxd4 { [%clk 1:30:06] } 11.
Bxd4 { [%clk 1:23:36] } 11... Qxd4 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 12. Qxd4
{ [%clk 1:19:49] } 12... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 13. Ba4 { [%clk 1:20:06] }
13... a6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. [%clk 1:30:37] } 14. Nd5
{ [%clk 1:19:07] } 14... b5 $4 { Blunder. Rb8 was best. [%clk 1:30:13] } 15. c3
$4 { Blunder. Nc7+ was best. [%clk 1:18:20] } 15... Ne6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. [%clk 1:28:35] } 16. Bb3 { [%clk 1:18:02] } 16...
Bb7 { [%clk 1:27:11] } 17. O-O { [%clk 1:16:52] } 17... Rc8 { [%clk 1:23:57] }
18. Rad1 { [%clk 1:12:31] } 18... Rf8 { [%clk 1:19:02] } 19. Bc2
{ [%clk 1:04:11] } 19... d6 { [%clk 1:11:46] } 20. a4 { [%clk 1:01:47] } 20...
Nc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. [%clk 1:06:37] } 21. Nxc7+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. [%clk 1:00:10] } 21... Rxc7 { [%clk 1:06:58] } 22.
axb5 { [%clk 1:00:28] } 22... axb5 { [%clk 1:07:21] } 23. Ra1
{ [%clk 0:59:17] } 23... e6 $2 { Mistake. b4 was best. [%clk 1:05:32] } 24. Ra7
{ [%clk 0:55:30] } 24... Ke7 { [%clk 1:01:26] } 25. Bd3 { [%clk 0:54:35] }
25... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:01:23] } 26. Bxb5 $4
{ Blunder. g4 was best. [%clk 0:47:40] } 26... Bxe4 { [%clk 1:01:40] } 27.
Rxc7+ { [%clk 0:47:46] } 27... Rxc7 { [%clk 1:02:05] } 28. c4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. [%clk 0:46:22] } 28... Bd3 { [%clk 1:01:07] } 29.
Rc1 { [%clk 0:46:24] } 29... Kf6 $4 { Blunder. f5 was best. [%clk 0:58:57] }
30. Kf2 $4 { Blunder. Rd1 was best. [%clk 0:45:50] } 30... Ke5
{ [%clk 0:58:20] } 31. Ke3 { [%clk 0:44:44] } 31... Be4 { [%clk 0:58:20] } 32.
g3 { [%clk 0:43:17] } 32... Bc6 $4 { Blunder. d5 was best. [%clk 0:56:19] } 33.
Bxc6 { [%clk 0:42:22] } 33... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:56:48] } 34. b4 $4
{ Blunder. Kd3 was best. [%clk 0:36:08] } 34... Rb6 $4
{ Blunder. d5 was best. [%clk 0:55:51] } 35. Rb1 { [%clk 0:32:31] } 35... f5
{ [%clk 0:54:55] } 36. b5 { [%clk 0:31:26] } 36... g5 { [%clk 0:50:24] } 37.
Rf1 { [%clk 0:25:31] } 37... d5 { [%clk 0:50:14] } 38. cxd5 { [%clk 0:23:17] }
38... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:49:44] } 39. Rb1 $2
{ Mistake. Rd1+ was best. [%clk 0:23:36] } 39... h6 $2
{ Mistake. e5 was best. [%clk 0:48:58] } 40. Rd1+ { [%clk 0:48:34] } 40... Kc5
{ [%clk 1:18:55] } 41. Rb1 $4 { Blunder. Rc1+ was best. [%clk 0:48:44] } 41...
Rxb5 { [%clk 1:19:15] } 42. Rd1 { [%clk 0:47:46] } 42... Rb3+
{ [%clk 1:19:34] } 43. Kf2 { [%clk 0:47:54] } 43... e5 { [%clk 1:19:22] } 44.
Rd8 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 44... Rb2+ { [%clk 1:19:26] } 45. Kg1 { [%clk 0:46:47] }
45... e4 { [%clk 1:19:44] } 46. h3 { [%clk 0:46:47] } 46... e3
{ [%clk 1:20:01] } 47. Rd1 { [%clk 0:46:04] } 47... Rd2 { [%clk 1:20:21] } 48.
Re1 { [%clk 0:45:36] } 48... Kd4 { [%clk 1:20:46] } 49. Kf1 { [%clk 0:44:37] }
49... Ke4 { [%clk 1:21:02] } 50. Ra1 { [%clk 0:43:36] } 50... Kf3
{ [%clk 1:21:24] } 51. Ke1 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. [%clk 0:43:08] } 51... Rh2
{ [%clk 1:21:41] } 0-1