Blackburn, Jonathan L B vs Lee, Daniel T
2. Cheadle FIDE Open 2026 · Round 3 · 2026.02.01 · 1-0 · D78 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
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PGN
[Event "2. Cheadle FIDE Open 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[Black "Lee, Daniel T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[WhiteFideId "1801090"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "1934"]
[BlackFideId "343443303"]
[ECO "D78e"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:23] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... c6 { [%clk 1:30:13] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 4... d5 { [%clk 1:30:21] } 5. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:36] }
5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:49] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:31:46] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 1:29:43] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:24:54] } 7... Bf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best.[%clk 1:20:11] } 8. cxd5 { [%clk 1:21:50] } 8...
cxd5 { [%clk 1:19:26] } 9. Qb3 { [%clk 1:22:03] } 9... Qb6 { [%clk 1:15:19] }
10. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:16:43] } 10... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:13:21] } 11. Qxd5
{ [%clk 1:16:53] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 1:12:50] } 12. Qb3 { [%clk 1:00:12] }
12... Be4 { [%clk 1:04:30] } 13. Qxb6 { [%clk 0:38:41] } 13... axb6
{ [%clk 1:04:45] } 14. e3 { [%clk 0:38:53] } 14... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:55:14] } 15.
a3 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 15... e5 { [%clk 0:51:28] } 16. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:31:36] }
16... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:51:00] } 17. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:31:59] } 17... Nxe5
{ [%clk 0:49:50] } 18. dxe5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 18... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:50:10] }
19. Ra2 { [%clk 0:30:42] } 19... Rac8 { [%clk 0:40:02] } 20. b4
{ [%clk 0:31:00] } 20... Rc3 { [%clk 0:34:07] } 21. Re2 { [%clk 0:24:46] }
21... Rb3 { [%clk 0:29:53] } 22. Rc2 { [%clk 0:23:58] } 22... h5
{ [%clk 0:26:39] } 23. e4 { [%clk 0:20:16] } 23... Rc3 { [%clk 0:22:02] } 24.
Re2 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 24... Rc4 { [%clk 0:21:07] } 25. f4 { [%clk 0:17:14] }
25... Bc3 { [%clk 0:18:50] } 26. e5 { [%clk 0:16:28] } 26... b5
{ [%clk 0:15:21] } 27. f5 { [%clk 0:13:44] } 27... Re8 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 28.
e6 $2 { Mistake. fxg6 was best.[%clk 0:12:53] } 28... fxe6 { [%clk 0:10:41] }
29. fxe6 $6 { Inaccuracy. fxg6 was best.[%clk 0:12:33] } 29... Rc6
{ [%clk 0:10:41] } 30. e7 { [%clk 0:12:17] } 30... Bf6 { [%clk 0:07:04] } 31.
Rfe1 { [%clk 0:09:04] } 31... Rc7 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 32. Bf4 { [%clk 0:04:47] }
32... Rcxe7 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 33. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 33... Rxe7
{ [%clk 0:05:14] } 34. Rd1 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 34... g5 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 35.
Bb8 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 35... g4 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 36. Rd6 { [%clk 0:03:11] }
36... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 37. Rd5 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 37... Kg6
{ [%clk 0:01:53] } 38. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 38... Re2+ { [%clk 0:01:27] }
39. Kf1 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 39... Ra2 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 40. Rb6
{ [%clk 0:02:57] } 40... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 41. Be5 { [%clk 0:03:13] }
41... Rf3+ { [%clk 0:01:40] } 42. Ke2 { [%clk 0:03:19] } 42... Kg5 $4
{ Blunder. Rf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:21] } 43. Bxf6+ $4
{ Blunder. h4+ was best.[%clk 0:02:41] } 43... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 44.
Rxb7 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 44... Ra6 $4 { Blunder. Rf3 was best.[%clk 0:01:46] }
45. Rd7 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 45... Re6+ { [%clk 0:01:20] } 46. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:03:11] } 46... Re1 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 47. Kc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best.[%clk 0:03:02] } 47... Re5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best.[%clk 0:01:44] } 48. Kc3 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 48...
Re3+ { [%clk 0:01:18] } 49. Rd3 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 49... Re5 { [%clk 0:01:38] }
50. Kc4 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 50... Re2 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 51. b5
{ [%clk 0:03:43] } 51... Rxh2 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 52. b6 { [%clk 0:04:09] }
52... Rf2 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 53. b7 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 53... Rf8
{ [%clk 0:01:51] } 54. Rd5+ { [%clk 0:04:19] } 54... Kh6 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 55.
Kc5 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 55... Rg8 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 56. Kc6 { [%clk 0:03:39] }
56... h4 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 57. gxh4 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 57... g3
{ [%clk 0:02:31] } 58. Rg5 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 1-0