Bullen, Alex vs Sandbrink, Kai
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters · Round 4.36 · 2026.02.04 · 1/2-1/2 · B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
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PGN
[Event "Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "4.36"]
[White "Bullen, Alex"]
[Black "Sandbrink, Kai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[WhiteElo "2115"]
[WhiteFideId "1801627"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "1753"]
[BlackFideId "1332244"]
[ECO "B40a"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Be2 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... a6 { [%clk 1:30:11] }
4. O-O { [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... Qc7 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 5. Re1 { [%clk 1:32:03] }
5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:28:04] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:25:49] } 7. Bf1 { [%clk 1:32:32] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:17:54] } 8. e5
{ [%clk 1:31:57] } 8... Ng8 { [%clk 1:11:41] } 9. d4 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 9...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:12:03] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 10... Nge7
{ [%clk 1:11:36] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 1:22:46] } 11... Nf5 { [%clk 1:10:18] } 12.
Be3 { [%clk 1:15:25] } 12... Bb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:53:42] } 13. Rc1 { [%clk 1:13:26] } 13...
Qd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best.[%clk 0:47:21] } 14. a3 { [%clk 1:11:39] }
14... Ba5 { [%clk 0:43:47] } 15. Bd3 { [%clk 1:10:52] } 15... O-O
{ [%clk 0:32:57] } 16. b4 { [%clk 1:01:19] } 16... Bd8 { [%clk 0:27:57] } 17.
Bxf5 { [%clk 0:59:23] } 17... exf5 { [%clk 0:28:12] } 18. Qb3
{ [%clk 0:59:36] } 18... f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.[%clk 0:23:39] }
19. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:58:49] } 19... Qg4 { [%clk 0:22:49] } 20. Ne2
{ [%clk 0:54:38] } 20... Be6 { [%clk 0:19:35] } 21. Qe3 { [%clk 0:50:57] }
21... h6 { [%clk 0:16:38] } 22. h3 { [%clk 0:48:57] } 22... Qf5
{ [%clk 0:15:00] } 23. Bh2 { [%clk 0:47:10] } 23... g5 { [%clk 0:11:40] } 24.
Nd2 { [%clk 0:43:33] } 24... h5 { [%clk 0:08:06] } 25. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best.[%clk 0:41:21] } 25... g4 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 26.
hxg4 { [%clk 0:40:21] } 26... hxg4 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 27. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:40:32] } 27... Kg7 $4 { Blunder. Ne7 was best.[%clk 0:03:56] } 28.
Ng3 { [%clk 0:39:12] } 28... Qh7 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 29. f5 { [%clk 0:38:48] }
29... Rh8 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 30. f6+ $4
{ Blunder. Rf4 was best.[%clk 0:33:25] } 30... Kf8 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 31. Kf2
{ [%clk 0:33:47] } 31... Bb6 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 32. Nb3 { [%clk 0:34:00] }
32... Ke8 $4 { Blunder. Qh6 was best.[%clk 0:00:41] } 33. Bg1
{ [%clk 0:32:01] } 33... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 34. Nc5+ { [%clk 0:30:35] }
34... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 35. bxc5 { [%clk 0:30:12] } 35... Na5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rhb8 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 36. Qc3 { [%clk 0:28:43] } 36...
Nc4 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 37. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:27:07] } 37... Rhb8 $4
{ Blunder. Kc7 was best.[%clk 0:01:06] } 38. Qb4 { [%clk 0:26:38] } 38... Qh6
{ [%clk 0:01:01] } 39. Ne2 { [%clk 0:24:33] } 39... g3+ { [%clk 0:00:56] } 40.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:24:27] } 40... Bg4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 41. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:22:53] }
41... dxc4 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 42. Qxc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:22:34] } 42... Ke8 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 43. d5
{ [%clk 0:22:21] } 43... Bxe2 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 44. Qxe2 { [%clk 0:22:11] }
44... Qf4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 45. Bd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:19:41] } 45... Kf8 $2
{ Mistake. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:00:41] } 46. e6 { [%clk 0:18:12] } 46... fxe6
{ [%clk 0:00:52] } 47. dxe6 { [%clk 0:18:22] } 47... Re8 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 48.
e7+ { [%clk 0:18:21] } 48... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 49. Qh5+ { [%clk 0:13:39] }
49... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 50. Qh3+ { [%clk 0:11:56] } 50... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:01:19] } 51. Qh7+ { [%clk 0:12:24] } 51... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:42] }
52. Qd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. f7 was best.[%clk 0:10:20] } 52... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:00:46] } 53. Bg1 $4 { Blunder. Qb3+ was best.[%clk 0:09:54] } 53...
Qe5+ { [%clk 0:00:35] } 54. Qe2 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 54... Qxe2+
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 55. Kxe2 { [%clk 0:06:52] } 55... Kxf6 { [%clk 0:01:07] }
56. Bd4+ { [%clk 0:06:47] } 56... Kxe7 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 57. Bxh8
{ [%clk 0:07:12] } 57... Rxh8 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 58. Rb1 { [%clk 0:07:36] }
58... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 59. Rxb7+ { [%clk 0:06:20] } 59... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 60. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:03:25] } 60... Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 61.
c6 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 61... Kd6 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 62. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:03:13] }
62... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:01:16] } 63. Ke3 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 63... Rxg2
{ [%clk 0:01:35] } 64. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 64... Rc2 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 65.
Kxg3 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 65... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 66. Ra5
{ [%clk 0:02:02] } 66... Kc7 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 67. Kf4 { [%clk 0:02:17] }
67... Re6 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 68. Rb5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 68... Rb6
{ [%clk 0:01:25] } 69. Ra5 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 69... Kb7 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 70.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 70... Ra6 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 71. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:02:30] }
71... Ka7 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 72. Rb3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 72... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:01:54] } 73. Ke5 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 73... Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 74.
Rb4 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 74... Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 75. Ra4+ { [%clk 0:03:59] }
75... Kb7 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 76. Ke4 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 76... Rd1
{ [%clk 0:01:42] } 77. Ra5 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 77... Rd2 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 78.
a4 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 78... Rd1 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 79. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:04:47] }
79... Ka7 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 80. Rb4 { [%clk 0:04:50] } 80... Rd2
{ [%clk 0:02:31] } 81. Rd4 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 81... Rxd4+ { [%clk 0:02:28] }
82. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 82... Ka6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 83. Kc4
{ [%clk 0:05:52] } 83... Ka5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 84. Kb3 { [%clk 0:06:17] }
84... Ka6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 85. Kb4 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 85... Kb6
{ [%clk 0:03:54] } 86. a5+ { [%clk 0:07:09] } 86... Ka6 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 87.
Ka4 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 87... Ka7 { [%clk 0:04:46] } 88. Kb5 { [%clk 0:08:00] }
88... Kb7 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 89. a6+ { [%clk 0:08:28] } 89... Ka7
{ [%clk 0:05:36] } 90. Ka5 { [%clk 0:08:53] } 90... Ka8 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 91.
Kb6 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 91... Kb8 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 92. a7+ { [%clk 0:09:45] }
92... Ka8 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 93. Ka6 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 1/2-1/2