Williams, John A vs Murthy, Arush
Welsh Championships 2026 | Open · Round 5 · 2026.03.23 · 1/2-1/2 · D87 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation
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PGN
[Event "Welsh Championships 2026 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Williams, John A"]
[Black "Murthy, Arush"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[WhiteElo "1656"]
[WhiteFideId "1807480"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[BlackFideId "1806513"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:08] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:45] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:56] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:33:16] } 8.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 8... c5 { [%clk 1:33:35] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 1:31:30] }
9... Nc6 { [%clk 1:33:44] } 10. h4 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 10... h5
{ [%clk 1:26:35] } 11. Rc1 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 11... Qa5 { [%clk 0:56:09] } 12.
Kf1 $6 { Inaccuracy. O-O was best.[%clk 1:11:46] } 12... Rd8 { [%clk 0:48:25] }
13. Nf4 $4 { Blunder. Qb3 was best.[%clk 1:04:33] } 13... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:40:13] } 14. cxd4 { [%clk 1:02:57] } 14... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:35:48] }
15. Nxg6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.[%clk 0:58:47] } 15... Bg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best.[%clk 0:31:19] } 16. Qb3 { [%clk 0:56:00] } 16...
Bxe3 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 17. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:54:07] } 17... Qa4 $4
{ Blunder. Qd2 was best.[%clk 0:08:24] } 18. Bb3 $2
{ Mistake. f3 was best.[%clk 0:50:49] } 18... Qd4 { [%clk 0:08:16] } 19. Qxd4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:40:01] } 19... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:08:04] }
20. f3 { [%clk 0:39:13] } 20... Kg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be6 was best.[%clk 0:06:07] } 21. Nf4 { [%clk 0:33:33] } 21...
Bd7 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 22. Nxh5+ { [%clk 0:33:16] } 22... Kh6
{ [%clk 0:04:35] } 23. Ng3 { [%clk 0:30:45] } 23... e6 { [%clk 0:04:00] } 24.
Rd1 { [%clk 0:25:30] } 24... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:03:52] } 25. Bxd1
{ [%clk 0:25:58] } 25... Ne5 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 26. Kf2 { [%clk 0:14:58] }
26... Rc8 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 27. Bb3 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 27... Bb5
{ [%clk 0:03:01] } 28. Rd1 { [%clk 0:14:27] } 28... Nd3+ { [%clk 0:03:12] } 29.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:14:26] } 29... Ne5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best.[%clk 0:03:16] } 30. Ne2 { [%clk 0:11:36] } 30...
a5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.[%clk 0:02:44] } 31. Rc1 { [%clk 0:07:06] }
31... Rd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc4+ was best.[%clk 0:02:15] } 32. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:06:57] } 32... Ba6 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 33. Rc5 { [%clk 0:06:36] }
33... Ng6 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 34. h5 $2 { Mistake. g4 was best.[%clk 0:06:03] }
34... e5 $4 { Blunder. Nh4 was best.[%clk 0:01:10] } 35. hxg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf5+ was best.[%clk 0:06:10] } 35... exd4+ { [%clk 0:01:34] } 36.
Kd2 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 36... Kxg6 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 37. Rxa5
{ [%clk 0:04:32] } 37... Rh8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.[%clk 0:01:22] }
38. g4 $4 { Blunder. Rd5 was best.[%clk 0:03:48] } 38... Rh2+
{ [%clk 0:01:38] } 39. Kd1 { [%clk 0:03:59] } 39... Be2+ { [%clk 0:01:41] } 40.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 40... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 41. Bxf7+
{ [%clk 0:03:31] } 41... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:21:48] } 42. Rf5+ { [%clk 0:33:52] }
42... Ke6 { [%clk 0:21:54] } 43. Rxf3 { [%clk 0:34:01] } 43... Rxa2
{ [%clk 0:21:37] } 44. Rg3 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 44... Ke5 { [%clk 0:18:10] } 45.
g5 { [%clk 0:34:23] } 45... Kxe4 { [%clk 0:17:17] } 46. g6 { [%clk 0:34:39] }
46... Ra8 { [%clk 0:17:16] } 47. g7 { [%clk 0:34:49] } 47... Rg8
{ [%clk 0:17:29] } 48. Kd2 { [%clk 0:35:00] } 48... Kd5 { [%clk 0:17:17] } 49.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:35:15] } 49... Ke5 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 50. Rg1 { [%clk 0:35:05] }
50... Kf6 { [%clk 0:13:24] } 51. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:35:19] } 51... Rxg7
{ [%clk 0:13:38] } 52. Rxg7 { [%clk 0:35:41] } 1/2-1/2