Shankland, Sam vs Ansat, Aldiyar
KazChess Masters Almaty 2026 · Round 1 · 2026.06.28 · 1-0 · E60 Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
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PGN
[Event "KazChess Masters Almaty 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Ansat, Aldiyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[BlackFideId "13715658"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:23] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. f3 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:24:53] }
4. d5 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:22:38] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:48] }
5... O-O { [%clk 1:22:41] } 6. Nh3 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 6... d6
{ [%clk 1:14:20] } 7. Nf2 { [%clk 1:31:25] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:14:03] } 8. e4
{ [%clk 1:31:46] } 8... Na6 { [%clk 1:14:27] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 9...
exd5 { [%clk 1:13:43] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 10... Nc7
{ [%clk 1:14:05] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:26:54] } 11... a6 { [%clk 1:14:00] } 12.
a4 { [%clk 1:26:17] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:14:19] } 13. Bg5 { [%clk 1:24:39] }
13... b5 { [%clk 1:04:13] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 1:23:38] } 14... Re8
{ [%clk 0:51:48] } 15. axb5 { [%clk 1:16:36] } 15... axb5 { [%clk 0:51:50] }
16. b4 { [%clk 1:13:38] } 16... cxb4 { [%clk 0:39:40] } 17. Na2
{ [%clk 1:13:39] } 17... Na6 { [%clk 0:40:04] } 18. Rab1 { [%clk 1:12:38] }
18... Qa5 { [%clk 0:37:11] } 19. Bf4 { [%clk 1:05:31] } 19... Qb6
{ [%clk 0:31:40] } 20. Nxb4 { [%clk 1:03:35] } 20... Nxb4 { [%clk 0:31:40] }
21. Rxb4 { [%clk 1:04:01] } 21... Ba6 { [%clk 0:30:52] } 22. Be3
{ [%clk 0:57:26] } 22... Qa5 { [%clk 0:30:30] } 23. Rfb1 { [%clk 0:55:40] }
23... Nd7 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 24. Bd4 { [%clk 0:54:53] } 24... Bxd4
{ [%clk 0:27:34] } 25. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:54:44] } 25... Rec8 { [%clk 0:27:30] }
26. Kf1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. [%clk 0:46:05] } 26... h5
{ [%clk 0:23:31] } 27. Nd1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. [%clk 0:41:34] }
27... Rc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. [%clk 0:21:54] } 28. Ra1
{ [%clk 0:39:06] } 28... Qb6 { [%clk 0:21:03] } 29. Ne3 { [%clk 0:38:31] }
29... Rbc8 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 30. Qd2 { [%clk 0:37:33] } 30... Rc3
{ [%clk 0:17:14] } 31. Kf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. [%clk 0:36:47] }
31... R8c5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. [%clk 0:10:13] } 32. Qd4
{ [%clk 0:35:18] } 32... Bb7 $2 { Mistake. Qb7 was best. [%clk 0:06:24] } 33.
Nc4 { [%clk 0:27:41] } 33... R5xc4 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 34. Qxb6
{ [%clk 0:28:05] } 34... Nxb6 { [%clk 0:06:05] } 35. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:24:16] }
35... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 36. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:24:41] } 36... Rc2+
{ [%clk 0:05:36] } 37. Kg1 { [%clk 0:23:54] } 37... Bc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. [%clk 0:03:20] } 38. Rb8 { [%clk 0:24:01] } 38...
Ne3 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 39. Raa8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. [%clk 0:24:25] }
39... Rxg2+ { [%clk 0:01:43] } 40. Kh1 { [%clk 0:24:54] } 40... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:01:59] } 41. Rxc8 { [%clk 0:24:41] } 41... Rd2 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 42.
Rc1 { [%clk 0:53:32] } 42... Nd1 { [%clk 0:21:10] } 43. Kg1 { [%clk 0:50:14] }
43... Nf2 { [%clk 0:18:50] } 44. Rc6 { [%clk 0:48:48] } 44... h4
{ [%clk 0:14:58] } 45. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:42:33] } 45... h3 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 46.
Ra3 { [%clk 0:42:27] } 46... Nd1 { [%clk 0:15:11] } 47. f4 $2
{ Mistake. e5 was best. [%clk 0:41:04] } 47... Rg2+ $4
{ Blunder. Nf2 was best. [%clk 0:15:22] } 48. Kf1 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 48... Rxh2
{ [%clk 0:15:45] } 49. Rc6 { [%clk 0:37:33] } 49... Nf2 { [%clk 0:09:14] } 50.
e5 { [%clk 0:30:33] } 50... Ng4 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 51. d6 { [%clk 0:30:01] }
51... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:02:09] } 52. Ke1 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 52... h2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. [%clk 0:02:38] } 53. Rh3 { [%clk 0:30:45] } 53...
Rxf4 $2 { Mistake. Rf3 was best. [%clk 0:00:54] } 54. d7 { [%clk 0:30:46] }
54... Re4+ { [%clk 0:01:20] } 55. Kf1 { [%clk 0:30:59] } 55... Ne3+
{ [%clk 0:00:31] } 56. Kf2 { [%clk 0:30:49] } 56... Ng4+ { [%clk 0:00:49] } 57.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:30:32] } 57... Re3+ { [%clk 0:00:32] } 58. Kxg4
{ [%clk 0:30:55] } 58... Rxh3 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. [%clk 0:00:57] } 59. d8=Q
{ [%clk 0:31:21] } 1-0