Shankland, Sam vs Shetty, Atulya
2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · Round 5 · 2025.11.24 · 1-0 · C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Shetty, Atulya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[BlackFideId "2031213"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... e6 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:15:27] }
2... d5 { [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:15:30] } 4. e5 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Nfd7 { [%clk 0:15:38] } 5.
Nce2 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 5... c5 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 6. c3 { [%clk 0:15:52] }
6... Nc6 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 7... b5
{ [%clk 0:13:41] } 8. a3 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 8... a5 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 9. Nf4
{ [%clk 0:15:23] } 9... b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:12:08] } 10.
axb4 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 10... cxd4 { [%clk 0:11:21] } 11. Bb5
{ [%clk 0:14:12] } 11... Qb6 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 12. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:12:01] }
12... Qxc6 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 13. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:12:09] } 13... Qc7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best.[%clk 0:07:45] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:12:08] } 14...
Nxe5 { [%clk 0:06:57] } 15. Re1 { [%clk 0:12:06] } 15... Bd7 { [%clk 0:04:15] }
16. Qh5 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 16... Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 17. Nfxe6
{ [%clk 0:11:36] } 17... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 18. Nxe6 { [%clk 0:11:43] }
18... Qe7 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 19. Nxg7+ { [%clk 0:11:47] } 19... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:01:39] } 20. Bf4 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 20... axb4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 21.
Rad1 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 21... f6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 22. Nf5 { [%clk 0:11:43] }
22... Qe6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 23. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 23... Kxd6
{ [%clk 0:00:30] } 24. Bg3 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 24... Qe8 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 25.
Qf5 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 25... Qe6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 26. Qxe6+
{ [%clk 0:11:30] } 26... Kxe6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 27. f4 { [%clk 0:11:39] } 1-0