Iinuma, Paul Y vs Karthikeyan, Harishkumar
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 3.5 · 2026.01.01 · 1/2-1/2 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Iinuma, Paul Y"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Harishkumar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[WhiteElo "2034"]
[WhiteFideId "2031809"]
[BlackElo "1965"]
[BlackFideId "30990467"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:23:34] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:23:53] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:24:17] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:24:41] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 5.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:25:04] } 5... c6 { [%clk 1:32:41] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:25:30] } 6...
h6 { [%clk 1:33:07] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 1:25:53] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:33:33] } 8.
Bd3 { [%clk 1:26:16] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:33:59] } 9. Qc2 { [%clk 1:26:34] }
9... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:34:13] } 10. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:25] } 10... Ne8
{ [%clk 1:33:39] } 11. Bg3 { [%clk 1:26:00] } 11... Bd6 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 12.
O-O { [%clk 1:19:11] } 12... Bxg3 { [%clk 1:33:08] } 13. hxg3
{ [%clk 1:19:29] } 13... Qe7 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 14. Rab1 { [%clk 1:15:35] }
14... a5 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 15. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:10:35] } 15... Nd6
{ [%clk 1:30:18] } 16. a3 { [%clk 1:09:59] } 16... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 1:23:41] } 17. Na4 { [%clk 0:59:08] } 17...
Ne4 { [%clk 1:22:12] } 18. b4 { [%clk 0:58:48] } 18... axb4 { [%clk 1:20:38] }
19. axb4 { [%clk 0:59:16] } 19... b5 { [%clk 1:17:59] } 20. Nc5
{ [%clk 0:55:22] } 20... Nexc5 { [%clk 1:13:42] } 21. dxc5 { [%clk 0:49:36] }
21... Ne5 { [%clk 1:12:35] } 22. Nd4 { [%clk 0:50:04] } 22... Qf6
{ [%clk 1:11:46] } 23. Ra1 { [%clk 0:49:56] } 23... Nxd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 1:08:11] } 24. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:50:24] } 24...
Bd7 { [%clk 1:08:02] } 25. Ra5 { [%clk 0:34:43] } 25... Rxa5 { [%clk 1:06:53] }
26. bxa5 { [%clk 0:35:12] } 26... Bc8 { [%clk 1:05:02] } 27. Ra1
{ [%clk 0:34:55] } 27... Ba6 { [%clk 1:05:18] } 28. Ra2 { [%clk 0:35:19] }
28... g6 { [%clk 1:03:50] } 29. Nc2 $4 { Blunder. Qd2 was best.[%clk 0:35:21] }
29... b4 { [%clk 1:03:01] } 30. Qxa6 { [%clk 0:29:58] } 30... b3
{ [%clk 1:03:24] } 31. Ra1 { [%clk 0:29:49] } 31... bxc2 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 32.
Rc1 { [%clk 0:20:58] } 32... Qb2 { [%clk 1:02:55] } 33. Qf1 { [%clk 0:20:51] }
33... Ra8 { [%clk 1:00:05] } 34. Qe1 { [%clk 0:18:13] } 34... Rxa5
{ [%clk 0:58:55] } 35. Rxc2 { [%clk 0:18:00] } 35... Ra1 { [%clk 0:58:50] } 36.
Rxb2 { [%clk 0:18:11] } 36... Rxe1+ { [%clk 0:59:14] } 37. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:18:35] } 37... Rc1 { [%clk 0:59:39] } 38. Rb7 { [%clk 0:17:55] }
38... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:59:35] } 39. g4 $4 { Blunder. f3 was best.[%clk 0:18:23] }
39... fxg4 { [%clk 0:59:45] } 40. Kg3 { [%clk 0:18:47] } 40... Rc4
{ [%clk 1:00:01] } 41. Rd7 { [%clk 0:18:00] } 41... g5 $2
{ Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:58:57] } 42. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:15:37] } 42... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:58:41] } 43. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:16:05] } 43... Kg6 { [%clk 0:58:57] } 44.
Rd6+ { [%clk 0:16:33] } 44... Kh5 { [%clk 0:58:37] } 45. Kh2 { [%clk 0:11:54] }
45... g3+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best.[%clk 0:57:28] } 46. Kxg3
{ [%clk 0:12:02] } 46... g4 { [%clk 0:57:32] } 47. Re6 { [%clk 0:10:15] }
47... Kg5 { [%clk 0:57:24] } 48. Re5+ { [%clk 0:10:44] } 48... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:57:30] } 49. Rh5 { [%clk 0:11:11] } 49... Kg6 { [%clk 0:57:52] } 50.
Re5 { [%clk 0:11:39] } 50... h5 { [%clk 0:57:13] } 51. Re6+ { [%clk 0:11:59] }
51... Kf5 { [%clk 0:57:25] } 52. Rh6 { [%clk 0:12:26] } 52... Kg5
{ [%clk 0:57:28] } 53. Rh8 { [%clk 0:12:55] } 53... Rc2 { [%clk 0:57:02] } 54.
Rg8+ { [%clk 0:12:32] } 54... Kf6 { [%clk 0:56:51] } 55. Rh8 { [%clk 0:10:39] }
55... Kg6 { [%clk 0:57:16] } 56. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:11:02] } 56... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:57:37] } 57. Rf8 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 57... Kg7 { [%clk 0:56:31] } 58.
Rf5 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 58... Kg6 { [%clk 0:56:52] } 59. Rf8 { [%clk 0:07:46] }
59... c5 { [%clk 0:56:38] } 60. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:05:36] } 60... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:53:53] } 61. f3 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 61... gxf3 { [%clk 0:52:54] } 62.
gxf3 $2 { Mistake. Kxf3 was best.[%clk 0:04:58] } 62... h4+ $4
{ Blunder. c4 was best.[%clk 0:52:41] } 63. Kxh4 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 63... Rc3
{ [%clk 0:51:44] } 64. Rf8+ { [%clk 0:03:25] } 64... Ke5 { [%clk 0:51:44] } 65.
Re8+ { [%clk 0:03:44] } 65... Kd6 { [%clk 0:51:52] } 66. Kg4 { [%clk 0:04:10] }
66... Kd7 { [%clk 0:52:05] } 67. Re5 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 67... Rd3
{ [%clk 0:52:27] } 68. e4 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 68... Kd6 { [%clk 0:52:33] } 69.
Rxd5+ { [%clk 0:01:13] } 69... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:52:53] } 70. exd5
{ [%clk 0:01:42] } 70... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:53:06] } 71. f4 { [%clk 0:01:45] }
71... c4 { [%clk 0:53:16] } 72. Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 72... Kd4
{ [%clk 0:53:09] } 73. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 73... c3 { [%clk 0:52:21] } 74.
f5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 74... c2 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 75. Kd2 { [%clk 0:01:01] }
75... Ke5 { [%clk 0:53:10] } 76. Kxc2 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 76... Kxf5
{ [%clk 0:53:34] } 1/2-1/2