Virtanen, Teemu vs Iinuma, Paul Y

Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 4.5 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · A29 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Virtanen, Teemu"]
[Black "Iinuma, Paul Y"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[WhiteFideId "509850"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2034"]
[BlackFideId "2031809"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:21:18] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:05] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:21:31] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 5. Bg2
{ [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... Nb6 { [%clk 1:22:23] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:38] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:22:50] } 7. d3 { [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:23:18] } 8.
O-O { [%clk 1:32:57] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:23:36] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:33:08] }
9... Be6 { [%clk 1:23:38] } 10. b4 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 10... a5
{ [%clk 1:24:03] } 11. b5 { [%clk 1:33:36] } 11... Nd4 { [%clk 1:24:28] } 12.
Nd2 { [%clk 1:33:49] } 12... c6 { [%clk  1:24:39] } 13. bxc6 { [%clk 1:33:48] }
13... Nxc6 { [%clk 1:25:02] } 14. Rb1 { [%clk 1:30:42] } 14... a4
{ [%clk 1:25:25] } 15. e3 { [%clk 1:08:21] } 15... Ra6 { [%clk 0:56:09] } 16.
Qe2 { [%clk 1:06:28] } 16... Qd7 { [%clk 0:55:53] } 17. Nc4 { [%clk 1:03:12] }
17... Nd5 $4 { Blunder. Nxc4 was best.[%clk 0:54:29] } 18. Nxd5
{ [%clk  1:00:23] } 18... Bxd5 { [%clk  0:54:55] } 19. Nb6 { [%clk 1:00:48] }
19... Qd8 $4 { Blunder. Rxb6 was best.[%clk 0:40:38] } 20. Nxd5
{ [%clk  1:01:09] } 20... Na5 { [%clk 0:41:06] } 21. Nxe7+ { [%clk 1:01:01] }
21... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 22. Bd2 { [%clk 1:01:26] } 22... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:39:59] } 23. d4 { [%clk 1:00:37] } 23... exd4 { [%clk 0:39:01] } 24.
Bxc6 { [%clk 1:01:01] } 24... d3 { [%clk  0:39:21] } 25. Qxd3
{ [%clk 1:01:16] } 25... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:39:42] } 26. Bb4 { [%clk 1:01:30] }
26... Rd8 { [%clk 0:40:10] } 27. Bxe7 { [%clk 1:01:47] } 27... Rxd3
{ [%clk 0:40:34] } 28. Rxb7 { [%clk 1:02:11] } 1-0