Cherukuri, Nitesh vs Xu, Grant
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | IM C · Round 2.4 · 2026.01.14 · 1-0 · B01 Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational | IM C"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.14"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Cherukuri, Nitesh"]
[Black "Xu, Grant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[WhiteFideId "30978688"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[BlackFideId "2052318"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. exd5 { [%clk 1:29:05] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:29:28] } 3... Nxd5
{ [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:52] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 5. Be2
{ [%clk 1:27:06] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:25:09] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. a3 { [%clk 1:08:47] } 7... a5 { [%clk 1:19:31] } 8.
dxc5 { [%clk 1:03:58] } 8... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:19:33] } 9. c4 { [%clk 1:04:14] }
9... Nf6 { [%clk 1:19:09] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:02:26] } 10... O-O
{ [%clk 1:15:35] } 11. Bg5 { [%clk 1:01:43] } 11... h6 { [%clk 1:11:36] } 12.
Qxd8 { [%clk 0:52:04] } 12... Rxd8 { [%clk 1:11:59] } 13. Bxf6
{ [%clk 0:52:07] } 13... gxf6 { [%clk 1:12:24] } 14. Rad1 { [%clk 0:51:19] }
14... Bd7 { [%clk 1:12:12] } 15. Ne4 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 15... Be7
{ [%clk 1:12:28] } 16. Nd6 { [%clk 0:42:54] } 16... Rab8 { [%clk 1:12:27] } 17.
Rd2 { [%clk 0:40:27] } 17... Ne5 { [%clk 1:06:54] } 18. b3 { [%clk 0:35:05] }
18... Bc6 { [%clk 1:05:08] } 19. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:33:02] } 19... Ng6
{ [%clk 0:56:29] } 20. Ne1 { [%clk 0:30:54] } 20... f5 { [%clk 0:53:56] } 21.
Bf3 { [%clk 0:29:03] } 21... Bg5 { [%clk 0:53:34] } 22. Rc2 { [%clk 0:26:07] }
22... Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:51:23] } 23. c5
{ [%clk 0:25:34] } 23... Ne7 { [%clk 0:51:33] } 24. Bh5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:23:26] } 24... Bxd6 { [%clk 0:51:31] } 25.
Rxd6 { [%clk 0:23:38] } 25... Bd5 { [%clk 0:39:57] } 26. Nd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best.[%clk 0:17:27] } 26... Nc6 { [%clk 0:37:21] }
27. b4 { [%clk 0:17:14] } 27... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:34:22] } 28. cxd6
{ [%clk 0:17:42] } 28... Be4 { [%clk 0:34:38] } 29. Rc3 { [%clk 0:13:12] }
29... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:34:32] } 30. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 30... axb4
{ [%clk 0:34:54] } 31. axb4 { [%clk 0:14:06] } 31... Nxb4 { [%clk 0:35:12] }
32. Rb3 { [%clk 0:11:05] } 32... Nc6 { [%clk 0:35:06] } 33. d7 $2
{ Mistake. Bf3 was best.[%clk 0:10:38] } 33... Kf8 { [%clk 0:34:54] } 34. Bf3
{ [%clk 0:07:17] } 34... Nd8 { [%clk 0:34:25] } 35. Be2 { [%clk 0:05:31] }
35... Ke7 { [%clk 0:34:08] } 36. Bb5 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 36... Ra8
{ [%clk 0:34:22] } 37. g3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:05:17] } 37...
Ra1+ $2 { Mistake. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:34:30] } 38. Kg2 { [%clk 0:05:45] }
38... Rd1 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 39. Rb4 { [%clk 0:05:55] } 39... f6
{ [%clk 0:32:18] } 40. Ba4 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 40... Rd5 { [%clk 0:32:01] } 41.
h3 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 41... Rc5 { [%clk 0:26:04] } 42. Kg1 { [%clk 0:01:36] }
42... Kd6 { [%clk 0:26:19] } 43. Rb6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:01:25] } 43... Kc7 { [%clk 0:26:16] } 44.
Rb4 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 44... Nf7 { [%clk 0:25:21] } 45. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:54] }
45... Nd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best.[%clk 0:24:59] } 46. Rb6
{ [%clk 0:02:00] } 46... Rd5 { [%clk 0:24:36] } 47. Bb3 { [%clk 0:02:29] }
47... Rd2 { [%clk 0:23:22] } 48. Bxe6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 48... Ne4 $2
{ Mistake. Kd8 was best.[%clk 0:23:43] } 49. Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 49... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:19:54] } 50. Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 50... Kb6 { [%clk 0:20:09] } 51.
Rb1+ { [%clk 0:01:23] } 51... Ka6 { [%clk 0:18:37] } 52. Ra1+
{ [%clk 0:01:38] } 52... Kb5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb6 was best.[%clk 0:18:24] } 53.
Rb1+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best.[%clk 0:02:00] } 53... Ka5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best.[%clk 0:16:10] } 54. Bxf5 $4
{ Blunder. Bc4 was best.[%clk 0:01:26] } 54... b5 { [%clk 0:16:31] } 55. Ra1+
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 55... Kb6 { [%clk 0:16:54] } 56. Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:32] }
56... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:17:16] } 57. Rh8 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 57... b4
{ [%clk 0:15:56] } 58. Rxh6 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 58... b3 { [%clk 0:16:07] } 59.
h4 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 59... b2 { [%clk 0:16:09] } 60. h5 { [%clk 0:01:24] }
60... Rd5 { [%clk 0:16:09] } 61. Be4 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 61... Re5
{ [%clk 0:16:11] } 62. Bc2 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 62... Rc5 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 63.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 63... Rd5 { [%clk 0:13:29] } 64. Bc2 { [%clk 0:01:14] }
64... Rd2 { [%clk 0:12:46] } 65. Bf5 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 65... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:12:45] } 66. Rh8 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 66... Rd5 { [%clk 0:12:01] } 67.
Bc2 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 67... Rd2 { [%clk 0:11:47] } 68. Bg6 { [%clk 0:02:22] }
68... Ne5 { [%clk 0:07:50] } 69. Rb8 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 69... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:08:04] } 70. Kf3 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 70... Ne5+ { [%clk 0:07:50] }
71. Kg2 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 71... Kc4 $4
{ Blunder. Ng4 was best.[%clk 0:06:03] } 72. Bf5 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 72... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:04:27] } 73. Rc8 { [%clk 0:03:42] } 73... Kb5 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 74.
h6 { [%clk 0:03:21] } 74... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 75. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:03:48] }
75... Nxd8 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 76. h7 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 76... Nf7
{ [%clk 0:02:24] } 77. Kh3 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 77... Kc4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 78.
Kh4 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 78... Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 79. Kh5 { [%clk 0:04:39] }
79... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 80. Bb1 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 80... Nh8
{ [%clk 0:00:38] } 81. Kh6 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 81... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 82.
Kg7 { [%clk 0:05:57] } 82... Nf7 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 83. h8=Q { [%clk 0:06:21] }
83... Nxh8 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 84. Kxh8 { [%clk 0:06:44] } 84... f5
{ [%clk 0:01:49] } 85. Kg7 { [%clk 0:07:11] } 85... Ke5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 86.
f4+ { [%clk 0:07:39] } 86... Kd5 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 1-0