Rostomyan, Mikayel vs Hilby, Craig
4th annual DC International · Round 2 · 2026.06.25 · 0-1 · A13 English Opening: Neo-Catalan
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PGN
[Event "4th annual DC International"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rostomyan, Mikayel"]
[Black "Hilby, Craig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[WhiteFideId "13313754"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[BlackFideId "2062674"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:18:32] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:18:33] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:17:17] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:18:26] }
4. d4 { [%clk 1:16:05] } 4... Bb4+ { [%clk 1:18:26] } 5. Bd2 { [%clk 1:16:05] }
5... a5 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:13:06] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 1:18:22] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 1:11:07] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:18:22] } 8. Bxb4
{ [%clk 1:03:49] } 8... axb4 { [%clk 1:16:47] } 9. cxd5 { [%clk 0:59:42] } 9...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:13:52] } 10. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:56:21] } 10... Qb6
{ [%clk 1:11:48] } 11. Nb3 { [%clk 0:55:41] } 11... exd5 { [%clk 1:10:55] } 12.
O-O { [%clk 0:54:50] } 12... Nc6 { [%clk 1:07:03] } 13. N1d2 { [%clk 0:51:03] }
13... Ra7 { [%clk 0:56:25] } 14. e4 { [%clk 0:45:02] } 14... dxe4
{ [%clk 0:47:13] } 15. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 15... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:46:56] }
16. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 16... g6 { [%clk 0:46:56] } 17. Rfd1
{ [%clk 0:33:05] } 17... Bh3 { [%clk 0:39:39] } 18. Qc5 { [%clk 0:31:38] }
18... Qc7 { [%clk 0:35:19] } 19. Bd5 { [%clk 0:23:37] } 19... Qe5
{ [%clk 0:28:14] } 20. Re1 { [%clk 0:22:14] } 20... Qf6 { [%clk 0:28:04] } 21.
Qb6 { [%clk 0:17:56] } 21... Rd8 { [%clk 0:24:17] } 22. Bh1 $2
{ Mistake. Bxc6 was best. [%clk 0:13:30] } 22... Kg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxa2 was best. [%clk 0:22:45] } 23. a3 { [%clk 0:07:09] } 23...
Rda8 { [%clk 0:18:35] } 24. Nc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. [%clk 0:03:54] } 24... bxa3 { [%clk 0:12:56] } 25.
bxa3 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 25... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:12:56] } 26. Rab1
{ [%clk 0:02:34] } 26... Ra1 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 27. Nxb7 $4
{ Blunder. Bg2 was best. [%clk 0:02:07] } 27... Rxb1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. R8a6 was best. [%clk 0:09:28] } 28. Qxb1 $2
{ Mistake. Rxb1 was best. [%clk 0:01:10] } 28... Nd4 { [%clk 0:08:57] } 29. Qe4
$2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd6 was best. [%clk 0:00:35] } 29... Ra1
{ [%clk 0:06:46] } 30. Bg2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. [%clk 0:00:09] } 30... Nf3+
{ [%clk 0:04:28] } 31. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 31... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:04:24] }
32. Qd4+ $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe5+ was best. [%clk 0:00:04] }
32... f6 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 0-1