Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel vs Hilby, Craig
17. annual Southwest Class Championship · Round 8.1 · 2026.02.12 · 1-0 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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PGN
[Event "17. annual Southwest Class Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.12"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"]
[Black "Hilby, Craig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[WhiteFideId "4430492"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[BlackFideId "2062674"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C11m"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:03:18] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:20:00] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 4... Nfd7 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 5. f4
{ [%clk 1:03:18] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:19:25] }
8. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 8... Qb6 { [%clk 1:19:25] } 9. Qd2
{ [%clk 1:02:13] } 9... Qxb2 { [%clk 1:19:16] } 10. Rb1 { [%clk 1:02:13] }
10... Qa3 { [%clk 1:19:16] } 11. Bb5 { [%clk 1:02:13] } 11... Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:18:51] } 12. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:02:13] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:18:38] } 13.
Bxd7+ { [%clk 1:02:13] } 13... Bxd7 { [%clk 1:18:38] } 14. Rb3
{ [%clk 1:02:13] } 14... Qe7 { [%clk 1:18:38] } 15. Rxb7 { [%clk 1:02:13] }
15... Qh4+ { [%clk 1:18:38] } 16. g3 { [%clk 0:56:30] } 16... Qd8
{ [%clk 1:18:18] } 17. O-O { [%clk 0:55:05] } 17... Qc8 { [%clk 1:06:55] } 18.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:46:19] } 18... Qc4 { [%clk 0:57:16] } 19. Nd1 { [%clk 0:36:36] }
19... Bc5 { [%clk 0:39:08] } 20. c3 { [%clk 0:35:16] } 20... Bb5 $2
{ Mistake. Bxd4+ was best.[%clk 0:38:54] } 21. Ne3 { [%clk 0:33:02] } 21...
Bxd4 { [%clk 0:38:54] } 22. cxd4 { [%clk 0:33:02] } 22... Qe2 $4
{ Blunder. Qa4 was best.[%clk 0:38:54] } 23. Qb4 { [%clk 0:22:01] } 23... Bd7
{ [%clk 0:28:03] } 24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:12:42] } 24... Qxa2 { [%clk 0:21:35] }
25. Ra3 { [%clk 0:10:57] } 25... Qe2 { [%clk 0:21:35] } 26. Qd6
{ [%clk 0:07:41] } 26... Rc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.[%clk 0:17:08] }
27. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:05:16] } 27... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:17:08] } 28. Qc6+ $2
{ Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:03:44] } 28... Bd7 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 29. Qa8+
{ [%clk 0:03:37] } 29... Ke7 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 30. Qxh8 { [%clk 0:03:37] }
30... Bb5 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 31. Qxh7 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 31... Qb2
{ [%clk 0:10:53] } 32. f5 $4 { Blunder. Nxd5+ was best.[%clk 0:00:22] } 32...
Qxa3 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 33. Qh4+ { [%clk 0:00:22] } 33... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:07:29] } 34. fxe6+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] }
34... fxe6 { [%clk 0:07:29] } 35. Qf4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 35... a5 $2
{ Mistake. Qc1+ was best.[%clk 0:06:36] } 36. Qf7+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 36...
Qe7 $2 { Mistake. Kd8 was best.[%clk 0:06:36] } 37. Qg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxe7+ was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 37... a4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best.[%clk 0:04:35] } 38. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 38...
Qa3 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 39. Qf7+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 39... Kd8 { [%clk 0:01:25] }
40. Qc7+ { [%clk 0:00:10] } 40... Ke8 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 41. Qb8+
{ [%clk 0:26:08] } 41... Kf7 { [%clk 0:31:25] } 42. Qxb5 { [%clk 0:22:49] }
42... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:31:25] } 43. Kg2 { [%clk 0:22:05] } 43... Qa2+
{ [%clk 0:31:25] } 44. Kh3 { [%clk 0:22:05] } 44... exd5 { [%clk 0:31:02] } 45.
Qd7+ { [%clk 0:20:57] } 45... Kg6 { [%clk 0:27:54] } 46. Qe8+
{ [%clk 0:16:05] } 46... Kh6 { [%clk 0:26:09] } 47. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:11:15] }
47... Kh7 $4 { Blunder. Kg5 was best.[%clk 0:23:32] } 48. Qf5+
{ [%clk 0:11:05] } 48... Kh6 { [%clk 0:22:24] } 49. g4 { [%clk 0:09:28] }
49... g6 $2 { Mistake. g5 was best.[%clk 0:18:44] } 50. g5+ { [%clk 0:09:28] }
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