Senthilkumar, Pranav vs Taghizadeh, Rayan
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 1.8 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · E15 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Black "Taghizadeh, Rayan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[WhiteElo "2044"]
[WhiteFideId "2083477"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[BlackFideId "2054019"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:26:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:38] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:36] } 3. c4 { [%clk 1:27:05] } 3... b6 { [%clk 1:30:42] }
4. g3 { [%clk 1:24:44] } 4... Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 5. Bg2 { [%clk 1:24:44] }
5... g6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:23:29] } 6... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:28:03] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 1:21:38] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:20:52] } 8. e4
{ [%clk 1:15:14] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:21:13] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:11:34] } 9...
a6 { [%clk 1:19:34] } 10. b3 { [%clk 0:59:59] } 10... c5 { [%clk 1:12:46] } 11.
Ba3 { [%clk 0:56:41] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:00:47] } 12. Rad1 { [%clk 0:54:53] }
12... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:59:00] } 13. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:52:34] } 13... Rfd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:54:41] } 14. d5 { [%clk 0:42:49] } 14... exd5
{ [%clk 0:52:32] } 15. cxd5 { [%clk 0:38:42] } 15... b5 { [%clk 0:49:30] } 16.
Bc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best.[%clk 0:38:23] } 16... Re8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:46:40] } 17. a4 { [%clk 0:35:50] } 17... bxa4
$6 { Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:37:18] } 18. Nxa4 { [%clk 0:34:57] }
18... Rac8 { [%clk 0:31:23] } 19. Nb2 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 19... Nb6
{ [%clk 0:27:08] } 20. Nd2 { [%clk 0:26:46] } 20... Nfd7 { [%clk 0:26:15] } 21.
Ndc4 { [%clk 0:22:50] } 21... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:25:58] } 22. Nxc4
{ [%clk 0:23:16] } 22... Ne5 { [%clk 0:24:36] } 23. Bb2 { [%clk 0:21:50] }
23... Rb8 { [%clk 0:22:05] } 24. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.[%clk 0:15:52] } 24... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 25.
Bxg7 { [%clk 0:16:15] } 25... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 26. bxc4
{ [%clk 0:16:11] } 26... Bc8 { [%clk 0:20:48] } 27. e5 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 27...
Bf5 { [%clk 0:10:44] } 28. Qc3 { [%clk 0:10:21] } 28... Qb6 { [%clk 0:08:40] }
29. exd6+ $2 { Mistake. e6+ was best.[%clk 0:05:54] } 29... f6
{ [%clk 0:09:09] } 30. Re7+ { [%clk 0:06:01] } 30... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:09:38] }
31. dxe7 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 31... Qd6 { [%clk 0:09:59] } 32. Re1
{ [%clk 0:05:56] } 32... Re8 { [%clk 0:10:20] } 33. Qd2 { [%clk 0:02:59] }
33... Kf7 { [%clk 0:10:18] } 34. h3 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 34... Rxe7
{ [%clk 0:09:41] } 35. Rxe7+ { [%clk 0:02:42] } 35... Kxe7 { [%clk 0:10:03] }
36. g4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 36... Bd7 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 37. f5
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 37... g5 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 38. Qe3+ { [%clk 0:00:51] }
38... Kd8 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 39. h4 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 39... h6
{ [%clk 0:05:15] } 40. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 40... hxg5 { [%clk 0:05:44] }
41. Qc3 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 41... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 42. Kf2
{ [%clk 0:01:03] } 42... Kc7 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 43. Bf3 { [%clk 0:00:54] }
43... Qd6 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 44. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 44... Kb6
{ [%clk 0:02:30] } 45. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:00:49] } 45... Ka7 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 46.
Qc3 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 46... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 47. Qe3 { [%clk 0:01:57] }
47... Qd6 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 48. Qc3 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 48... Kb6
{ [%clk 0:02:23] } 49. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:02:17] } 49... Kc7 { [%clk 0:02:48] }
50. Qc3 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 50... Qb6 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 51. Kf2
{ [%clk 0:03:05] } 51... Kd8 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 52. Bg2 { [%clk 0:02:56] }
52... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 53. Qe3+ { [%clk 0:02:45] } 53... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:03:32] } 54. Qh3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.[%clk 0:01:25] } 54...
Qb2+ { [%clk 0:03:49] } 55. Kg1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:01:43] }
55... Qa1+ $4 { Blunder. Qd4+ was best.[%clk 0:03:21] } 56. Kf2
{ [%clk 0:02:08] } 56... Qd4+ { [%clk 0:03:37] } 57. Ke1 { [%clk 0:01:36] }
57... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 58. Qa3 $4
{ Blunder. Bf1 was best.[%clk 0:00:48] } 58... Qxc4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 59. Qe3
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.[%clk 0:00:41] } 59... Qb4+ { [%clk 0:01:51] }
60. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 60... Qxg4+ { [%clk 0:01:07] } 61. Bf3
{ [%clk 0:00:59] } 61... Bb5+ { [%clk 0:01:26] } 62. Ke1 { [%clk 0:00:56] }
62... Qb4+ { [%clk 0:01:40] } 63. Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 63... Qd4+
{ [%clk 0:01:59] } 64. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 64... cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:27] }
65. d6 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 65... Kf8 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 66. Bh5
{ [%clk 0:01:19] } 66... a5 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 67. Kc1 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 67...
Bd3 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 0-1