Mallela, Abhishek vs Dasika, Archit
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 5.9 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · A06 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Mallela, Abhishek"]
[Black "Dasika, Archit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "1957"]
[WhiteFideId "2039710"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[BlackFideId "2093650"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:25:29] } 2. b3 { [%clk 1:31:06] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:38] } 3. Bb2 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... Bf5
{ [%clk 1:24:53] } 4. d3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 4... h6 { [%clk 1:24:50] } 5. g3
{ [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:24:32] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 6...
Be7 { [%clk 1:24:23] } 7. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 7... Bh7 { [%clk 1:23:44] }
8. O-O { [%clk 1:31:52] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:24:02] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:29:20] }
9... c5 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 10. e4 { [%clk 1:28:14] } 10... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:21:56] } 11. exd5 { [%clk 1:21:33] } 11... exd5 { [%clk 1:22:17] }
12. Ne5 { [%clk 1:21:53] } 12... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:20:07] } 13. Bxe5
{ [%clk 1:22:06] } 13... Rc8 { [%clk 1:18:11] } 14. Bh3 { [%clk 1:22:01] }
14... Rc6 { [%clk 1:17:36] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 1:20:54] } 15... Qa5
{ [%clk 1:14:18] } 16. Nf1 { [%clk 1:19:18] } 16... c4 { [%clk 1:10:16] } 17.
dxc4 { [%clk 1:16:20] } 17... dxc4 { [%clk 1:10:30] } 18. Ne3 $4
{ Blunder. c3 was best.[%clk 1:16:14] } 18... Bb4 $4
{ Blunder. Be4 was best.[%clk 1:07:15] } 19. c3 { [%clk 1:13:49] } 19... Bxc3
{ [%clk 1:03:31] } 20. Bxc3 { [%clk 1:13:54] } 20... Qxc3 { [%clk 1:03:53] }
21. Rac1 { [%clk 1:12:05] } 21... Be4 $4
{ Blunder. Qa5 was best.[%clk 0:48:56] } 22. Rxc3 { [%clk 1:12:19] } 22...
Bxf3 { [%clk 0:47:40] } 23. Nf5 { [%clk 1:12:44] } 23... Be4 $2
{ Mistake. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:39:16] } 24. Ne7+ { [%clk 1:12:48] } 24... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:39:35] } 25. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:13:04] } 25... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:39:53] }
26. Rxc4 { [%clk 1:13:09] } 26... Rd8 { [%clk 0:39:51] } 27. Bg2
{ [%clk 1:13:19] } 27... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:39:04] } 28. Kxg2 { [%clk 1:13:43] }
28... Rd2 { [%clk 0:39:27] } 29. Re7 { [%clk 1:13:39] } 29... Rxa2
{ [%clk 0:37:06] } 30. Rxb7 { [%clk 1:13:40] } 30... Nd5 { [%clk 0:36:45] } 31.
Ra4 { [%clk 1:14:01] } 31... Rb2 { [%clk 0:35:52] } 32. Rxf7 { [%clk 1:13:47] }
32... h5 { [%clk 0:35:26] } 33. Kh3 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 33... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:35:16] } 34. Raxa7 { [%clk 1:12:54] } 34... Ng4 { [%clk 0:34:50] }
35. Rxg7 { [%clk 1:12:51] } 35... Nxf2+ { [%clk 0:34:55] } 36. Kh4
{ [%clk 1:13:15] } 36... Ne4 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best.[%clk 0:34:56] } 37. Kxh5
{ [%clk 1:13:21] } 37... Nxg3+ { [%clk 0:33:49] } 38. Kg6 { [%clk 1:13:48] }
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