Ai, Evan vs Bhatta, Rohit
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 4.9 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · C22 Center Game: Hall Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Ai, Evan"]
[Black "Bhatta, Rohit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[WhiteFideId "2094770"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[BlackFideId "30965934"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:27:26] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:26:39] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:26:29] }
2... exd4 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 3. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:26:53] } 3... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:27:27] } 4. Qc4 { [%clk 1:27:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:26:20] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:27:40] } 5... Bb4 { [%clk 1:21:52] } 6. Bd2 { [%clk 1:28:01] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 1:21:16] } 7. O-O-O { [%clk 1:28:00] } 7... Re8 { [%clk 1:12:28] }
8. f3 { [%clk 1:28:16] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:09:36] } 9. g4 { [%clk 1:28:20] }
9... Be6 { [%clk 1:07:40] } 10. Qe2 { [%clk 1:28:21] } 10... Ne5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:51:04] } 11. Qg2 { [%clk 1:20:35] } 11... Nc4
$6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:33:33] } 12. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:20:30] } 12...
Bxc4 { [%clk 0:34:00] } 13. g5 { [%clk 1:08:57] } 13... Nd7 { [%clk 0:32:42] }
14. Nge2 { [%clk 1:08:00] } 14... Bxe2 { [%clk 0:24:22] } 15. Nxe2
{ [%clk 1:08:08] } 15... Bxd2+ { [%clk 0:24:17] } 16. Rxd2 { [%clk 1:08:31] }
16... Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:21:31] } 17. h4
{ [%clk 1:06:05] } 17... a5 { [%clk 0:15:39] } 18. Nd4 { [%clk 0:55:38] } 18...
Ne6 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 19. Nf5 { [%clk 0:55:44] } 19... b5 { [%clk 0:07:36] }
20. e5 { [%clk 0:49:00] } 20... d5 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 21. Rhd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:49:19] } 21... c6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d4 was best.[%clk 0:05:50] } 22. Qg3 { [%clk 0:48:19] } 22...
Qb6 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 23. Nd6 { [%clk 0:47:55] } 23... Red8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:04:28] } 24. f4 { [%clk 0:47:52] } 24... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:04:20] } 25. h5 { [%clk 0:36:56] } 25... Nb7 $4
{ Blunder. Rxd6 was best.[%clk 0:02:31] } 26. Nf5 { [%clk 0:36:12] } 26... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:02:24] } 27. g6 { [%clk 0:35:51] } 27... fxg6 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 28.
hxg6 { [%clk 0:36:02] } 28... h6 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 29. Nd6 $2
{ Mistake. Nxh6+ was best.[%clk 0:35:33] } 29... Rxd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:01:19] } 30. exd6 { [%clk 0:35:43] } 30...
Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:01:44] } 31. Qh3 { [%clk 0:35:05] }
31... Nxd2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:01:44] } 32. Qe6+
{ [%clk 0:35:27] } 32... Kh8 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 33. d7 { [%clk 0:35:44] } 33...
Rf8 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 34. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:35:35] } 34... Qg1+ $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb8 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 35. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:35:58] } 35... Qf2 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 36. Qf7 { [%clk 0:35:10] }
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