Lalit Babu M R vs Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick
International Chessopen Graz 2026 · Round 5.3 · 2026.02.12 · 1-0 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "International Chessopen Graz 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Lalit Babu M R"]
[Black "Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[WhiteFideId "5024595"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[BlackFideId "2409143"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "D35i"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:27:38] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:28:00] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:52] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:27:14] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 5. Bg5
{ [%clk 1:27:31] } 5... Be6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:26:44] } 6...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 1:25:26] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 8.
Nf3 { [%clk 1:22:52] } 8... Bd6 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:20:41] }
9... O-O { [%clk 1:31:40] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:15:13] } 10... h6
{ [%clk 1:25:35] } 11. Bf4 { [%clk 1:15:10] } 11... Qb8 { [%clk 1:25:55] } 12.
Qd2 { [%clk 1:14:46] } 12... Nh5 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 13. Bxd6 { [%clk 1:11:40] }
13... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:25:29] } 14. Rac1 { [%clk 1:08:09] } 14... g6
{ [%clk 1:21:34] } 15. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:02:06] } 15... Rad8 { [%clk 1:18:41] }
16. b4 { [%clk 0:55:43] } 16... Qxb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best.[%clk 1:12:15] } 17. Rb1 { [%clk 0:54:21] } 17...
Qa5 { [%clk 1:12:32] } 18. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:53:58] } 18... Rb8 { [%clk 1:12:53] }
19. Reb1 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 19... Rxb7 { [%clk 1:12:48] } 20. Rxb7
{ [%clk 0:53:03] } 20... Rb8 { [%clk 1:13:10] } 21. Rxb8+ { [%clk 0:53:01] }
21... Nxb8 { [%clk 1:13:29] } 22. Qc2 { [%clk 0:52:47] } 22... Ng7
{ [%clk 1:08:54] } 23. Ne5 { [%clk 0:44:24] } 23... Bf5 { [%clk 1:02:53] }
24. e4 { [%clk 0:44:02] } 24... Be6 { [%clk 0:49:17] } 25. exd5
{ [%clk 0:43:28] } 25... cxd5 { [%clk 0:49:37] } 26. Qb3 { [%clk 0:39:59] }
26... Na6 $2 { Mistake. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:43:54] } 27. Bxa6 $2
{ Mistake. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:38:27] } 27... Qxa6 { [%clk 0:44:04] } 28.
Nxd5 { [%clk 0:38:40] } 28... Nf5 { [%clk 0:40:50] } 29. Qb8+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf6+ was best.[%clk 0:37:16] } 29... Kg7 $4
{ Blunder. Qc8 was best.[%clk 0:38:36] } 30. Nc7 { [%clk 0:37:19] } 30... Qxa2
{ [%clk 0:27:50] } 31. Ne8+ { [%clk 0:36:35] } 31... Kf8 { [%clk 0:28:14] } 32.
Nf6+ { [%clk 0:35:24] } 32... Kg7 { [%clk 0:28:32] } 33. Neg4
{ [%clk 0:32:28] } 33... Ne7 { [%clk 0:28:50] } 34. Qe5 { [%clk 0:31:19] }
34... Qb1+ $2 { Mistake. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:27:31] } 35. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:31:41] } 35... Kf8 { [%clk 0:27:52] } 36. Nh7+ { [%clk 0:30:53] }
36... Ke8 { [%clk 0:28:00] } 37. Ngf6+ { [%clk 0:29:09] } 37... Kd8
{ [%clk 0:28:24] } 38. Qd6+ { [%clk 0:29:34] } 38... Kc8 { [%clk 0:28:47] } 39.
Qxe7 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 39... Qb8+ { [%clk 0:28:46] } 40. g3 { [%clk 0:30:10] }
40... Qb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.[%clk 0:29:04] } 41. Ne4
{ [%clk 0:30:10] } 41... Bd5 { [%clk 0:28:07] } 42. Nd6+ { [%clk 0:29:41] }
42... Kb8 { [%clk 0:28:32] } 43. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:30:03] } 43... Kc7
{ [%clk 0:28:56] } 44. Nb5+ { [%clk 0:30:28] } 1-0