Belenkaya, Dina vs Lee, Daniel Joshua

2025 Charlotte Winter Classic · Round 3 · 2025.12.26 · 1-0 · D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.
PGN
[Event "2025 Charlotte Winter Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Belenkaya, Dina"]
[Black "Lee, Daniel Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[WhiteFideId "24142654"]
[WhiteTitle "WGM"]
[BlackElo "1987"]
[BlackFideId "2640708"]
[ECO "D28"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:48:14] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:50:15] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:48:18] }
2... dxc4 { [%clk 1:50:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:48:13] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:50:23] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:48:07] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:50:28] } 5. Bxc4
{ [%clk 1:48:03] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:50:32] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:48:07] } 6... c5
{ [%clk 1:50:37] } 7. Qe2 { [%clk 1:47:25] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:50:18] } 8.
Rd1 { [%clk 1:47:14] } 8... b6 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 1:35:16] } 9.
e4 { [%clk 1:44:24] } 9... Bb7 $2 { Mistake. b5 was best.[%clk 1:32:56] } 10.
d5 { [%clk 1:39:39] } 10... e5 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 11. a4 { [%clk 1:36:57] }
11... Bd6 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 12. Nh4 { [%clk 1:35:49] } 12... O-O
{ [%clk 1:27:33] } 13. Nf5 { [%clk 1:35:15] } 13... Ne8 { [%clk 1:27:23] } 14.
Ra3 { [%clk 1:27:30] } 14... Ndf6 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 15. g4 { [%clk 1:27:42] }
15... g6 { [%clk 1:08:49] } 16. Nh6+ { [%clk 1:12:36] } 16... Kg7
{ [%clk 1:05:02] } 17. Rh3 { [%clk 1:10:49] } 17... Bc8 { [%clk 0:59:19] } 18.
f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rg3 was  best.[%clk 1:02:32] } 18... Ng8 $2
{ Mistake.  exf4 was  best.[%clk 0:49:54] } 19. f5 { [%clk 0:57:48] } 19... g5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.[%clk  0:35:46] } 20. f6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh5 was  best.[%clk 0:53:19] } 20... Qxf6 { [%clk 0:34:43] } 21.
Nf5+ { [%clk  0:46:46] } 21... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:31:08] } 22. gxf5
{ [%clk 0:46:27] } 22... Kh8 { [%clk  0:19:39] } 23. Rh5 { [%clk 0:42:45] }
23... Be7 { [%clk 0:15:59] } 24. Kh1 { [%clk  0:34:18] } 24... Nd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:04:21] } 25. Bxa6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best.[%clk 0:25:31] } 25... Qg7 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 26.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:22:46] } 26... h6 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 27. Rg1 { [%clk 0:21:27] }
27... f6 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 28. h4 { [%clk 0:20:00] } 28... Qh7
{ [%clk 0:00:56] } 29. Bb5 { [%clk 0:18:39] } 29... Rad8 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 30.
Qh2 { [%clk 0:16:02] } 30... Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 31. Be2 { [%clk 0:13:15] }
31... Rg7 { [%clk   0:00:50] } 32. Bg4 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 32... Re8
{ [%clk 0:00:30] } 33. Rg3 { [%clk  0:11:48] } 33... Bd8 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 34.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:10:39] } 34... Be7 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 35. hxg5 { [%clk 0:09:58] }
35... fxg5 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 36. Rgh3 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 36... Nf7
{ [%clk 0:00:21] } 37. f6 $4 { Blunder.  d6 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 37...
Nxf6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 38. Bf5 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 38... Qg8 $4
{ Blunder. Nxh5 was best.[%clk 0:00:13] } 39. Rxh6+ { [%clk  0:01:29] } 39...
Nxh6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 40. Rxh6+ { [%clk 0:01:30] } 40... Nh7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:22] } 41. d6 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 41...
Bxd6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 42... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best.[%clk  0:00:13] } 43. Rh6 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 43...
Rd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 44. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:01:27] }
44... Qf8 $2 { Checkmate  is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0