Yao, Hanchi vs Sorokin, Aleksey
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 1.2 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Yao, Hanchi"]
[Black "Sorokin, Aleksey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[WhiteElo "2105"]
[WhiteFideId "30957397"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[BlackFideId "24176460"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:47] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:10] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:35] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. Bg5
{ [%clk 1:30:53] } 5... Bb4 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 6... h6
{ [%clk 1:32:16] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 7... g5 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 8. Bg3
{ [%clk 1:30:53] } 8... Ne4 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 9. Qc2 { [%clk 1:25:32] } 9...
h5 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 10. f3 { [%clk 1:23:40] } 10... Nxg3 { [%clk 1:32:36] }
11. hxg3 { [%clk 1:23:54] } 11... Qe7 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 12. Kf2
{ [%clk 1:21:19] } 12... Be6 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 13. Bd3 { [%clk 1:20:14] }
13... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 14. a3 { [%clk 1:16:23] } 14... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:31:42] } 15. Nb5 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 15... O-O-O { [%clk 1:30:45] }
16. Ne2 { [%clk 1:12:17] } 16... h4 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 17. Nxd6+
{ [%clk 1:10:46] } 17... Qxd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best.[%clk 1:30:32] }
18. b4 { [%clk 1:05:10] } 18... hxg3+ { [%clk 1:14:20] } 19. Nxg3
{ [%clk 1:05:29] } 19... Kb8 { [%clk 1:12:39] } 20. Qc5 { [%clk 0:55:54] }
20... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:12:39] } 21. bxc5 { [%clk 0:56:07] } 21... b6
{ [%clk 1:12:56] } 22. cxb6 { [%clk 0:42:55] } 22... axb6 { [%clk 1:12:54] }
23. Nh5 { [%clk 0:42:31] } 23... Kb7 { [%clk 1:10:09] } 24. g4
{ [%clk 0:41:50] } 24... Ra8 { [%clk 1:09:40] } 25. Rhc1 { [%clk 0:39:50] }
25... Ra5 { [%clk 1:09:15] } 26. Rc3 { [%clk 0:35:25] } 26... Ne7
{ [%clk 1:09:32] } 27. Rac1 { [%clk 0:33:34] } 27... c6 { [%clk 1:09:16] } 28.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 28... Rha8 { [%clk 1:08:51] } 29. Ra1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f4 was best.[%clk 0:29:00] } 29... c5 { [%clk 1:08:08] } 30.
dxc5 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 30... bxc5 { [%clk 1:08:31] } 31. Rb1+
{ [%clk 0:15:59] } 31... Kc6 { [%clk 1:07:18] } 32. a4 { [%clk 0:15:49] }
32... c4 { [%clk 1:07:02] } 33. Bc2 { [%clk 0:16:14] } 33... Kc5
{ [%clk 1:05:30] } 34. f4 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 34... gxf4+ { [%clk 1:05:32] } 35.
Nxf4 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 35... Rg8 { [%clk 1:02:58] } 36. Nd3+
{ [%clk 0:09:48] } 36... Kd6 { [%clk 1:03:11] } 37. Nf2 { [%clk 0:09:39] }
37... f5 { [%clk 1:01:01] } 38. Rd1 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 38... Ke5
{ [%clk 0:59:02] } 39. Rh1 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 39... Raa8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d4 was best.[%clk 0:55:57] } 40. Rh5 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 40... Rg7
{ [%clk 0:52:08] } 41. Ra3 { [%clk 0:04:46] } 41... Kd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best.[%clk 0:51:44] } 42. Ra1 $2
{ Mistake. a5 was best.[%clk 0:03:26] } 42... fxg4 { [%clk 0:51:28] } 43. Rb1
{ [%clk 0:03:55] } 43... Kc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best.[%clk 0:50:29] }
44. Rh6 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 44... Bd7 { [%clk 0:50:32] } 45. Rhb6 $4
{ Blunder. Rf6 was best.[%clk 0:02:09] } 45... Bc6 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 46. R6b4
{ [%clk 0:01:53] } 46... Rf8 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 47. e4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 47...
Rf3+ { [%clk 0:50:25] } 48. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 48... Ng6 { [%clk 0:46:10] }
49. exd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best.[%clk 0:01:17] } 49... Nf4+
{ [%clk 0:46:25] } 50. Kg1 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 50... Nh3+ { [%clk 0:46:10] } 51.
Nxh3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 51... gxh3+ { [%clk 0:46:25] } 52. Kh2 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best.[%clk 0:01:31] } 52... Rf2+
{ [%clk 0:46:42] } 0-1