Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco vs Nesterov, Arseniy
FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 KO Q2|Anáhuac - Ural · Round 1 · 2026.05.17 · 0-1 · A08 King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 KO Q2|Anáhuac - Ural"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco"]
[Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[WhiteFideId "5139287"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[BlackFideId "24198455"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:10:00] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:09:51] }
2... c5 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:09:55] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:09:58] } 4. O-O { [%clk 0:09:58] } 4... e6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 5. b3
{ [%clk 0:09:22] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 6. d4 { [%clk 0:09:26] } 6...
cxd4 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 7. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 7... Bc5 { [%clk 0:10:05] }
8. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 8... bxc6 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 9. c4
{ [%clk 0:09:23] } 9... O-O { [%clk 0:10:12] } 10. Qc2 { [%clk 0:09:21] } 10...
Qe7 { [%clk 0:10:14] } 11. Bb2 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 11... a5 { [%clk 0:10:10] }
12. Nc3 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 12... Ba6 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 13. Na4
{ [%clk 0:08:45] } 13... Ba7 { [%clk 0:10:14] } 14. e4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e3 was best.[%clk 0:08:00] } 14... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:09:38] } 15.
Bxe4 { [%clk 0:08:02] } 15... dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:43] } 16. Qxe4
{ [%clk 0:08:02] } 16... c5 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 17. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:07:56] }
17... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:09:33] } 18. Rad1 { [%clk 0:07:11] } 18... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:09:23] } 19. Qd3 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 19... Qc7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best.[%clk 0:07:22] } 20. Qd6 { [%clk 0:06:15] } 20...
Qc6 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 21. Qxc6 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 21... Bxc6
{ [%clk 0:07:06] } 22. Rd6 { [%clk 0:05:34] } 22... Rac8 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 23.
Rd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best.[%clk 0:04:22] } 23... Red8
{ [%clk 0:05:02] } 24. Red1 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 24... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:05:04] }
25. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 25... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 26. Ba3
{ [%clk 0:02:19] } 26... Bxa4 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 27. bxa4 { [%clk 0:02:24] }
27... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 28. Rb3 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 28... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:03:24] } 29. Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 29... Kc6 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 30.
Rxa5 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 30... Bb6 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 31. Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:03] }
31... Ra8 { [%clk 0:03:19] } 32. a5 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 32... Bxa5
{ [%clk 0:03:20] } 33. Rxc5+ { [%clk 0:01:00] } 33... Kd7 { [%clk 0:03:24] }
34. Bb2 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 34... f6 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 35. Rb5
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 35... Kc6 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 36. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:25] }
36... Bb6 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 37. a3 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 37... Bc5
{ [%clk 0:02:45] } 38. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 38... Ra4 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 39.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 39... Bxf2 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 40. Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:14] }
40... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 41. Rh5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 41... h6 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 42. Rh4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best.[%clk 0:00:13] } 42... e5 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 43.
Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 43... Bc5 { [%clk 0:01:40] } 44. Kb3 { [%clk 0:00:16] }
44... Re8 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 45. Re4 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 45... h5
{ [%clk 0:01:31] } 46. Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 46... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 47.
Re2 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 47... Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 48. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:26] }
48... Rf3 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 49. Bb4 $2 { Mistake. a4 was best.[%clk 0:00:30] }
49... Bd4 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 50. a4 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 50... f5
{ [%clk 0:01:25] } 51. a5 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 51... g5 $2
{ Mistake. g6 was best.[%clk 0:01:15] } 52. c5 $4
{ Blunder. a6 was best.[%clk 0:00:20] } 52... Kb5 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 53. Bd2
{ [%clk 0:00:11] } 53... f4 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 54. gxf4 { [%clk 0:00:14] }
54... gxf4 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 55. Re1 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 55... Kxc5
{ [%clk 0:01:14] } 56. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 56... Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 57.
a6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 57... Ra3 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 58. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:00:15] }
58... Kc6 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 59. Ra5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.[%clk 0:00:19] } 59... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 60.
Bxa5 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 60... e4 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 61. Kd2 { [%clk 0:00:17] }
61... f3 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 62. Bd8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 62... Kb5
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 63. Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 63... Bb6 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 0-1