Dushyant Sharma vs Kevin Zhao
4th annual DC International · Round 2 · 2026.06.25 · 1/2-1/2 · C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred
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PGN
[Event "4th annual DC International"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dushyant Sharma"]
[Black "Kevin Zhao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[WhiteFideId "25065130"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:14:15] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:14:15] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:12:17] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:20:00] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:12:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:12:17] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 6... g6
{ [%clk 1:19:24] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:04:33] } 7... Bd7 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 8. Re1
{ [%clk 0:59:58] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 9. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:59:50] } 9...
O-O { [%clk 1:19:16] } 10. Nf1 { [%clk 0:56:17] } 10... exd4 { [%clk 1:15:37] }
11. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 0:56:57] } 12. Nxc6
{ [%clk 0:40:10] } 12... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:53:46] } 13. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:40:10] }
13... bxc6 { [%clk 0:53:46] } 14. Ng3 { [%clk 0:37:40] } 14... Qb8
{ [%clk 0:48:35] } 15. Qc2 { [%clk 0:35:29] } 15... d5 { [%clk 0:39:23] } 16.
Bf4 { [%clk 0:29:56] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:35:11] } 17. Bg5 { [%clk 0:28:39] }
17... e3 { [%clk 0:24:28] } 18. Bxe3 { [%clk 0:28:10] } 18... Nd5
{ [%clk 0:20:13] } 19. Bd2 { [%clk 0:25:47] } 19... Qb6 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 20.
Rad1 { [%clk 0:23:34] } 20... a5 { [%clk 0:17:28] } 21. a3 { [%clk 0:21:55] }
21... Qa6 { [%clk 0:15:32] } 22. a4 { [%clk 0:06:42] } 22... c5
{ [%clk 0:09:42] } 23. Re4 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 23... Qc6 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 24.
Rde1 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 24... Nb6 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 25. Bf4 { [%clk 0:01:16] }
25... c4 { [%clk 0:08:38] } 26. h4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 26... Rxe4
{ [%clk 0:08:20] } 27. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 27... h5 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 28.
Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 28... Rd8 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 29. Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:17] }
29... Rb8 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 30. Bf4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 30... Nxa4
{ [%clk 0:02:54] } 31. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 31... Qb5 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 32.
Qe4 $4 { Blunder. Re4 was best. [%clk 0:00:03] } 32... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:49] }
33. Qc6 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 33... Qxc6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 34. Rxc6
{ [%clk 0:00:02] } 34... Nxb2 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 35. Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:02] }
35... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 36. Bxc7 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 36... a4
{ [%clk 0:02:49] } 37. f3 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 37... Bd4+ $2
{ Mistake. Re7 was best. [%clk 0:02:42] } 38. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 38... Re7
{ [%clk 0:01:29] } 39. Bb8 $4 { Blunder. Bf4 was best. [%clk 0:00:02] } 39...
Rb7 $4 { Blunder. Re6 was best. [%clk 0:00:53] } 40. Ra8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. [%clk 0:00:02] } 40... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 41.
Kh3 { [%clk 0:26:59] } 41... Rb4 $4 { Blunder. Re7 was best. [%clk 0:08:31] }
42. Bd6 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 42... Rb7 { [%clk 0:03:53] } 43. Ne4
{ [%clk 0:20:53] } 43... f6 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 44. Ba3 { [%clk 0:19:54] } 44...
Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 45. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 45... Nf2+
{ [%clk 0:02:05] } 46. Nxf2 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 1/2-1/2