Baghdasaryan, Vahe vs Dushyant Sharma
4th annual DC International · Round 5 · 2026.06.27 · 1-0 · C45 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
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PGN
[Event "4th annual DC International"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Baghdasaryan, Vahe"]
[Black "Dushyant Sharma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2263"]
[WhiteFideId "13303139"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[BlackFideId "25065130"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:16:02] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 3... exd4
{ [%clk 1:17:27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 5.
Nxc6 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 5... bxc6 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:16:02] }
6... d5 { [%clk 1:07:52] } 7. exd5 { [%clk 1:11:19] } 7... cxd5
{ [%clk 1:07:52] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:11:19] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:07:26] } 9. c4
{ [%clk 1:11:19] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:05:52] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:10:31] } 10...
Be6 { [%clk 1:00:27] } 11. cxd5 { [%clk 1:02:34] } 11... Nxd5
{ [%clk 1:00:07] } 12. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:02:19] } 12... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:59:02] }
13. Qc2 { [%clk 1:00:04] } 13... Qh5 { [%clk 0:57:34] } 14. Qxc7
{ [%clk 0:56:22] } 14... Bf6 { [%clk 0:56:48] } 15. Bf4 { [%clk 0:40:47] }
15... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:29:42] } 16. Qb7 { [%clk 0:35:54] } 16... Bd5
{ [%clk 0:29:35] } 17. Qb5 { [%clk 0:35:54] } 17... a6 { [%clk 0:26:05] } 18.
Qa5 { [%clk 0:35:39] } 18... Bxb2 { [%clk 0:22:25] } 19. Rad1
{ [%clk 0:31:07] } 19... Bf3 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 20. Qxh5 { [%clk 0:31:07] }
20... Bxh5 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 21. Rb1 { [%clk 0:31:07] } 21... Bd4
{ [%clk 0:17:53] } 22. Be4 { [%clk 0:31:07] } 22... Bg6 { [%clk 0:16:30] } 23.
Bxa8 { [%clk 0:31:07] } 23... Bxb1 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 24. Bb7
{ [%clk 0:27:26] } 24... Rc2 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 25. Rd1 { [%clk 0:13:03] }
25... g5 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 26. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:13:03] } 26... gxf4
{ [%clk 0:14:00] } 27. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:13:03] } 27... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:11:53] }
28. Bc4 { [%clk 0:08:36] } 28... Rc2 { [%clk 0:08:42] } 29. h4
{ [%clk 0:08:36] } 29... f3 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 30. g4 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 30...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 31. Rf4 { [%clk 0:05:52] } 31... f5 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
32. gxf5 { [%clk 0:03:59] } 32... Rc1+ { [%clk 0:00:37] } 33. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:03:59] } 33... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 34. Kg3 { [%clk 0:03:52] }
34... Bg6 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 35. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 35... Ra1
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 36. Rd4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 36... Ra4 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 37.
Rd7+ { [%clk 0:02:49] } 37... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 38. Rc7 { [%clk 0:02:47] }
38... Ra3+ { [%clk 0:00:24] } 39. Kf4 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 39... Kh5
{ [%clk 0:00:24] } 40. Bf7 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 40... Kxh4 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra4+ was best. [%clk 0:00:07] } 41. Bxg6
{ [%clk 0:00:19] } 41... Ra4+ { [%clk 0:29:14] } 1-0