Preotu, Razvan vs Wang, Aaron
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 2 · 2026.06.12 · 1-0 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Black "Wang, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[WhiteFideId "2613280"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2199"]
[BlackFideId "30999715"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:47:08] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:50:14] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:47:03] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:50:17] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:47:03] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:50:20] }
4. c3 { [%clk 1:42:05] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:50:14] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 1:41:44] }
5... a6 { [%clk 1:47:58] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:35:02] } 6... Bf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. [%clk 1:44:39] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 7...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:41:54] } 8. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:29:34] } 8... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:33:14] }
9. cxd4 { [%clk 1:29:34] } 9... e6 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 10. O-O
{ [%clk 1:29:31] } 10... Ne7 { [%clk 1:30:27] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:20] }
11... Nc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. [%clk 1:28:54] } 12. g4
{ [%clk 1:26:49] } 12... Bg6 { [%clk 1:22:38] } 13. f4 { [%clk 1:26:52] } 13...
f5 { [%clk 1:17:20] } 14. exf6 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 14... gxf6 { [%clk 1:14:47] }
15. f5 { [%clk 1:21:01] } 15... Bf7 { [%clk 1:09:13] } 16. g5
{ [%clk 1:09:36] } 16... Rg8 { [%clk 1:00:48] } 17. Bh5 { [%clk 1:06:53] }
17... Qd7 { [%clk 0:55:29] } 18. Na4 { [%clk 1:02:40] } 18... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:49:18] } 19. Nb6 { [%clk 1:00:26] } 19... Qe7 { [%clk 0:44:46] } 20.
Kh1 $6 { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. [%clk 0:55:59] } 20... exf5
{ [%clk 0:32:10] } 21. Bxf7+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. [%clk 0:55:46] }
21... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:28:28] } 22. Qh5+ $2
{ Mistake. Qf3 was best. [%clk 0:39:33] } 22... Rg6 { [%clk 0:27:22] } 23. Rf3
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. [%clk 0:38:16] } 23... Qe4 { [%clk 0:21:29] }
24. gxf6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. [%clk 0:38:04] } 24... Qg4 $4
{ Blunder. Bh6 was best. [%clk 0:19:22] } 25. Qxg4 { [%clk 0:32:22] } 25...
fxg4 { [%clk 0:19:20] } 26. Rf5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 26... Rxf6
{ [%clk 0:18:00] } 27. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:28:23] } 27... Re8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd5 was best. [%clk 0:15:04] } 28. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:27:54] } 28...
Kg6 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 29. Bg1 { [%clk 0:18:17] } 29... Rd6 { [%clk 0:11:11] }
30. d5 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 30... Nd8 { [%clk 0:07:24] } 31. Rc7
{ [%clk 0:14:07] } 31... Rf6 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 32. Rc8 { [%clk 0:11:02] }
32... Bd6 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 33. Rd1 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 33... Kf7 $4
{ Blunder. Rff8 was best. [%clk 0:04:36] } 34. Nc4 { [%clk 0:08:12] } 34... b5
{ [%clk 0:04:07] } 35. Nxd6+ { [%clk 0:06:58] } 35... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:04:16] }
36. Rc7+ { [%clk 0:06:57] } 36... Kg6 { [%clk 0:04:05] } 37. Bc5
{ [%clk 0:07:02] } 37... Rf6 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 38. Be7 { [%clk 0:06:00] }
38... Rf7 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 39. d6 { [%clk 0:05:58] } 39... Ne6
{ [%clk 0:02:56] } 40. Rc6 { [%clk 0:05:56] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 41.
Re1 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 41... Nd8 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 42. Rc8 { [%clk 0:05:35] }
42... Rff8 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 43. d7 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 1-0