Chen, Alan vs Preotu, Razvan
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 1 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chen, Alan"]
[Black "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[WhiteElo "1452"]
[WhiteFideId "30946492"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[BlackFideId "2613280"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:50:18] } 1... d6 { [%clk 1:47:13] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:49:34] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:47:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:48:42] } 3... e5
{ [%clk 1:47:02] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:44:01] } 4... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:47:01] } 5.
Be2 { [%clk 1:38:14] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:45:26] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:35:46] }
6... O-O { [%clk 1:45:05] } 7. h3 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:39:40] }
8. Be3 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:37:08] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:24:50] }
9... Bb7 { [%clk 1:33:53] } 10. Re1 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 10... a5
{ [%clk 1:22:52] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:00:35] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:10:20] } 12.
Ne2 { [%clk 0:56:32] } 12... c5 { [%clk 0:59:52] } 13. dxc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. [%clk 0:44:28] } 13... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:58:41] } 14.
Ng3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. [%clk 0:40:09] } 14... Nfxe4
{ [%clk 0:53:19] } 15. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:37:34] } 15... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:52:59] }
16. Bxb5 { [%clk 0:36:19] } 16... d5 { [%clk 0:48:20] } 17. Bd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c3 was best. [%clk 0:34:52] } 17... f5 { [%clk 0:47:11] } 18. c4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. [%clk 0:25:17] } 18... d4 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 19.
Bd2 { [%clk 0:24:08] } 19... Nxf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd2 was best. [%clk 0:38:19] } 20. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:23:36] } 20...
e4 { [%clk 0:38:22] } 21. Nxd4 $4 { Blunder. c5 was best. [%clk 0:21:13] }
21... Qh2 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 22. Bf1 { [%clk 0:19:13] } 22... Bh4+
{ [%clk 0:14:35] } 23. Ke2 { [%clk 0:19:11] } 23... f4 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 24.
Qb3 { [%clk 0:17:57] } 24... f3+ { [%clk 0:13:44] } 25. Kd1 { [%clk 0:17:55] }
25... Bxe1 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 26. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 26... Bxd2
{ [%clk 0:10:45] } 27. Ne6 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 27... Bh6 { [%clk 0:10:17] } 28.
Nxf8 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 28... Rd8+ { [%clk 0:05:48] } 29. Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. [%clk 0:13:16] } 29... fxg2 { [%clk 0:05:52] } 30.
Bxg2 { [%clk 0:13:14] } 30... Qxg2 { [%clk 0:05:52] } 31. Qd5+
{ [%clk 0:13:17] } 31... Kh8 { [%clk 0:05:58] } 32. Rb1 { [%clk 0:13:11] }
32... Qxh3 { [%clk 0:05:22] } 33. Kc2 { [%clk 0:13:13] } 33... Qxd7
{ [%clk 0:04:58] } 34. Qxd7 { [%clk 0:13:01] } 34... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:05:05] }
35. b4 { [%clk 0:13:04] } 35... axb4 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 36. axb4
{ [%clk 0:13:05] } 36... e3 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 37. c5 { [%clk 0:13:09] } 37...
Bf4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 38. b5 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 38... e2 { [%clk 0:01:37] }
39. Re1 { [%clk 0:11:09] } 39... Rd5 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 40. Rxe2
{ [%clk 0:11:13] } 40... Rxc5+ { [%clk 0:01:37] } 41. Kd3 { [%clk 0:11:16] }
41... h5 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 42. b6 { [%clk 0:11:16] } 42... Rb5
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 43. Re6 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 43... Bh2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 44.
Ke2 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. [%clk 0:11:22] } 44...
Re5+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 0-1