Shlyakhtenko, Robert vs Vettese, Nicholas
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · Round 5.21 · 2026.01.02 · 1-0 · E29 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "5.21"]
[White "Shlyakhtenko, Robert"]
[Black "Vettese, Nicholas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[WhiteFideId "30936934"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[BlackFideId "2620090"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "E29"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. a3
{ [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:27:41] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:59] }
6... c5 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 7... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:25:32] } 8. Ne2 { [%clk 1:33:24] } 8... d5 { [%clk 1:23:58] } 9. cxd5
{ [%clk 1:33:29] } 9... exd5 { [%clk 1:24:23] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:33:48] }
10... Re8 { [%clk 1:24:44] } 11. f3 { [%clk 1:34:05] } 11... Qd6
{ [%clk 1:21:34] } 12. Ra2 { [%clk 1:32:56] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:20:19] } 13.
Kh1 { [%clk 1:30:42] } 13... b5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best.[%clk 1:18:02] }
14. Rb2 $2 { Mistake. e4 was best.[%clk 1:25:47] } 14... c4 { [%clk 1:15:17] }
15. Bb1 { [%clk 1:25:54] } 15... Qxa3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best.[%clk 1:14:51] } 16. Rxb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 1:20:23] } 16... Qd6 { [%clk 1:15:11] } 17.
Rxb8 { [%clk 1:20:49] } 17... Qxb8 { [%clk 1:15:36] } 18. Bc2
{ [%clk 1:21:09] } 18... Na5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.[%clk 1:08:29] }
19. Ng3 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 1:17:26] } 19... h5
{ [%clk 1:06:41] } 20. e4 { [%clk 1:15:36] } 20... h4 { [%clk 1:07:02] } 21.
e5 { [%clk 1:15:55] } 21... hxg3 { [%clk 1:07:07] } 22. exf6 { [%clk 1:14:17] }
22... Nb3 { [%clk 1:00:33] } 23. Bg5 { [%clk 0:58:27] } 23... gxf6
{ [%clk 0:58:58] } 24. Bh4 { [%clk 0:56:16] } 24... Qf4 { [%clk 0:57:09] } 25.
Bxg3 { [%clk 0:55:55] } 25... Qg5 { [%clk 0:57:22] } 26. Bxb3
{ [%clk 0:44:35] } 26... cxb3 { [%clk 0:57:46] } 27. Qxb3 { [%clk 0:45:02] }
27... Ba6 { [%clk 0:53:55] } 28. Qa4 { [%clk 0:45:03] } 28... Re6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf1 was best.[%clk 0:47:37] } 29. Rg1 { [%clk 0:42:04] } 29...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:40:13] } 30. Qa5 { [%clk 0:40:57] } 30... Be2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best.[%clk 0:38:47] } 31. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:35:47] } 31...
Ra6 { [%clk 0:17:30] } 32. Qe7 { [%clk 0:34:43] } 32... Ra2 { [%clk 0:17:55] }
33. Bd6 { [%clk 0:33:37] } 33... Qg6 { [%clk 0:18:05] } 34. Qf8+
{ [%clk 0:29:38] } 34... Kh7 { [%clk 0:18:29] } 35. Qc8 $2
{ Mistake. Bg3 was best.[%clk 0:29:57] } 35... Qxg2+ { [%clk 0:16:05] } 36.
Kxg2 { [%clk 0:30:16] } 36... Ba6+ { [%clk 0:16:32] } 37. Kg3
{ [%clk 0:30:28] } 37... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:16:56] } 38. Be7 { [%clk 0:30:15] }
38... Ra6 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 39. Kf4 { [%clk 0:29:59] } 39... Re6
{ [%clk 0:14:11] } 40. Bf8 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 40... Re8 { [%clk 0:14:37] } 41.
Bb4 { [%clk 0:28:25] } 41... Re2 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 42. h3 { [%clk 0:28:06] }
42... Rh2 { [%clk 0:11:51] } 43. Be7 { [%clk 0:25:26] } 43... Be6
{ [%clk 0:11:54] } 44. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:20:19] } 44... Rxh3 { [%clk 0:12:18] }
45. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:20:28] } 45... Kh6 { [%clk 0:12:43] } 46. Rg8
{ [%clk 0:20:55] } 46... Rh5 $4 { Blunder. Kh7 was best.[%clk 0:12:16] } 47.
Rh8+ { [%clk 0:19:16] } 47... Kg6 { [%clk 0:12:42] } 48. Rxh5
{ [%clk 0:19:43] } 48... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:13:07] } 49. Ke5 { [%clk 0:20:09] }
49... Kg6 { [%clk 0:12:25] } 50. Be7 { [%clk 0:19:55] } 50... Bc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh5 was best.[%clk 0:03:32] } 51. Kxd5 { [%clk 0:19:16] } 51...
Bb7+ { [%clk 0:03:58] } 52. Ke5 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 52... f6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 0:04:24] } 53. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:16:32] } 53...
Bxf3 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 54. c4 { [%clk 0:16:52] } 54... Kf7 { [%clk 0:04:04] }
55. Bh4 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 55... Ke8 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 56. Kd6
{ [%clk 0:15:57] } 56... Be4 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:03:25] } 57. c5
{ [%clk 0:16:05] } 57... Bf3 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 58. d5 { [%clk 0:16:11] }
58... Be4 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 59. c6 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 59... Bf3
{ [%clk 0:04:02] } 60. Kc5 { [%clk 0:16:48] } 60... Kf7 { [%clk 0:04:00] } 61.
d6 { [%clk 0:16:57] } 1-0