Kevin Wang vs Xu, Zhihan (samuel)
4th Annual Independence Day Open · Round 3 · 2026.07.03 · 1-0 · C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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PGN
[Event "4th Annual Independence Day Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kevin Wang"]
[Black "Xu, Zhihan (samuel)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[BlackElo "1871"]
[BlackFideId "2654261"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:29:11] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:29:07] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:30] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:34] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 3... Bc5
{ [%clk 1:29:58] } 4. c3 { [%clk 1:30:13] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:24] } 5. d3
{ [%clk 1:30:33] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:30:54] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 1:30:26] } 7. h3 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 7... h6 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 8.
Re1 { [%clk 1:30:13] } 8... a6 { [%clk 1:27:20] } 9. Bb3 { [%clk 1:27:49] }
9... Be6 { [%clk 1:21:40] } 10. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:25:59] } 10... Ba7
{ [%clk 1:20:30] } 11. Bc2 { [%clk 1:22:43] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 1:18:24] } 12.
Nf1 { [%clk 1:10:44] } 12... d5 { [%clk 1:13:08] } 13. Bd2 { [%clk 1:06:03] }
13... d4 { [%clk 0:59:07] } 14. Ng3 { [%clk 1:05:47] } 14... Qd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. [%clk 0:56:51] } 15. c4 { [%clk 0:57:48] } 15...
Qd6 { [%clk 0:49:50] } 16. Nh4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. [%clk 0:54:46] }
16... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. [%clk 0:39:54] } 17. f4
{ [%clk 0:50:04] } 17... Bxc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. [%clk 0:30:02] }
18. Nf3 { [%clk 0:44:27] } 18... Nc6 { [%clk 0:25:46] } 19. Nf5
{ [%clk 0:43:58] } 19... Qd7 { [%clk 0:22:50] } 20. Kh2 { [%clk 0:42:06] }
20... Be6 { [%clk 0:21:38] } 21. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:41:05] } 21... Nxe5
{ [%clk 0:20:48] } 22. fxe5 { [%clk 0:40:58] } 22... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:18:51] }
23. exf6 { [%clk 0:35:55] } 23... Qd6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. [%clk 0:17:44] } 24. Kh1 { [%clk 0:35:39] } 24...
Bg6 { [%clk 0:18:03] } 25. fxg7 { [%clk 0:34:09] } 25... c5 { [%clk 0:18:20] }
26. Rf1 { [%clk 0:34:18] } 26... Qg3 { [%clk 0:12:15] } 27. Bf4
{ [%clk 0:30:15] } 27... Qh4 { [%clk 0:12:36] } 28. Bb3 { [%clk 0:30:24] }
28... Bb8 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 29. Bxb8 { [%clk 0:29:07] } 29... Raxb8
{ [%clk 0:10:37] } 30. Qc2 { [%clk 0:29:03] } 30... Rbc8 { [%clk 0:10:20] } 31.
Bd5 { [%clk 0:29:21] } 31... Rc7 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 32. Qb3 { [%clk 0:26:51] }
32... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 33. Qb6 { [%clk 0:27:03] } 33... Ree7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. [%clk 0:06:34] } 34. Rac1 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 34...
Qg3 { [%clk 0:05:54] } 35. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 35... Qxd3 $4
{ Blunder. Rxc5 was best. [%clk 0:04:35] } 36. Rf3 { [%clk 0:14:48] } 36...
Qb1+ { [%clk 0:01:11] } 37. Kh2 { [%clk 0:15:29] } 37... Rxc5
{ [%clk 0:01:40] } 38. Qxc5 { [%clk 0:11:59] } 38... Rxe4 $2
{ Mistake. Rd7 was best. [%clk 0:01:51] } 39. Qc7 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 39... h5
$6 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf4 was best. [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Bxf7
{ [%clk 0:05:52] } 40... Qe1 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 41. Bxg6+ { [%clk 0:06:21] }
41... Re7 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 42. Qd6 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 42... Re6
{ [%clk 0:02:01] } 43. Qf8+ 1-0