Fang, Zelin vs Di Liberto, Michele
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · Round 1 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fang, Zelin"]
[Black "Di Liberto, Michele"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[WhiteElo "1859"]
[WhiteFideId "39906698"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[BlackFideId "28556976"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:44] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:59] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:33:01] } 8.
Be3 { [%clk 1:32:57] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:33:10] }
9... Qa5 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 10. Rc1 { [%clk 1:33:24] } 10... O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. [%clk 1:25:03] } 11. d5 { [%clk 1:33:42] } 11...
Rd8 { [%clk 1:21:59] } 12. Bd3 { [%clk 1:33:43] } 12... e6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. [%clk 1:11:44] } 13. dxc6 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 13...
c4 { [%clk 1:12:08] } 14. Bd4 $2 { Mistake. cxb7 was best. [%clk 0:41:37] }
14... cxd3 { [%clk 1:10:42] } 15. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:39:24] } 15... Kxg7
{ [%clk 1:11:03] } 16. e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. [%clk 0:39:21] } 16...
bxc6 { [%clk 1:04:32] } 17. h4 { [%clk 0:37:43] } 17... h5 { [%clk 0:51:48] }
18. Rg1 $2 { Mistake. O-O was best. [%clk 0:20:06] } 18... Qd5
{ [%clk 0:46:58] } 19. Qf4 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 19... Ba6 $2
{ Mistake. Rb8 was best. [%clk 0:45:36] } 20. g4 { [%clk 0:17:30] } 20... hxg4
{ [%clk 0:45:27] } 21. Rxg4 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd2 was best. [%clk 0:16:46] } 21... d2+
{ [%clk 0:45:47] } 22. Kd1 { [%clk 0:14:22] } 22... dxc1=Q+ { [%clk 0:41:56] }
23. Kxc1 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 23... Qd1+ { [%clk 0:41:47] } 24. Kb2
{ [%clk 0:15:05] } 24... Rdb8+ { [%clk 0:42:04] } 25. Ka3 { [%clk 0:15:22] }
25... Qd8 $4 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb3+ was best. [%clk 0:42:23] }
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