Ganci, Alberto vs Malhotra, Rehaan
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · Round 3 · 2026.06.12 · 1/2-1/2 · B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganci, Alberto"]
[Black "Malhotra, Rehaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[WhiteElo "2129"]
[WhiteFideId "2867724"]
[BlackElo "1819"]
[BlackFideId "39914500"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... dxe4
{ [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 5.
Qe2 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. Qxe4 { [%clk 1:32:58] }
6... Nd7 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:33:23] } 7... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:33:06] } 8. Ne5 { [%clk 1:33:47] } 8... e6 { [%clk 1:33:27] } 9. Qe2
{ [%clk 1:34:13] } 9... b5 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 1:34:36] } 10...
Bd6 { [%clk 1:33:29] } 11. b3 { [%clk 1:27:22] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:32:11] }
12. Bb2 { [%clk 1:27:28] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:31:53] } 13. O-O
{ [%clk 1:27:34] } 13... Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 14. a4 { [%clk 1:27:46] } 14...
a6 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 15. c4 { [%clk 1:27:53] } 15... b4 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 16.
Rfe1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. [%clk 1:20:03] } 16... Rad8
{ [%clk 1:22:28] } 17. Bc2 { [%clk 1:14:24] } 17... c5 { [%clk 1:15:42] } 18.
Rad1 { [%clk 1:11:46] } 18... Rfe8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. [%clk 1:14:16] } 19. Qe3 { [%clk 1:06:41] } 19...
a5 $2 { Mistake. Nh5 was best. [%clk 0:48:57] } 20. Qh3 { [%clk 0:55:32] }
20... h6 { [%clk 0:44:58] } 21. Re3 { [%clk 0:45:32] } 21... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:40:27] } 22. Ng4 $4 { Blunder. f4 was best. [%clk 0:36:48] } 22...
Nxg4 { [%clk 0:37:16] } 23. Qxg4 { [%clk 0:36:58] } 23... f5 { [%clk 0:19:53] }
24. Qg6 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 24... Qf7 { [%clk 0:19:49] } 25. Qh7
{ [%clk 0:19:43] } 25... Qg8 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 26. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:20:07] }
26... Kxg8 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 27. Be5 { [%clk 0:20:28] } 27... g6
{ [%clk 0:13:23] } 28. Kf1 { [%clk 0:16:36] } 28... Kf7 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 29.
Bxd6 { [%clk 0:16:30] } 29... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 30. Re5
{ [%clk 0:16:58] } 30... Rc8 { [%clk 0:12:47] } 31. d4 { [%clk 0:15:49] } 31...
cxd4 { [%clk 0:11:18] } 32. Rxa5 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 32... Bc6
{ [%clk 0:10:52] } 33. Bd3 { [%clk 0:14:15] } 33... Kf6 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 34.
Re1 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 34... g5 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 35. f3 { [%clk 0:14:00] }
35... Rc7 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 36. Ra6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best. [%clk 0:09:54] } 36... e5 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 37. Rb6
{ [%clk 0:08:42] } 37... Re6 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 38. a5 { [%clk 0:07:52] } 38...
Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 39. c5 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 39... Bd5 { [%clk 0:02:58] }
40. a6 { [%clk 0:33:04] } 40... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:32:54] } 41. Rxe6+ $4
{ Blunder. Rxb4 was best. [%clk 0:08:55] } 41... Kxe6 { [%clk 0:32:59] } 42.
Ra1 { [%clk 0:09:07] } 42... e4 { [%clk 0:20:40] } 43. fxe4 { [%clk 0:08:03] }
43... fxe4 { [%clk 0:21:07] } 44. Be2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. [%clk 0:06:47] } 44... d3 { [%clk 0:21:10] } 45.
Bg4+ { [%clk 0:05:54] } 45... Ke5 { [%clk 0:21:20] } 46. a7 { [%clk 0:06:20] }
46... Ba8 { [%clk 0:19:28] } 47. Ke1 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 47... Kf4
{ [%clk 0:17:37] } 48. Be6 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 48... Ke3 { [%clk 0:18:00] } 49.
Bc4 { [%clk 0:04:14] } 49... Rf5 { [%clk 0:16:26] } 50. Ra2 { [%clk 0:04:23] }
50... Kd4 { [%clk 0:16:43] } 51. Ra6 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 51... Kc3
{ [%clk 0:16:26] } 52. Rd6 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 52... Ra5 { [%clk 0:16:24] } 53.
Rd7 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 53... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:13:59] } 54. Kf2 { [%clk 0:01:49] }
54... Kd2 { [%clk 0:14:07] } 55. Re7 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 55... Re1
{ [%clk 0:11:40] } 56. Re8 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 56... e3+ { [%clk 0:10:49] } 57.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 57... Ra1 { [%clk 0:07:28] } 58. Bxd3 { [%clk 0:01:52] }
58... Rxa7 { [%clk 0:06:52] } 59. Bc4 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 59... Ra2
{ [%clk 0:06:53] } 60. Re7 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 60... Rc2 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 61.
Re8 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 61... Bc6 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 62. Re6 { [%clk 0:01:29] }
62... Rc3 { [%clk 0:06:09] } 63. Rd6+ { [%clk 0:01:37] } 63... Ke1
{ [%clk 0:05:51] } 64. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 64... e2+ $4
{ Blunder. h5 was best. [%clk 0:05:55] } 65. Kg4 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 65... Kd1
{ [%clk 0:03:14] } 66. Rd6+ { [%clk 0:02:25] } 66... Ke1 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 67.
Re6 $4 { Blunder. Bxe2 was best. [%clk 0:02:37] } 67... Rxc4+
{ [%clk 0:02:16] } 68. bxc4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 68... Kd2 $4
{ Blunder. b3 was best. [%clk 0:02:30] } 69. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 69... e1=Q
{ [%clk 0:02:41] } 70. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 70... Kxe1 { [%clk 0:03:09] }
71. c5 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 71... b3 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 72. c6 { [%clk 0:02:18] }
72... b2 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 73. c7 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 73... b1=Q
{ [%clk 0:03:57] } 74. c8=Q { [%clk 0:03:11] } 74... Qd1+ { [%clk 0:03:36] }
75. Kg3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 75... Qd3+ { [%clk 0:03:55] } 76. Kg4
{ [%clk 0:03:01] } 76... Qe2+ { [%clk 0:04:06] } 77. Kf5 { [%clk 0:02:58] }
77... Qxg2 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 78. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:03:21] } 78... Kf2
{ [%clk 0:04:12] } 79. Qxh6 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 79... Kg1 { [%clk 0:04:12] } 80.
Qxg5 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 1/2-1/2