Karaivanov, Alexander vs Lu, Jason

FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 11+ · Round 5 · 2026.06.11 · 1-0 · A48 Indian Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
PGN 
[Event "FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 11+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karaivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Lu, Jason"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[WhiteElo "1897"]
[WhiteFideId "2905299"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]

1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Bf4 { [%clk 0:15:21] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. e3 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:15:30] }
4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:11] } 4... d5 { [%clk 0:14:56] } 5. h3 { [%clk 0:14:32] }
5... Bf5 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 0:13:15] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 0:13:07] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:13:12] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 8. c3
{ [%clk 0:10:54] } 8... Rc8 { [%clk 0:11:38] } 9. b4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. [%clk 0:10:44] } 9... Ne4 { [%clk 0:10:18] } 10.
Nfd2 { [%clk 0:08:22] } 10... e5 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 11. Bh2 { [%clk 0:08:08] }
11... Re8 { [%clk 0:08:43] } 12. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:08:06] } 12... Bxe4
{ [%clk 0:08:49] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 13... Bf5 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 14.
Re1 { [%clk 0:06:04] } 14... c6 { [%clk 0:06:35] } 15. Bf1 { [%clk 0:05:12] }
15... a5 { [%clk 0:05:28] } 16. a4 $2 { Mistake. Nf3 was best. [%clk 0:03:41] }
16... b6 $4 { Blunder. axb4 was best. [%clk 0:04:33] } 17. Nb3
{ [%clk 0:03:18] } 17... exd4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 18. cxd4 $2
{ Mistake. Nxd4 was best. [%clk 0:02:22] } 18... Ra8 $4
{ Blunder. axb4 was best. [%clk 0:01:18] } 19. bxa5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 19...
bxa5 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 20. Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 20... Qb6 { [%clk 0:01:07] }
21. Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. [%clk 0:01:43] } 21... Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:01:07] } 22. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 22... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 23.
g4 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 23... Be6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. [%clk 0:00:24] }
24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 24... Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 25. Re2
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 25... h5 $2 { Mistake. Bd7 was best. [%clk 0:00:18] } 26.
gxh5 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 26... gxh5 $4 { Blunder. Bf5 was best. [%clk 0:00:26] }
27. Rec2 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 27... Rec8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 28. Qxh5
{ [%clk 0:01:58] } 28... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 29. Qg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. [%clk 0:01:41] } 29... Be7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. [%clk 0:00:19] } 30. Qh5 $2
{ Mistake. Qh6+ was best. [%clk 0:01:07] } 30... Ke8 $2
{ Mistake. Ba3 was best. [%clk 0:00:23] } 31. Qd1 $2
{ Mistake. Rxc6 was best. [%clk 0:01:05] } 31... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 32. Kh1
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. [%clk 0:01:11] } 32... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:29] }
33. Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 33... Qc7 $4
{ Blunder. Qd8 was best. [%clk 0:00:35] } 34. Bxd6 $2
{ Mistake. Rxc6 was best. [%clk 0:01:19] } 34... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 35.
Rb7+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. [%clk 0:01:18] } 35... Rc7
{ [%clk 0:00:47] } 36. Rcb2 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 36... Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 37.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 37... Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 38. Rxc7+
{ [%clk 0:00:36] } 38... Qxc7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 39. Rb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. [%clk 0:00:21] } 39... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 40.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 40... Rg6+ { [%clk 0:00:14] } 41. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:33] }
41... Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 42. e4 $2
{ Mistake. Bg2 was best. [%clk 0:00:31] } 42... dxe4 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 43.
Qxe4 $4 { Blunder. Qe3 was best. [%clk 0:00:39] } 43... Kf8 $4
{ Blunder. Kd8 was best. [%clk 0:00:28] } 44. Rc3 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 44... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 45. Qe3 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 45... Bd5+ { [%clk 0:00:20] } 46.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 46... Qd6+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 47. Qg3 { [%clk 0:00:27] }
47... Qb4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 48. Re3 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 48... Be6 $4
{ Blunder. Qxd4 was best. [%clk 0:00:27] } 49. Bg2 $4
{ Blunder. Qf4 was best. [%clk 0:00:14] } 49... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 50.
Qb8+ { [%clk 0:00:20] } 50... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 51. Rg3+
{ [%clk 0:00:27] } 51... Kh7 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg6 was best. [%clk 0:00:22] } 52. Qc8
{ [%clk 0:00:28] } 1-0