Mitev, Valentin vs Steiners, Emils
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters · Round 3.23 · 2026.02.17 · 1-0 · D36 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.17"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Mitev, Valentin"]
[Black "Steiners, Emils"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[WhiteElo "2313"]
[WhiteFideId "2921707"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[BlackFideId "11629991"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "D36w"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:15] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 5.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:32:57] }
6... c6 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... Be7
{ [%clk 1:33:07] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:33:11] } 9. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:33:57] } 9... Re8 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:34:12] } 10...
Nf8 { [%clk 1:33:34] } 11. h3 { [%clk 1:34:35] } 11... Be6 { [%clk 1:32:00] }
12. Ne5 { [%clk 1:34:38] } 12... N6d7 { [%clk 1:29:20] } 13. Bxe7
{ [%clk 1:35:01] } 13... Qxe7 { [%clk 1:29:33] } 14. f4 { [%clk 1:35:28] }
14... f6 { [%clk 1:27:27] } 15. Nf3 { [%clk 1:35:54] } 15... g6
{ [%clk 1:19:59] } 16. g4 { [%clk 1:34:53] } 16... c5 { [%clk 1:14:11] } 17.
Qg2 { [%clk 1:30:28] } 17... Bf7 { [%clk 1:01:20] } 18. Rae1 { [%clk 1:30:22] }
18... Qd6 { [%clk 1:00:13] } 19. Kh1 { [%clk 1:19:19] } 19... Re7
{ [%clk 0:54:21] } 20. e4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best.[%clk 1:11:20] } 20...
cxd4 { [%clk 0:48:26] } 21. e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.[%clk 1:11:34] }
21... fxe5 { [%clk 0:39:01] } 22. fxe5 { [%clk 1:11:59] } 22... Qb6
{ [%clk 0:38:02] } 23. Nb5 { [%clk 1:09:30] } 23... Ne6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.[%clk 0:31:57] } 24. Qd2 { [%clk 1:04:42] } 24...
Rf8 { [%clk 0:23:20] } 25. b4 { [%clk 0:59:10] } 25... a6 { [%clk 0:20:48] }
26. Nd6 { [%clk 0:59:30] } 26... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:17:26] } 27. Nf5
{ [%clk 0:59:38] } 27... gxf5 { [%clk 0:17:10] } 28. Rxe5 { [%clk 0:53:53] }
28... f4 { [%clk 0:11:29] } 29. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:52:11] } 29... Ree8
{ [%clk 0:08:53] } 30. Qc2 { [%clk 0:46:42] } 30... Ng7 $2
{ Mistake. h6 was best.[%clk 0:08:13] } 31. Bxh7+ { [%clk 0:46:30] } 31... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:08:37] } 32. Bd3 { [%clk 0:45:48] } 32... Qxb4 $4
{ Blunder. Kg8 was best.[%clk 0:06:04] } 33. Qf2 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 33... Rxe5
{ [%clk 0:04:47] } 34. Rxe5 { [%clk 0:45:30] } 34... Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:41] }
35. Ng5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best.[%clk 0:44:28] } 35... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Nxf7 { [%clk 0:35:07] } 36... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
37. Qxf4+ { [%clk 0:33:40] } 37... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 38. Qh6
{ [%clk 0:33:20] } 38... Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 39. Qh7+ { [%clk 0:30:25] }
39... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 40. Re2 { [%clk 0:29:23] } 40... Rf6
{ [%clk 0:00:32] } 41. g5 { [%clk 0:29:22] } 41... Rf4 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 42. Qh8+
{ [%clk 0:28:56] } 42... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 43. g6+ { [%clk 0:29:22] }
43... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 44. Qd8+ { [%clk 0:29:49] } 44... Qe7
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 45. Qxe7# { [%clk 0:30:15] } 1-0