Heimann, Mark vs Narayanan, Samrug
2026 Saint Louis Masters · Round 8.25 · 2026.02.23 · 0-1 · C45 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Saint Louis Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.23"]
[Round "8.25"]
[White "Heimann, Mark"]
[Black "Narayanan, Samrug"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[WhiteFideId "2028441"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[BlackFideId "30914051"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "C45h"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:33] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:59] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... exd4
{ [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:20] } 5.
Nxc6 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... bxc6 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 6. Qe2 { [%clk 1:32:42] }
6... Qe7 { [%clk 1:30:40] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 1:28:49] } 8. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. exd5 was best.[%clk 1:08:35] } 8... d4 { [%clk 1:24:25] } 9. Nb1
{ [%clk 1:03:42] } 9... Qxe4 { [%clk 1:21:00] } 10. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:04:06] }
10... Qxe2+ { [%clk 1:21:26] } 11. Bxe2 { [%clk 1:04:32] } 11... gxf6
{ [%clk 1:21:51] } 12. Nd2 { [%clk 1:03:32] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:17:11] } 13.
O-O-O { [%clk 1:01:26] } 13... Be6 { [%clk 1:16:37] } 14. Kb1
{ [%clk 0:45:56] } 14... c5 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 15. Rhe1 { [%clk 0:45:33] }
15... Bd6 { [%clk 1:11:03] } 16. g3 { [%clk 0:43:52] } 16... O-O
{ [%clk 1:02:25] } 17. Bc4 { [%clk 0:41:31] } 17... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:02:16] } 18.
Re2 { [%clk 0:37:01] } 18... Bg4 { [%clk 0:55:57] } 19. f3 { [%clk 0:37:01] }
19... Rxe2 { [%clk 0:56:22] } 20. Bxe2 { [%clk 0:37:27] } 20... Bd7
{ [%clk 0:55:43] } 21. Re1 { [%clk 0:37:30] } 21... Re8 { [%clk 0:55:41] } 22.
Kc1 { [%clk 0:37:48] } 22... f5 { [%clk 0:52:21] } 23. f4 { [%clk 0:27:37] }
23... Kg7 { [%clk 0:50:41] } 24. Kd1 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 24... Rb8
{ [%clk 0:50:18] } 25. b3 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 25... Kf6 { [%clk 0:46:19] } 26.
Bc4 { [%clk 0:25:39] } 26... Bc6 { [%clk 0:46:17] } 27. Ke2 { [%clk 0:24:25] }
27... h5 { [%clk 0:44:46] } 28. Kf2 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 28... h4
{ [%clk 0:44:33] } 29. Bf1 { [%clk 0:20:10] } 29... hxg3+ { [%clk 0:44:18] }
30. hxg3 { [%clk 0:20:37] } 30... Rh8 { [%clk 0:44:00] } 31. Bg2
{ [%clk 0:20:28] } 31... Bb5 { [%clk 0:42:24] } 32. Rh1 { [%clk 0:18:55] }
32... Re8 { [%clk 0:42:10] } 33. Re1 { [%clk 0:18:50] } 33... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:40:01] } 34. Rh1 { [%clk 0:18:29] } 34... Re8 { [%clk 0:40:26] } 35.
Re1 { [%clk 0:18:54] } 35... Rb8 { [%clk 0:39:30] } 36. Bf1 { [%clk 0:18:43] }
36... Bc6 { [%clk 0:39:06] } 37. Bg2 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 37... Bd7
{ [%clk 0:38:09] } 38. Bd5 { [%clk 0:18:48] } 38... Bb5 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 39.
Rh1 { [%clk 0:18:23] } 39... Re8 { [%clk 0:35:40] } 40. Nc4 { [%clk 0:17:55] }
40... Kg6 { [%clk 0:35:42] } 41. Re1 { [%clk 0:17:12] } 41... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:35:23] } 42. Kg2 { [%clk 0:17:06] } 42... Rd8 { [%clk 0:32:35] } 43.
a4 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 43... Ba6 { [%clk 0:29:16] } 44. Na5 { [%clk 0:11:50] }
44... Kf6 { [%clk 0:22:56] } 45. Bb7 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 45... Bxb7+
{ [%clk 0:22:39] } 46. Nxb7 { [%clk 0:10:30] } 46... Rg8 { [%clk 0:23:01] }
47. Kf3 { [%clk 0:10:38] } 47... c4 { [%clk 0:16:57] } 48. bxc4
{ [%clk 0:11:01] } 48... Rb8 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 49. Rb1 { [%clk 0:11:07] }
49... Bf8 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 50. Rb3 { [%clk 0:10:25] } 50... Re8
{ [%clk 0:15:32] } 51. Kf2 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 51... Re6 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 52.
Rb5 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 52... Rc6 { [%clk 0:12:44] } 53. Na5 { [%clk 0:07:23] }
53... Ra6 { [%clk 0:12:38] } 54. Nb3 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 54... Rxa4
{ [%clk 0:12:49] } 55. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:05:55] } 55... c5 { [%clk 0:13:03] } 56.
Nc6 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 56... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:11:38] } 57. Rb2 { [%clk 0:04:30] }
57... Ke6 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 58. Nxa7 { [%clk 0:04:15] } 58... Bg7
{ [%clk 0:09:20] } 59. Ra2 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 59... Rb4 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 60.
Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 60... Rb6 { [%clk 0:08:57] } 61. Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:13] }
61... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 62. fxe5 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 62... Kxe5
{ [%clk 0:09:46] } 63. Ke3 $4 { Blunder. Ra5 was best.[%clk 0:01:52] } 63...
Rg6 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 64. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 64... Rg4 { [%clk 0:09:54] }
65. Ra3 $4 { Blunder. Ra7 was best.[%clk 0:01:59] } 65... Rc4
{ [%clk 0:10:19] } 66. Re3+ { [%clk 0:02:16] } 66... Re4 $2
{ Mistake. Kf6 was best.[%clk 0:08:57] } 67. Rc3 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 67... c4 $2
{ Mistake. Kd5 was best.[%clk 0:08:27] } 68. Ra3 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 68... Kd4
{ [%clk 0:08:54] } 69. Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 69... Re3+ { [%clk 0:09:05] } 70.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 70... Rc3 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 71. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:01:18] }
71... Rxc2+ { [%clk 0:09:42] } 72. Ke1 $4
{ Blunder. Kf3 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 72... Rg2 $4
{ Blunder. Kc3 was best.[%clk 0:08:26] } 73. Rxf7 $4
{ Blunder. Rf3 was best.[%clk 0:00:57] } 73... Kc3 { [%clk 0:07:24] } 74. Rg7
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 74... Kc2 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 75. g4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 75...
c3 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 76. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 76... Rh2 { [%clk 0:03:00] }
77. Rc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:00:41] } 77... Kd3
{ [%clk 0:03:13] } 78. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:00:51] } 78... Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 79.
Re7+ { [%clk 0:00:54] } 79... Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 80. Rf7+
{ [%clk 0:01:20] } 80... Kxg4 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 81. Ke1 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
81... c2 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 82. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 82... Kf4
{ [%clk 0:02:59] } 83. Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 83... Ke4 { [%clk 0:03:19] } 84.
Rc3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 84... Kd4 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 85. Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:53] }
85... Kd3 { [%clk 0:04:09] } 86. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:02:13] } 86... Kc3
{ [%clk 0:04:35] } 87. Rc8+ { [%clk 0:02:41] } 87... Kb2 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 88.
Rb8+ { [%clk 0:03:08] } 88... Kc1 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 89. Re8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best.[%clk 0:03:32] } 89... Rh3 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 90.
Rb8 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 90... Re3+ { [%clk 0:05:52] } 91. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:20] }
91... Kd2 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 0-1