Xu, Kevin vs Xiang, Grayson
New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships · Round 5 · 2026.01.04 · 1-0 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
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[Event "New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xu, Kevin"]
[Black "Xiang, Grayson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[WhiteElo "2008"]
[WhiteFideId "30922070"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[BlackFideId "39918742"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 c6 { [%clk 1:14:50] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:14:50] }
3. e5 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 3... Bf5 { [%clk 1:14:50] } 4. h4 { [%clk 1:14:21] }
4... a6 5. Bd3 { [%clk 1:14:31] } 5... Bxd3 { [%clk 1:14:42] } 6. Qxd3
{ [%clk 1:14:30] } 6... e6 { [%clk 1:14:42] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:14:26] } 7...
Be7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.[%clk 1:14:03] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 1:14:20] }
8... Nd7 { [%clk 1:13:49] } 9. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:14:10] } 9... Qc7
{ [%clk 1:13:13] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:13:44] } 10... h6 { [%clk 1:12:42] } 11.
Be3 { [%clk 1:13:29] } 11... c5 $4 { Blunder. Bd8 was best.[%clk 1:12:32] } 12.
c4 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 12... dxc4 { [%clk 1:05:48] } 13. Nxc4 { [%clk 1:09:34] }
13... b5 { [%clk 1:04:43] } 14. Ncd2 { [%clk 1:09:21] } 14... Rd8
{ [%clk 1:02:58] } 15. Qe4 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 15... c4 { [%clk 1:00:45] } 16.
a4 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 16... Nb6 { [%clk 0:57:27] } 17. axb5 { [%clk 1:01:26] }
17... axb5 { [%clk 0:56:43] } 18. Ra5 { [%clk 0:56:41] } 18... Qd7 $2
{ Mistake. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:54:41] } 19. Qg4 { [%clk 0:55:29] } 19... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:53:32] } 20. Ra2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rfa1 was best.[%clk 0:45:52] }
20... Bb4 { [%clk 0:49:06] } 21. Ne4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfa1 was best.[%clk 0:33:27] } 21... Ne7 { [%clk 0:47:32] } 22.
Rfa1 { [%clk 0:28:15] } 22... Nbd5 $4 { Blunder. Na4 was best.[%clk 0:41:22] }
23. Bd2 { [%clk 0:25:56] } 23... Nf5 $2
{ Mistake. Bxd2 was best.[%clk 0:36:43] } 24. Ra7 { [%clk 0:21:56] } 24... Qe8
{ [%clk 0:35:37] } 25. Bxb4+ { [%clk 0:20:40] } 25... Nxb4 { [%clk 0:34:34] }
26. Nd6 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 26... Nxd6 { [%clk 0:33:28] } 27. exd6
{ [%clk 0:19:32] } 27... Nc6 { [%clk 0:30:38] } 28. Ne5 { [%clk 0:15:10] }
28... Nxa7 { [%clk 0:26:10] } 29. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:15:09] } 29... Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:23:54] } 30. Qf3 { [%clk 0:12:49] } 30... f6 $2
{ Mistake. Kg8 was best.[%clk 0:20:34] } 31. Qb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.[%clk 0:12:49] } 31... Rh7 { [%clk 0:18:48] } 32.
Ra8 { [%clk 0:12:47] } 32... Rd8 $2 { Mistake. fxe5 was best.[%clk 0:18:35] }
33. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:12:46] } 33... fxe5 { [%clk 0:17:36] } 34. Rxe8+
{ [%clk 0:12:40] } 1-0