Zeltsan, Joseph vs Wang, Daniel A
Marshall Masters 2026 | January · Round 1 · 2026.01.20 · 1-0 · D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation
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PGN
[Event "Marshall Masters 2026 | January"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zeltsan, Joseph"]
[Black "Wang, Daniel A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[WhiteFideId "30932980"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "1792"]
[BlackFideId "30987946"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 0:18:28] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:18:28] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:18:28] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:25:00] }
4. Nc3 { [%clk 0:18:28] } 4... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 5. g4 { [%clk 0:16:03] }
5... Bb4 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 6. a3 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 6... Bxc3+
{ [%clk 0:23:00] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 7... c5 { [%clk 0:21:06] } 8. Qc2
{ [%clk 0:10:42] } 8... Qa5 { [%clk 0:20:05] } 9. Nd2 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 9...
cxd4 { [%clk 0:18:03] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 10... Ne4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best.[%clk 0:17:49] } 11. Bg2 { [%clk 0:09:55] } 11...
Ndf6 { [%clk 0:16:38] } 12. O-O { [%clk 0:08:21] } 12... Qc3 { [%clk 0:13:33] }
13. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:07:14] } 13... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 14. Re1
{ [%clk 0:06:07] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:12:26] } 15. a4 { [%clk 0:05:06] }
15... Nce4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:11:39] } 16. Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:04:55] } 16... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:11:38] } 17. Bf4 { [%clk 0:03:19] }
17... h6 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 18. f3 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 18... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:09:23] } 19. e4 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 19... dxc4 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 20.
Bf1 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 20... Bd7 { [%clk 0:08:31] } 21. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:01:37] }
21... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 22. Rec1 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 22... a6
{ [%clk 0:08:23] } 23. a5 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 23... Bb5 { [%clk 0:07:57] } 24.
Bxb5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 24... Rxc1+ { [%clk 0:07:54] } 25. Rxc1
{ [%clk 0:01:23] } 25... axb5 { [%clk 0:07:54] } 26. Bd2 { [%clk 0:01:23] }
26... Ne8 $2 { Mistake. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:07:38] } 27. Rb1 $2
{ Mistake. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:01:22] } 27... Nd6 { [%clk 0:07:38] } 28. Bf4
{ [%clk 0:01:22] } 28... Nc4 { [%clk 0:07:25] } 29. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:01:22] }
29... Nxa5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxa5 was best.[%clk 0:07:08] } 30. d5
{ [%clk 0:01:22] } 30... Nc4 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 31. dxe6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best.[%clk 0:01:00] } 31... fxe6 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 32.
Rxb7 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 32... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:06:37] } 33. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:00:56] } 33... e5 { [%clk 0:06:37] } 34. Bg3 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 34...
Ra2+ { [%clk 0:06:22] } 35. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 35... Ra3
{ [%clk 0:06:22] } 36. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 36... Nd2 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 37.
Bxe5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 37... Nxf3 { [%clk 0:06:04] } 38. Bxg7
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 38... Ng5+ { [%clk 0:05:45] } 39. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:40] }
39... Ne6 { [%clk 0:05:45] } 40. Bb2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 40... Ra2 $4
{ Blunder. Nf4+ was best.[%clk 0:05:33] } 41. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 41... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:05:26] } 42. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 42... Kf7 { [%clk 0:05:26] }
43. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 43... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best.[%clk 0:05:18] } 44. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 44...
Ke6 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 45. h4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 45... Nc5 { [%clk 0:05:05] }
46. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 46... Kf7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best.[%clk 0:05:05] } 47. g5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 47...
hxg5 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 48. hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 48... Nd7
{ [%clk 0:04:59] } 49. g6+ { [%clk 0:00:28] } 49... Ke7 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 50.
g7 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 50... Ra8 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 51. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:28] }
51... Ke6 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 52. Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 52... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:04:11] } 53. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 53... Kf7 { [%clk 0:04:11] }
54. Rf6+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 54... Ke7 { [%clk 0:04:09] } 55. Kf5
{ [%clk 0:00:25] } 55... Rg8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.[%clk 0:03:18] }
56. Ba3 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 56... Rxg7 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best.[%clk 0:03:18] } 57. Bxc5+
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 57... Kd7 { [%clk 0:03:18] } 58. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:23] }
58... Rg5+ { [%clk 0:03:18] } 59. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 59... Rg1
{ [%clk 0:03:18] } 60. Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 60... Ke8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1+ was best.[%clk 0:03:14] } 61. Bxg1
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 1-0