Putnam, Liam vs Zhang, Andrew
2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February · Round 1 · 2026.02.05 · 1-0 · D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Putnam, Liam"]
[Black "Zhang, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[WhiteFideId "30938279"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "1997"]
[BlackFideId "30933137"]
[ECO "D85l"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:07] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:45] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:25:07] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:25:33] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:23] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:33:12] } 8.
Be2 { [%clk 1:26:32] } 8... c5 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:24:43] }
9... Nc6 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:19:49] } 10... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:27:18] } 11. cxd4 { [%clk 1:20:04] } 11... Bg4 { [%clk 1:27:20] } 12.
d5 { [%clk 1:14:13] } 12... Ne5 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 13. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:10:54] }
13... Bxe2 { [%clk 1:24:10] } 14. Qxe2 { [%clk 1:11:22] } 14... Bxe5
{ [%clk 1:24:29] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 1:09:07] } 15... Bg7 { [%clk 1:19:11] }
16. Qb5 { [%clk 1:02:58] } 16... Qc7 { [%clk 0:52:59] } 17. Rc1
{ [%clk 1:01:05] } 17... Qe5 { [%clk 0:53:17] } 18. Rc4 { [%clk 1:00:51] }
18... Rac8 $6 { Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 0:43:11] } 19. Rxc8
{ [%clk 1:00:48] } 19... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:43:34] } 20. Qxb7 { [%clk 1:01:15] }
20... Rd8 { [%clk 0:41:31] } 21. Qb4 { [%clk 1:00:09] } 21... f5
{ [%clk 0:35:37] } 22. exf5 { [%clk 0:58:18] } 22... gxf5 { [%clk 0:35:07] }
23. Bxa7 { [%clk 0:58:24] } 23... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:31:07] } 24. a4
{ [%clk 0:58:14] } 24... Qd6 $2 { Mistake. Qe4 was best.[%clk 0:27:18] } 25.
Qb3 { [%clk 0:57:47] } 25... e6 { [%clk 0:26:22] } 26. g3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.[%clk 0:57:18] } 26... Rd3 { [%clk 0:21:49] } 27.
Qb5 { [%clk 0:57:25] } 27... Be5 $4 { Blunder. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:14:41] }
28. Bb8 { [%clk 0:57:49] } 1-0