Baliga, Zubin vs Maddipati, Srihas
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 3 · 2026.06.12 · 1/2-1/2 · B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Baliga, Zubin"]
[Black "Maddipati, Srihas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[WhiteFideId "30937701"]
[BlackElo "1936"]
[BlackFideId "39907147"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:44:34] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:50:22] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:44:39] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:50:27] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 1:44:34] } 4. Bxc6 { [%clk 1:50:30] } 4... dxc6 { [%clk 1:43:54] } 5.
h3 { [%clk 1:50:32] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:43:58] } 6. d3 { [%clk 1:50:32] } 6...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:43:49] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:33] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:43:33] } 8.
Be3 { [%clk 1:50:32] } 8... b6 { [%clk 1:43:00] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:50:32] }
9... Re8 { [%clk 1:42:19] } 10. Bh6 { [%clk 1:50:36] } 10... Bh8
{ [%clk 1:42:14] } 11. e5 { [%clk 1:42:30] } 11... Nd5 { [%clk 1:37:53] } 12.
O-O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. [%clk 1:41:08] } 12... Nxc3
{ [%clk 1:34:37] } 13. Qxc3 { [%clk 1:41:12] } 13... Qd5 { [%clk 1:34:39] } 14.
Qc4 { [%clk 1:35:19] } 14... Be6 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 15. Qxd5 { [%clk 1:35:23] }
15... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 16. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:35:18] } 16... Rad8
{ [%clk 1:31:12] } 17. Nh4 { [%clk 1:30:10] } 17... Rd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c4 was best. [%clk 1:22:21] } 18. f4 { [%clk 1:29:03] } 18... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:09:59] } 19. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:28:30] } 19... Kxg7 { [%clk 1:10:03] }
20. g4 { [%clk 1:21:17] } 20... Rdd8 { [%clk 1:03:51] } 21. Re3
{ [%clk 1:18:08] } 21... c4 { [%clk 1:03:07] } 22. d4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. [%clk 1:17:10] } 22... e6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best. [%clk 1:02:13] } 23. f5 { [%clk 1:10:43] } 23... g5
{ [%clk 1:00:14] } 24. Nf3 { [%clk 1:10:08] } 24... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:00:10] } 25.
Rxf3 { [%clk 1:10:12] } 25... Rd5 { [%clk 0:58:00] } 26. Rdf1
{ [%clk 1:04:25] } 26... Rd7 { [%clk 0:56:57] } 27. c3 { [%clk 1:03:13] } 27...
h6 { [%clk 0:55:57] } 28. Rh1 { [%clk 0:59:50] } 28... exf5 { [%clk 0:55:08] }
29. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:57:14] } 29... Re6 { [%clk 0:54:22] } 30. Rhf1
{ [%clk 0:54:15] } 30... Rde7 $2 { Mistake. c5 was best. [%clk 0:52:02] } 31.
Kd2 { [%clk 0:53:43] } 31... b5 { [%clk 0:51:11] } 32. Ke3 { [%clk 0:52:10] }
32... Rd7 { [%clk 0:50:36] } 33. Ke4 { [%clk 0:52:05] } 33... a6
{ [%clk 0:50:10] } 34. Rf6 { [%clk 0:50:33] } 34... Rde7 { [%clk 0:49:23] } 35.
b3 { [%clk 0:45:46] } 35... Rb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best. [%clk 0:47:42] } 36. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:47:05] } 36...
fxe6 { [%clk 0:47:47] } 37. Rf6 { [%clk 0:47:09] } 37... Re7 { [%clk 0:47:54] }
38. bxc4 $2 { Mistake. b4 was best. [%clk 0:45:54] } 38... bxc4
{ [%clk 0:48:00] } 39. Ke3 { [%clk 0:44:51] } 39... a5 { [%clk 0:48:06] } 40.
a4 { [%clk 0:44:35] } 40... Re8 { [%clk 0:48:13] } 41. Kf3 { [%clk 0:44:39] }
41... Rf8 { [%clk 0:48:11] } 1/2-1/2