Rajaram, Rohan vs Heimann, Mark
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 5.4 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · E00 Catalan Opening
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Rajaram, Rohan"]
[Black "Heimann, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[WhiteFideId "30940729"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[BlackFideId "2028441"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:25:03] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:02] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:20] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... Bb4+
{ [%clk 1:21:27] } 4. Bd2 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:20:50] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:25:41] } 5... Qb6 { [%clk 1:12:02] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:14:07] } 6...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:11:09] } 7. Nb5 { [%clk 1:14:25] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:08:42] }
8. a4 { [%clk 1:12:07] } 8... a5 { [%clk 1:06:28] } 9. Nfxd4 { [%clk 1:03:31] }
9... Ne4 { [%clk 1:02:25] } 10. Bg2 { [%clk 1:02:08] } 10... Nxd2
{ [%clk 1:02:39] } 11. Qxd2 { [%clk 1:02:32] } 11... Bb4 { [%clk 0:57:34] } 12.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:02:33] } 12... Nc6 { [%clk 0:57:41] } 13. Ndb5 { [%clk 1:01:25] }
13... O-O { [%clk 0:57:28] } 14. O-O { [%clk 1:01:41] } 14... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:55:10] } 15. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:55:32] } 15...
Ne5 { [%clk 0:47:28] } 16. Qf4 { [%clk 0:50:57] } 16... d6 { [%clk 0:44:58] }
17. b3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:37:41] } 17... Bd7
{ [%clk 0:40:28] } 18. Rac1 { [%clk 0:36:32] } 18... Bc6 { [%clk 0:38:22] }
19. Ne4 { [%clk 0:35:09] } 19... Ng6 { [%clk 0:37:50] } 20. Qe3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:33:42] } 20... Qxe3 { [%clk 0:32:35] } 21.
fxe3 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 21... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:28:49] } 22. Bxe4
{ [%clk 0:34:28] } 22... Bc5 { [%clk 0:29:07] } 23. Kf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.[%clk 0:31:48] } 23... Rd7 $2
{ Mistake. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:29:06] } 24. Rd2 $2
{ Mistake. Bxg6 was best.[%clk 0:29:30] } 24... Ne5 { [%clk 0:26:51] } 25. h3
{ [%clk 0:29:10] } 25... f5 { [%clk 0:26:40] } 26. Bg2 { [%clk 0:27:17] } 26...
Kf7 { [%clk 0:26:37] } 27. Nd4 { [%clk 0:27:03] } 27... Ke7 { [%clk 0:26:38] }
28. Nf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 0:26:09] } 28... Nc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best.[%clk 0:25:11] } 29. Nd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best.[%clk 0:26:23] } 29... Nb4 { [%clk 0:24:38] } 30.
Nc2 { [%clk 0:22:50] } 30... Na6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc2 was best.[%clk 0:23:45] } 31. Kg1 { [%clk 0:22:11] } 31...
Rf8 { [%clk 0:22:38] } 32. Rf1 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 32... Nb4 { [%clk 0:21:40] }
33. Kh2 { [%clk 0:19:31] } 33... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:21:19] } 34. Rxc2
{ [%clk 0:19:55] } 34... Bxe3 { [%clk 0:21:46] } 35. Rc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best.[%clk 0:19:51] } 35... Bd4 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 36.
Rd3 { [%clk 0:17:59] } 36... Be5 { [%clk 0:21:19] } 37. Kg1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.[%clk 0:17:37] } 37... h5 { [%clk 0:19:22] } 38. e4
{ [%clk 0:15:00] } 38... f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:16:18] } 39.
g4 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 39... hxg4 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 40. hxg4 { [%clk 0:15:13] }
40... Rh8 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 41. Bf3 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 41... Rh3
{ [%clk 0:01:50] } 42. Kg2 $2 { Mistake. Be2 was best.[%clk 0:10:00] } 42...
Rg3+ { [%clk 0:02:17] } 43. Kf2 { [%clk 0:10:24] } 43... Kd8
{ [%clk 0:02:23] } 44. Rb1 { [%clk 0:09:42] } 44... Kc7 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 45.
Rdd1 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 45... Kc6 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 46. Rh1 { [%clk 0:06:56] }
46... Kc5 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 47. Ke2 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 47... Kb4
{ [%clk 0:02:36] } 48. Kf2 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 48... Ka3 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 49.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 49... Rc7 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 50. Rhd1 { [%clk 0:04:00] }
50... Rc6 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 51. Rd3 { [%clk 0:03:53] } 51... Ka2
{ [%clk 0:02:59] } 52. Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 52... Kb2 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 53.
Kd2 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 53... Rh3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 54. Rc2+ { [%clk 0:01:23] }
54... Ka3 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 55. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 55... Rh2+
{ [%clk 0:02:37] } 56. Be2 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 56... Kb4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 57.
Re1 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 57... Bf6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 58. Rf3 { [%clk 0:01:16] }
58... Bd4 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 59. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 59... Be3
{ [%clk 0:02:20] } 60. Rxe3 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 60... fxe3 { [%clk 0:02:45] }
61. Kxe3 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 61... Rh3+ { [%clk 0:02:54] } 62. Bf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best.[%clk 0:00:55] } 62... Rc8 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 63.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 63... Rf8 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 64. Bg2 { [%clk 0:01:19] }
64... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 65. Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 65... Rb2+
{ [%clk 0:03:48] } 0-1