Qian, Eric vs Zhang, Samuel
2026 Hart House Reading Week Open · Round 5 · 2026.02.16 · 1-0 · D58 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 Hart House Reading Week Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Qian, Eric"]
[Black "Zhang, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2047"]
[WhiteFideId "2637774"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[BlackFideId "30942993"]
[ECO "D58r"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:16:50] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:28] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:17:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:17:42] } 4. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:18:04] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:31:36] } 5... h6 { [%clk 1:18:28] } 6. Bh4 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 1:18:51] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 7... b6 { [%clk 1:19:16] } 8.
Rc1 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 1:19:37] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:33:11] }
9... Bxf6 { [%clk 1:20:01] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 1:33:33] } 10... exd5
{ [%clk 1:19:45] } 11. g3 { [%clk 1:33:55] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 1:18:33] } 12.
Bg2 { [%clk 1:34:09] } 12... a5 { [%clk 1:15:52] } 13. O-O { [%clk 1:34:26] }
13... Na6 { [%clk 1:10:59] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 14... Qd7
{ [%clk 1:08:52] } 15. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 15... Rad8 { [%clk 1:06:02] }
16. Qc2 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 16... b5 { [%clk 1:04:20] } 17. Ne1
{ [%clk 1:30:04] } 17... c6 { [%clk 1:02:21] } 18. Nd3 { [%clk 1:28:24] }
18... Nb4 { [%clk 1:00:07] } 19. Qb1 { [%clk 1:23:41] } 19... Nxd3
{ [%clk 0:59:33] } 20. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:23:49] } 20... h5 { [%clk 0:57:06] } 21.
h4 { [%clk 1:17:48] } 21... Qe7 { [%clk 0:54:29] } 22. Ne2 { [%clk 1:14:42] }
22... Rd6 { [%clk 0:53:46] } 23. Nf4 { [%clk 1:13:50] } 23... g6
{ [%clk 0:52:27] } 24. Rc5 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 24... Bc8 { [%clk 0:50:04] } 25.
Qc3 { [%clk 1:05:23] } 25... Qb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:48:42] } 26. Qxa5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.[%clk 1:02:55] } 26... Bg4 $2
{ Mistake. g5 was best.[%clk 0:47:50] } 27. Rdc1 { [%clk 1:02:17] } 27... g5
{ [%clk 0:45:02] } 28. hxg5 { [%clk 1:00:19] } 28... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:45:27] }
29. Qc3 $2 { Mistake. Nd3 was best.[%clk 1:00:23] } 29... Bxf4
{ [%clk 0:44:54] } 30. gxf4 { [%clk 0:57:11] } 30... Ree6 $4
{ Blunder. b4 was best.[%clk 0:44:31] } 31. f3 { [%clk 0:54:50] } 31... Bf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:44:39] } 32. e4 { [%clk 0:55:13] } 32... b4
{ [%clk 0:42:19] } 33. Qd2 { [%clk 0:54:03] } 33... Bh7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:42:28] } 34. f5 { [%clk 0:53:47] } 34...
Re8 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 35. e5 { [%clk 0:53:52] } 35... Rdd8 { [%clk 0:41:36] }
36. Qg5+ { [%clk 0:54:13] } 36... Kh8 { [%clk 0:41:53] } 37. Qf6+
{ [%clk 0:54:03] } 37... Kg8 { [%clk 0:42:15] } 38. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:53:40] }
38... Rc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:42:25] } 39. Qg5+
{ [%clk 0:53:47] } 39... Kh8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg6 was best.[%clk 0:42:47] } 40. f6
{ [%clk 0:54:06] } 1-0