Jiang, Brandon vs Matviishen, Viktor
35th Annual Chicago Open · Round 2 · 2026.05.22 · 0-1 · C77 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
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PGN
[Event "35th Annual Chicago Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jiang, Brandon"]
[Black "Matviishen, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[WhiteFideId "30943582"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[BlackFideId "14129850"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:02:33] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:02:33] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:02:33] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:20:00] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:02:33] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 5. d3
{ [%clk 1:02:33] } 5... Bc5 { [%clk 1:19:16] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:02:15] } 6...
b5 { [%clk 1:18:04] } 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:02:15] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:18:04] } 8.
c3 { [%clk 1:02:15] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:16:40] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:02:15] } 9...
O-O { [%clk 1:16:40] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:01:41] } 10... Re8 { [%clk 1:16:06] }
11. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:57:28] } 11... Bb6 { [%clk 1:14:02] } 12. a4
{ [%clk 0:54:01] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:11:04] } 13. Nf1 { [%clk 0:53:53] }
13... b4 { [%clk 1:07:36] } 14. Ng3 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 14... bxc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Na5 was best.[%clk 1:05:55] } 15. bxc3 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 15...
d5 { [%clk 1:05:55] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 0:18:56] } 16... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:05:55] }
17. Bd2 { [%clk 0:18:56] } 17... Be6 { [%clk 1:04:42] } 18. Rb1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:18:56] } 18... Nf6 { [%clk 0:55:45] } 19. Bc2
{ [%clk 0:17:48] } 19... Ba2 { [%clk 0:54:40] } 20. Ra1 { [%clk 0:17:45] }
20... Bd5 { [%clk 0:54:40] } 21. Nh4 { [%clk 0:10:18] } 21... Bc5
{ [%clk 0:54:18] } 22. Nhf5 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 22... Bf8 { [%clk 0:43:33] } 23.
a5 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 23... Be6 { [%clk 0:43:33] } 24. Ne3 { [%clk 0:06:11] }
24... Rb2 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 25. Bc1 { [%clk 0:06:02] } 25... Rb5
{ [%clk 0:34:06] } 26. Ba4 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 26... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 27.
Bb2 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 27... Bd7 { [%clk 0:28:44] } 28. Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:41] }
28... Rd5 { [%clk 0:28:44] } 29. Ne3 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 29... Rc5
{ [%clk 0:28:36] } 30. d4 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 30... exd4 { [%clk 0:28:35] } 31.
cxd4 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 31... Rg5 { [%clk 0:28:35] } 32. h4 { [%clk 0:02:05] }
32... Rxg3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best.[%clk 0:24:41] } 33. fxg3
{ [%clk 0:02:05] } 33... Nb4 { [%clk 0:24:41] } 34. Bb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd7 was best.[%clk 0:01:17] } 34... Bb5 { [%clk 0:24:09] } 35.
Bc2 $4 { Blunder. Nc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:48] } 35... Nfd5 { [%clk 0:23:47] }
36. Bc1 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 36... Bd6 { [%clk 0:22:51] } 37. Bd2
{ [%clk 0:00:19] } 37... Bxg3 { [%clk 0:19:34] } 38. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:00:19] }
38... Bxe1 { [%clk 0:18:30] } 39. Bxb4 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 39... Bxb4
{ [%clk 0:00:41] } 40. Nxb4 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 40... Re2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 41.
Bf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best.[%clk 0:20:41] } 41... Qxh4
{ [%clk 0:28:59] } 42. Bh3 { [%clk 0:19:10] } 42... g5 { [%clk 0:28:59] } 43.
Kh1 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 43... g4 { [%clk 0:28:21] } 44. Nd3 { [%clk 0:01:14] }
44... Re4 { [%clk 0:19:06] } 45. Nc5 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 45... Rf4
{ [%clk 0:19:06] } 46. Qg1 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd3 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 46... Bc6
{ [%clk 0:19:06] } 47. d5 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 47... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:19:06] } 0-1