Leano, Bryan vs Nandhakumar, Vaseegaran
17. annual Southwest Class Championship · Round 4.42 · 2026.02.12 · 1/2-1/2 · B36 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation
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PGN
[Event "17. annual Southwest Class Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.12"]
[Round "4.42"]
[White "Leano, Bryan"]
[Black "Nandhakumar, Vaseegaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[WhiteElo "2004"]
[WhiteFideId "2092611"]
[BlackElo "2074"]
[BlackFideId "30946409"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B36o"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:54] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 7. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 7...
d6 { [%clk 1:33:36] } 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O
{ [%clk 1:30:09] } 11... a4 { [%clk 1:35:07] } 12. Rab1 { [%clk 1:30:17] }
12... Qa5 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 13. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:28:49] } 13... Be6
{ [%clk 1:30:44] } 14. Nd5 { [%clk 1:26:54] } 14... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:14:56] } 15.
Qxa5 Rxa5 { [%clk 1:15:24] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 1:21:25] } 16... Rc8
{ [%clk 1:13:44] } 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 18... Ne4
{ [%clk 1:13:25] } 19. Bf1 { [%clk 1:01:58] } 19... Nc3 20. Bd2 Ra2 21. Bxc3
{ [%clk 1:02:51] } 21... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:12:42] } 22. b4 { [%clk 1:00:19] }
22... Ra4 { [%clk 1:05:20] } 23. Rb3 Bxb4 { [%clk 1:04:40] } 24. Rdb1
{ [%clk 0:57:58] } 24... Bc5 { [%clk 1:05:02] } 25. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:58:11] }
25... Ra2 { [%clk 1:05:21] } 26. R1b2 { [%clk 0:54:14] } 26... Rca8
{ [%clk 1:05:37] } 27. g3 { [%clk 0:51:38] } 27... Bd4 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2
Ra1+ 30. Kg2 { [%clk 0:52:14] } 30... Ra2 { [%clk 1:00:27] } 31. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:51:01] } 31... Kf8 { [%clk 1:00:31] } 32. Rc7 { [%clk 0:44:52] }
32... g5 { [%clk 0:53:30] } 33. h3 f5 { [%clk 0:52:09] } 34. Rb7
{ [%clk 0:44:29] } 34... Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2 { [%clk 0:41:18] } 36. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:45:09] } 36... Ra3 { [%clk 0:40:53] } 37. Rb1 { [%clk 0:44:29] }
37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:34:51] } 38. Rd1 { [%clk 0:43:04] } 38... Bc5
{ [%clk 0:33:56] } 39. Rd3 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Ra2 { [%clk 0:33:01] } 41. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:40:16] } 41... g4 { [%clk 0:26:31] } 42. hxg4 { [%clk 0:40:04] }
42... fxg4 { [%clk 0:27:00] } 43. f3 { [%clk 0:36:03] } 43... Ra1+
{ [%clk 0:21:55] } 44. Rd1 { [%clk 0:32:44] } 44... Ra3 { [%clk 0:22:25] } 45.
Rd3 Rxd3 46. Bxd3 gxf3 47. Be4 f2 48. g4 h6 { [%clk 0:22:57] } 49. Bf5
{ [%clk 0:34:42] } 49... Kf6 { [%clk 0:22:52] } 50. Bc8 Ke5 51. Ke2 Kf4
{ [%clk 0:23:51] } 52. Kf1 { [%clk 0:33:46] } 52... Ke3 { [%clk 0:21:51] } 53.
Bb7 { [%clk 0:33:47] } 53... Kd3 { [%clk 0:19:22] } 54. Ba6 { [%clk 0:33:32] }
54... Ke4 { [%clk 0:19:21] } 55. Bb5 { [%clk 0:32:38] } 55... Kf3 56. Bd7
{ [%clk 0:33:07] } 56... Kf4 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 57. Bc8 { [%clk 0:32:59] }
57... Ke3 { [%clk 0:19:22] } 58. Bb7 { [%clk 0:33:09] } 58... Bd4
{ [%clk 0:17:55] } 59. Bc8 { [%clk 0:31:43] } 59... Bf6 60. Bb7
{ [%clk 0:31:56] } 60... Bh4 { [%clk 0:18:03] } 61. Ba6 { [%clk 0:31:23] }
61... Kd4 { [%clk 0:18:20] } 62. Ke2 { [%clk 0:31:03] } 62... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:16:52] } 63. Kf1 { [%clk 0:30:18] } 63... Kb6 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 64.
Bc8 { [%clk 0:29:57] } 64... Ka5 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 65. Ke2 { [%clk 0:29:56] }
65... Kb4 66. Ba6 { [%clk 0:30:02] } 66... Kc3 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 67. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:29:50] } 67... Kd4 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 68. Ke2 { [%clk 0:30:04] }
68... Ke4 69. Kf1 Ke3 70. Bb5 Bf6 71. Ba6 Kf4 72. Kxf2 Kxg4 73. Kg2 h5 74. Bb5
h4 75. Bd7+ Kf4 76. Kh3 Ke5 77. Bb5 Kd4 78. Ba6 { [%clk 0:31:59] } 78... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:20:23] } 1/2-1/2