Johnson, Donald vs Guntaka, Aayansh
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN · Round 2 · 2025.12.01 · 1-0 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Johnson, Donald"]
[Black "Guntaka, Aayansh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[WhiteFideId "30949122"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[BlackFideId "30993890"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:25] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 5.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Bb4 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:32:09] }
6... h6 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 7... g5 { [%clk 1:32:00] }
8. Bg3 { [%clk 1:33:05] } 8... Ne4 { [%clk 1:32:23] } 9. Qc2
{ [%clk 1:33:27] } 9... h5 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 10. f3 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 10...
Nxg3 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 11. hxg3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 11... Be6
{ [%clk 1:30:03] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:26:49] } 12... c6 { [%clk 1:28:36] } 13.
a3 { [%clk 1:19:06] } 13... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:27:24] } 14. Qxc3 { [%clk 1:20:22] }
14... Nd7 { [%clk 1:26:36] } 15. Bd3 { [%clk 1:16:08] } 15... Qc7
{ [%clk 1:25:57] } 16. Ne2 { [%clk 1:14:48] } 16... O-O-O { [%clk 1:25:05] }
17. Kb1 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 17... Nb6 { [%clk 1:21:45] } 18. e4
{ [%clk 1:11:30] } 18... f6 { [%clk 1:07:39] } 19. Rc1 { [%clk 0:58:14] } 19...
Kb8 { [%clk 1:15:35] } 20. e5 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 20... Nd7 { [%clk 1:12:48] }
21. f4 { [%clk 0:52:52] } 21... Bg4 { [%clk 1:02:46] } 22. Qc2
{ [%clk 0:37:01] } 22... fxe5 { [%clk 1:02:43] } 23. fxe5 { [%clk 0:41:41] }
23... Nb6 { [%clk 0:57:39] } 24. Nc3 { [%clk 0:36:33] } 24... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:57:07] } 25. Rcf1 { [%clk 0:23:31] } 25... Rhf8 { [%clk 0:53:00] }
26. Nd1 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 26... Nc4 { [%clk 0:44:43] } 27. Qc1
{ [%clk 0:12:38] } 27... c5 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 28. b3 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 28...
Bxd1 { [%clk 0:24:25] } 29. Rxf8 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 29... Rxf8
{ [%clk 0:32:50] } 30. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:07:35] } 30... Qb5 { [%clk 0:30:59] } 31.
Ka2 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 31... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:29:32] } 32. Rd2 { [%clk 0:03:39] }
32... Rxd2+ { [%clk 0:28:26] } 33. Qxd2 Nxd2 { [%clk 0:28:25] } 34. Bxb5
{ [%clk 0:04:08] } 34... Kc7 { [%clk 0:28:09] } 35. dxc5 { [%clk 0:03:16] }
35... Ne4 { [%clk 0:28:02] } 36. Kb2 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 36... Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:27:08] } 37. Kc3 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 37... Ne6 { [%clk 0:24:54] } 38.
Be2 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 38... h4 { [%clk 0:23:40] } 39. Bg4 { [%clk 0:01:02] }
39... Kd7 { [%clk 0:23:03] } 40. gxh4 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 40... gxh4
{ [%clk 0:23:26] } 41. b4 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 41... Ke7 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 42.
a4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 42... b6 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 43. Bf3 { [%clk 0:02:30] }
43... Nc7 { [%clk 0:19:38] } 44. Bg4 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 44... Ne6
{ [%clk 0:19:34] } 45. Bf3 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 45... Nc7 { [%clk 0:18:54] } 46.
b5 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 46... a6 $4 { Blunder. Ne6 was best.[%clk 0:18:33] } 47.
bxa6 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 47... Nxa6 { [%clk 0:15:56] } 48. Bxd5 $2
{ Mistake. Kd4 was best.[%clk 0:01:40] } 48... Nc5 { [%clk 0:16:20] } 49. Bc6
{ [%clk 0:01:34] } 49... Ke6 { [%clk 0:16:08] } 50. Kd4 { [%clk 0:01:24] }
50... Nb3+ { [%clk 0:15:47] } 51. Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 51... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:15:20] } 52. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 52... Nb3+ { [%clk 0:14:07] } 53.
Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 53... Nc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Na5+ was best.[%clk 0:14:31] } 54. Kd4 $4
{ Blunder. a5 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 54... Nb3+ { [%clk 0:13:13] } 55. Ke4
{ [%clk 0:00:48] } 55... Nc5+ { [%clk 0:14:28] } 56. Kf4 { [%clk 0:01:16] }
56... Nd3+ { [%clk 0:14:51] } 57. Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 57... h3 $4
{ Blunder. Kxe5 was best.[%clk 0:13:26] } 58. gxh3 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 58...
Nxe5 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 59. Bb5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 59... Kf7 $2
{ Mistake. Nf3+ was best.[%clk 0:09:15] } 60. Kf5 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 60... Nf3
{ [%clk 0:09:18] } 61. Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 61... Nd4 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 62.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 62... Nc2 { [%clk 0:08:07] } 63. Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:43] }
63... Nb4+ { [%clk 0:08:32] } 64. Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 64... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:07:19] } 65. Bc4 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 65... Nc2 { [%clk 0:06:58] } 66.
Kc6 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 66... Ne3 { [%clk 0:07:11] } 67. Bb3 { [%clk 0:01:31] }
67... Ke7 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 68. Kxb6 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 68... Nf5
{ [%clk 0:05:54] } 69. a5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 69... Kd7 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 70.
a6 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 70... Nd6 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 71. Ba4+ { [%clk 0:02:15] }
71... Ke7 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 72. Kc7 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 72... Ne4 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best.[%clk 0:04:37] } 73. a7
{ [%clk 0:02:06] } 73... Nc3 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 74. a8=Q { [%clk 0:02:22] }
74... Kf7 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 75. Qf3+ { [%clk 0:02:43] } 75... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:05:58] } 76. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 76... Kh7 { [%clk 0:06:22] } 77.
Qg3 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 77... Kh8 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 78. Qg5 { [%clk 0:03:45] }
78... Kh7 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 79. Bb3 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 79... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:07:39] } 80. Qg8# { [%clk 0:04:30] } 1-0