Yao, Hanchi vs Bhatta, Rohit
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 3.13 · 2026.01.01 · 1/2-1/2 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Yao, Hanchi"]
[Black "Bhatta, Rohit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[WhiteElo "2105"]
[WhiteFideId "30957397"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[BlackFideId "30965934"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:13] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:29] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Bg5
{ [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... c6 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Bf5
{ [%clk 1:32:27] } 7. Qf3 { [%clk 1:33:18] } 7... Bg6 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 8.
Bxf6 { [%clk 1:33:44] } 8... Qxf6 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. Qxf6 { [%clk 1:34:11] }
9... gxf6 { [%clk 1:33:43] } 10. Nf3 { [%clk 1:34:32] } 10... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:33:40] } 11. Nh4 { [%clk 1:34:48] } 11... Be7 { [%clk 1:33:40] } 12.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:35:10] } 12... f5 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 13. g3 { [%clk 1:35:36] }
13... Bxh4 { [%clk 1:33:25] } 14. gxh4 { [%clk 1:36:03] } 14... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:33:32] } 15. Nf4 { [%clk 1:36:08] } 15... Nh5 { [%clk 1:33:34] } 16.
Be2 { [%clk 1:36:34] } 16... Nxf4 { [%clk 1:32:32] } 17. exf4
{ [%clk 1:37:00] } 17... h5 { [%clk 1:27:47] } 18. Kd2 { [%clk 1:37:22] }
18... Ke7 { [%clk 1:23:21] } 19. Bf3 { [%clk 1:37:39] } 19... f6
{ [%clk 1:11:35] } 20. Rae1+ { [%clk 1:35:50] } 20... Kf7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.[%clk 1:13:50] } 21. Re3 { [%clk 1:34:28] } 21...
Rae8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.[%clk 1:08:13] } 22. Rhe1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best.[%clk 1:32:52] } 22... Rxe3 { [%clk 1:03:12] } 23.
fxe3 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 23... a5 { [%clk 0:30:41] } 24. a4 { [%clk 1:24:24] }
24... Ke7 { [%clk 0:17:32] } 25. Rg1 { [%clk 1:22:10] } 25... Bf7
{ [%clk 0:12:02] } 26. Be2 { [%clk 1:22:33] } 26... Rh6 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 27.
Rb1 { [%clk 0:55:10] } 27... Kd6 { [%clk 0:08:25] } 28. Rg1 { [%clk 0:48:50] }
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