Dhanekula, Rithul vs Fink, Justin
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · Round 4 · 2026.01.02 · 0-1 · A41 Rat Defense: English Rat
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PGN
[Event "2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dhanekula, Rithul"]
[Black "Fink, Justin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[WhiteElo "1841"]
[WhiteFideId "30974810"]
[BlackElo "2057"]
[BlackFideId "30958792"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:49] } 1... d6 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:50] }
2... e5 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. dxe5 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 3... dxe5
{ [%clk 1:23:28] } 4. Qxd8+ { [%clk 1:27:31] } 4... Kxd8 { [%clk 1:23:54] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:27:45] } 5... Be6 { [%clk 1:23:38] } 6. e4 { [%clk 1:26:22] }
6... Bc5 { [%clk 1:20:26] } 7. Bd2 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 7... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:19:03] } 8. O-O-O { [%clk 1:20:04] } 8... Kc8 { [%clk 1:13:47] } 9.
f4 { [%clk 1:15:01] } 9... f6 { [%clk 1:09:40] } 10. Nf3 { [%clk 1:13:28] }
10... Nge7 { [%clk 1:08:30] } 11. Nd5 { [%clk 1:06:52] } 11... Bg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:56:01] } 12. Be2 { [%clk 0:58:10] } 12... a5
{ [%clk 0:52:14] } 13. Rhf1 { [%clk 0:41:34] } 13... h5 { [%clk 0:41:34] } 14.
fxe5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 14... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:40:06] } 15. Bc3
{ [%clk 0:24:00] } 15... N7g6 { [%clk 0:28:34] } 16. Bd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best.[%clk 0:12:58] } 16... Nd7 { [%clk 0:21:06] } 17.
h3 { [%clk 0:09:04] } 17... Be6 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 18. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:06:06] }
18... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:14:07] } 19. Nd4 { [%clk 0:06:32] } 19... Bd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best.[%clk 0:12:58] } 20. Bf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:04:58] } 20... Ne5 { [%clk 0:12:22] } 21.
Ne3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:02:22] } 21... a4
{ [%clk 0:10:19] } 22. h4 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 22... Ng4 $2
{ Mistake. c6 was best.[%clk 0:07:20] } 23. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 23... Re8
$6 { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:05:25] } 24. Bxg4 $4
{ Blunder. Nf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 24... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 25. Rd2
{ [%clk 0:00:43] } 25... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 26. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:49] }
26... Re3 $2 { Mistake. Re5 was best.[%clk 0:04:36] } 27. Nd5 $2
{ Mistake. Nf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:08] } 27... Re4 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 28. Nc3
{ [%clk 0:01:33] } 28... Re5 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 29. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:46] }
29... Kb8 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 30. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 30... c6
{ [%clk 0:02:28] } 31. Nb4 $2 { Mistake. Nc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:34] } 31...
Kc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:02:32] } 32. Rdf2 $2
{ Mistake. Nd3 was best.[%clk 0:00:34] } 32... Rd8 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 33. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:00:34] } 33... Re3 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 34. Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
34... Rde8 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 35. Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 35... R8e5
{ [%clk 0:00:55] } 36. Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 36... Nxd3 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 37.
Rxd3 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 37... Be2 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. Rxe3
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 38... Rxe3 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 39. Nxe2 { [%clk 0:00:47] }
39... Rxe2+ { [%clk 0:01:32] } 40. Kc3 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 40... Rxg2
{ [%clk 0:01:48] } 41. Rf5 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 41... a3 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 42.
bxa3 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 42... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 43. Kb3
{ [%clk 0:02:18] } 43... Rh2 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 44. Rxh5 { [%clk 0:01:42] }
44... g5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 45. Rh6 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 45... gxh4
{ [%clk 0:00:41] } 46. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 46... h3 $4
{ Blunder. Kb6 was best.[%clk 0:00:57] } 47. Rh6 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 0:02:23] } 47... Rh1 $4
{ Blunder. b6 was best.[%clk 0:01:21] } 48. c5 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 48... Kb8
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 49. Ka4 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 49... Ka7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 50.
Ka5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 50... h2 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 51. a4 { [%clk 0:01:00] }
51... Kb8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 52. Rh8+ { [%clk 0:00:45] } 52... Kc7
{ [%clk 0:00:46] } 53. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:01:07] } 53... Kc8 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 54.
Rh8+ { [%clk 0:01:12] } 54... Kd7 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 55. Rh7+
{ [%clk 0:01:28] } 55... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 56. Rh5 { [%clk 0:01:46] }
56... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 57. Rh6+ $4
{ Blunder. Kb6 was best.[%clk 0:01:45] } 57... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 58. Rh5+
{ [%clk 0:01:36] } 58... Kd4 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 59. Rh4+ { [%clk 0:01:41] }
59... Kxc5 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 60. Rh5+ { [%clk 0:02:09] } 60... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:01:36] } 61. Rh6+ { [%clk 0:02:26] } 61... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 62.
Rh5+ { [%clk 0:02:50] } 62... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 63. Rh6+
{ [%clk 0:03:00] } 63... Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 64. Rh8 { [%clk 0:03:25] }
64... b5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 65. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:01:51] } 65... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 66. Rh8 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 66... bxa4 { [%clk 0:01:21] }
67. Rh6+ { [%clk 0:02:31] } 67... Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 68. Rh3
{ [%clk 0:02:51] } 68... a3 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 0-1