Karthik Venkataraman vs Colville, Julian
4th annual DC International · Round 4 · 2026.06.27 · 1-0 · A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
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PGN
[Event "4th annual DC International"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karthik Venkataraman"]
[Black "Colville, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[BlackElo "2329"]
[BlackFideId "30963273"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:16:34] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:16:49] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:16:34] } 3. e3 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 3... f5 { [%clk 1:16:34] }
4. d4 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:16:34] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 1:16:49] }
5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:16:34] } 6. Nh3 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 1:15:36] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:16:49] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:11:29] } 8. b3
{ [%clk 1:16:49] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:01:00] } 9. Ba3 { [%clk 1:12:08] } 9...
Qa5 { [%clk 0:55:07] } 10. Qc1 { [%clk 1:11:11] } 10... f4 $2
{ Mistake. Qc7 was best. [%clk 0:45:03] } 11. dxe5 { [%clk 1:03:23] } 11...
Bxh3 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 12. exf4 { [%clk 1:03:12] } 12... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:34:54] } 13. exf6 { [%clk 1:02:30] } 13... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:34:44] }
14. Bb2 { [%clk 1:01:30] } 14... Na6 { [%clk 0:32:09] } 15. a3
{ [%clk 0:59:00] } 15... Rae8 { [%clk 0:30:55] } 16. b4 { [%clk 0:57:57] }
16... Qd8 { [%clk 0:30:45] } 17. Qd2 { [%clk 0:57:27] } 17... Nc7
{ [%clk 0:30:05] } 18. Bd3 { [%clk 0:47:40] } 18... Qd7 { [%clk 0:29:13] } 19.
g3 { [%clk 0:45:49] } 19... Bg4 { [%clk 0:25:59] } 20. f3 { [%clk 0:41:23] }
20... Bh3 { [%clk 0:21:37] } 21. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:41:18] } 21... Bd4+
{ [%clk 0:16:38] } 22. Kh1 { [%clk 0:41:08] } 22... Ne6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best. [%clk 0:16:07] } 23. Bf1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. [%clk 0:38:32] } 23... Bxf1 { [%clk 0:13:29] } 24.
Rxf1 { [%clk 0:38:27] } 24... a6 { [%clk 0:11:39] } 25. Rad1 { [%clk 0:36:08] }
25... Qc7 { [%clk 0:08:11] } 26. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:33:41] } 26... c5
{ [%clk 0:06:25] } 27. Nd5 { [%clk 0:33:17] } 27... Qc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. [%clk 0:06:11] } 28. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:29:35] } 28...
Nxd4 { [%clk 0:05:55] } 29. Qd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. [%clk 0:29:31] } 29... Qd7 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 30.
a4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. [%clk 0:22:40] } 30... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxe1+ was best. [%clk 0:00:49] } 31. b5 { [%clk 0:22:19] } 31...
axb5 32. axb5 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 32... Qh3 $6 { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } 33.
Ne7 { [%clk 0:06:05] } 33... Rxe7 34. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:06:00] } 34... Nf5 35.
Ree1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best. [%clk 0:05:57] } 35... Nxg3+ 36. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:05:54] } 36... Nf5 37. Qf1 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 37... Qh4 38. Qf2
{ [%clk 0:00:29] } 38... Qxf4 39. Re4 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 39... Qg5+ 40. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:00:04] } 40... Nd4 41. Rg1 Qf6 42. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } 42... Qf7 43. Qg2 Rg8 44. b6 Qd7 $4
{ Blunder. Nf5 was best. } 45. Rge1 Qf7 46. Re7 Qxc4 47. Rxb7 Qb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } 48. Rbe7 Nf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } 49.
Re8 Kh7 50. Qe4 1-0