Alexander Katz vs Paruchuri, Naveen
Marshall Masters 2026 | May · Round 2 · 2026.05.25 · 1-0 · C42 Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack
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PGN
[Event "Marshall Masters 2026 | May"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alexander Katz"]
[Black "Paruchuri, Naveen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[BlackElo "1952"]
[BlackFideId "30964636"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:25:00] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:24:57] } 3... d6
{ [%clk 0:23:49] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:24:57] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 6. dxc3 { [%clk 0:24:55] }
6... Be7 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 0:24:52] } 7... Nd7
{ [%clk 0:23:47] } 8. Qd2 { [%clk 0:24:51] } 8... Ne5 { [%clk 0:23:47] } 9. Be2
{ [%clk 0:24:32] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 0:23:39] } 10. Nd4 { [%clk 0:24:26] } 10...
Bc4 $2 { Mistake. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:22:59] } 11. Nf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f4 was best.[%clk 0:22:39] } 11... O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:22:41] } 12. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 12...
Nxc4 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 13. Qd4 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 13... Ne5 { [%clk 0:22:15] }
14. f4 { [%clk 0:21:25] } 14... c5 { [%clk 0:22:07] } 15. Qd5
{ [%clk 0:21:19] } 15... Ng4 { [%clk 0:21:49] } 16. Qf3 { [%clk 0:19:55] }
16... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:21:47] } 17. Nxe3 { [%clk 0:19:54] } 17... Re8
{ [%clk 0:21:28] } 18. O-O-O { [%clk 0:19:43] } 18... Bf8 { [%clk 0:20:59] }
19. h4 { [%clk 0:19:18] } 19... Qe7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.[%clk 0:20:46] } 20. Nd5 { [%clk 0:19:13] } 20...
Qd7 { [%clk 0:20:00] } 21. h5 { [%clk 0:19:01] } 21... Rac8 $2
{ Mistake. h6 was best.[%clk 0:19:40] } 22. h6 { [%clk 0:18:36] } 22... Qa4
{ [%clk 0:19:35] } 23. Qg3 $6 { Inaccuracy. hxg7 was best.[%clk 0:17:27] }
23... Kh8 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best.[%clk 0:18:58] } 24.
hxg7+ { [%clk 0:17:12] } 24... Bxg7 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 25. Rxh7+
{ [%clk 0:17:07] } 25... Kxh7 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 26. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:17:07] }
26... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:18:33] } 27. Rh1+ { [%clk 0:17:07] } 27... Bh4 28. Rxh4#
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