Storn, Justin vs Diao, Matthew Guo

13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026 · Round 6 · 2026.05.20 · 0-1 · A08 King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63.
PGN
[Event "13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Storn, Justin"]
[Black "Diao, Matthew Guo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteElo "2062"]
[WhiteFideId "30922720"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[BlackFideId "30970547"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]

1. g3 { [%clk 1:28:29] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:29:48] } 2. Bg2 { [%clk 1:28:51] }
2... c5 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:16] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:28:01] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:29:40] } 4... Qc7 { [%clk 1:28:07] } 5. c4
{ [%clk 1:23:05] } 5... d4 { [%clk 1:21:43] } 6. b4 { [%clk 1:20:52] } 6... e5
{ [%clk 1:16:28] } 7. b5 { [%clk 1:12:30] } 7... e4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 1:08:52] } 8. Ng5 { [%clk  0:59:28] } 8... Qe5
{ [%clk 0:58:41] } 9. d3 { [%clk  0:58:13] } 9... e3 { [%clk 0:58:58] } 10.
fxe3 $4 { Blunder. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:49:35] } 10... Qxg5 { [%clk 0:43:33] }
11. exd4 { [%clk 0:49:58] } 11... Qg4 { [%clk 0:28:55] } 12. Rf4
{ [%clk 0:27:03] } 12... Qd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best.[%clk 0:28:45] } 13.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:22:54] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 0:26:29] } 14. Nd5 { [%clk 0:23:07] }
14... Be7 { [%clk 0:26:35] } 15. Rxf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best.[%clk 0:09:49] } 15... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:15:49] } 16.
Ba3 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 16... Be5 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 17. Qa4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk  0:09:17] } 17... Qd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk 0:07:13] } 18. Be7 { [%clk 0:05:13] } 18... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:07:42] } 19. Ba3 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:05:41] } 19...
f6 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 20. c5 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 20... Kf7 { [%clk 0:05:50] }
21. Rc1 { [%clk 0:05:21] } 21... Qe6 { [%clk 0:05:34] } 22. c6
{ [%clk 0:03:20] } 22... bxc6 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 23. bxc6 { [%clk 0:03:05] }
23... Na6 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 24. Qa5 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 24... Bd6
{ [%clk 0:04:41] } 25. Rf1 $2 { Mistake. c7 was best.[%clk 0:01:37] } 25...
Bxa3 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 26. Qxa3 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 26... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:04:09] } 27. Qa5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 27... Qd6 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 28.
c7 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 28... Re8 $4 { Blunder. Rd7 was best.[%clk 0:04:09] } 29.
Nxf6 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 29... gxf6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 30. Qh5+
{ [%clk 0:01:26] } 30... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 31. Bxa8 { [%clk 0:00:38] }
31... Nxc7 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 32. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:00:59] } 32... Kg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke7 was  best.[%clk 0:03:06] } 33. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 33...
Re6 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 34. Qg5+ { [%clk 0:00:50] } 34... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:19] }
35. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 35... Nxe6 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 36. Qf6+
{ [%clk 0:01:04] } 36... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 37. Be4 { [%clk 0:01:23] }
37... Qf8 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 38. Qe5 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 38... Qg7
{ [%clk 0:01:36] } 39. Qf5 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 39... Qf7 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 40.
Qg4+ { [%clk 0:01:48] } 40... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 41. Bf5 { [%clk 0:01:55] }
41... Qf6 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 42. h4 $4 { Blunder. Qe4 was best.[%clk 0:01:54] }
42... Qh6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best.[%clk 0:01:02] } 43. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:01:59] } 43... Qe3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 44. Qf3 $2
{ Mistake. Kg2 was best.[%clk 0:01:05] } 44... Kg7 $4
{ Blunder. Qxf3 was best.[%clk 0:01:42] } 45. a3 $4
{ Blunder. Qxe3 was best.[%clk 0:01:07] } 45... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 46.
exf3 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 46... h6 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 47. g4 { [%clk 0:01:53] }
47... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 48. Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 48... Ba6
{ [%clk 0:02:16] } 49. f4 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 49... Nc5 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 50.
Kf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bh7 was  best.[%clk 0:00:51] } 50... Bxd3
{ [%clk 0:02:35] } 51. Bxd3 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 51... Nxd3 { [%clk 0:03:01] }
52. Ke4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:01:11] } 52... Nf2+
{ [%clk 0:03:26] } 53. Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 53... Nxg4 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 54.
Kxg4 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 54... h5+ { [%clk 0:04:05] } 55. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:27] }
55... Kf5 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 56. Kf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a4 was best.[%clk 0:01:53] } 56... a6 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 57. a4
{ [%clk 0:02:15] } 57... a5 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 58. Kg3 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 58...
Ke4 { [%clk 0:05:51] } 59. f5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 59... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:05:47] }
60. Kf3 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 60... Ke5 { [%clk 0:06:14] } 61. Ke2
{ [%clk 0:03:56] } 61... Kf4 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 62. Kd3 { [%clk 0:04:20] }
62... Kg4 { [%clk 0:06:57] } 63. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 0-1