Venkat, Raghav vs Sahai, Neel
13th Annual Summer Solstice Open · Round 2 · 2026.05.27 · 1-0 · A05 Zukertort Opening
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PGN
[Event "13th Annual Summer Solstice Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Venkat, Raghav"]
[Black "Sahai, Neel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[WhiteFideId "2096250"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[BlackFideId "30979730"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:10:51] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:31:26] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:11:13] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Be7
{ [%clk 1:11:36] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:12:01] } 5. c4
{ [%clk 1:32:43] } 5... b6 { [%clk 1:12:26] } 6. Ne5 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 6... c6
{ [%clk 1:12:06] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:33:14] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:12:29] } 8. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:33:14] } 8... Ba6 { [%clk 1:12:53] } 9. e4 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 9...
Bxc4 { [%clk 0:58:03] } 10. Nxc4 { [%clk 1:29:22] } 10... dxc4
{ [%clk 0:58:30] } 11. d5 { [%clk 1:29:42] } 11... Bb4 { [%clk 0:45:49] } 12.
dxe6 { [%clk 1:14:27] } 12... fxe6 { [%clk 0:44:35] } 13. Qe2
{ [%clk 1:13:51] } 13... Qd3 { [%clk 0:41:17] } 14. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:11:24] }
14... cxd3 { [%clk 0:41:42] } 15. e5 { [%clk 1:11:05] } 15... Nd5
{ [%clk 0:34:41] } 16. Ne4 { [%clk 1:07:25] } 16... Nd7 { [%clk 0:34:27] } 17.
f4 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 17... Nc5 { [%clk 0:26:56] } 18. Rd1 { [%clk 1:07:53] }
18... Rad8 { [%clk 0:23:45] } 19. Nf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.[%clk 1:03:27] } 19... Ba5 $4
{ Blunder. Ne7 was best.[%clk 0:13:24] } 20. Rb1 { [%clk 0:50:25] } 20... d2
{ [%clk 0:04:27] } 21. Bxd2 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 21... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:04:40] }
22. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:51:13] } 22... Ne3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:03:26] } 23. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:46:10] } 23...
Rxd8 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 24. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:46:00] } 24... Rd2
{ [%clk 0:04:07] } 25. b4 { [%clk 0:45:19] } 25... Na6 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 26.
a3 { [%clk 0:34:07] } 26... Ra2 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 27. Ne4 { [%clk 0:34:08] }
27... Rxa3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best.[%clk 0:03:38] } 28. Ng5
{ [%clk 0:34:30] } 28... Nc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.[%clk 0:03:19] } 29.
Be4 { [%clk 0:32:25] } 29... h6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Naxb4 was best.[%clk 0:02:31] } 30. Bh7+ { [%clk 0:29:56] } 30...
Kh8 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 31. Bxc2 { [%clk 0:30:22] } 31... hxg5
{ [%clk 0:01:37] } 32. fxg5 { [%clk 0:27:22] } 32... Re3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 33. Rd1 { [%clk 0:27:42] } 33... g6
{ [%clk 0:00:45] } 34. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:27:50] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 35.
Rd7+ { [%clk 0:28:06] } 35... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 36. Rxa7
{ [%clk 0:24:07] } 36... Nxb4 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 37. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:24:34] }
37... Rxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:01:46] } 38. h4
{ [%clk 0:25:02] } 38... Nd5 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 39. Rb7 { [%clk 0:25:12] }
39... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 40. Kf2 { [%clk 0:25:01] } 40... Ne7
{ [%clk 0:00:44] } 41. Bd3 { [%clk 0:25:24] } 41... Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 42.
Bh7 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 1-0