Selvam, Rikitha vs Vesterbaek, Mathilde Rath
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G14 · Round 7 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Selvam, Rikitha"]
[Black "Vesterbaek, Mathilde Rath"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteElo "1464"]
[WhiteFideId "30981336"]
[BlackElo "1778"]
[BlackFideId "1485679"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... exd4
{ [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. e5
{ [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... Ng4 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:32:15] } 6...
Be7 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 7. Re1 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 8.
Bf4 $2 { Mistake. exd6 was best. [%clk 1:19:14] } 8... Ngxe5 { [%clk 1:27:03] }
9. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 9... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:27:23] } 10. Bxe5
{ [%clk 1:19:40] } 10... dxe5 { [%clk 1:27:49] } 11. Rxe5 { [%clk 1:19:58] }
11... O-O { [%clk 1:27:43] } 12. Rd5 { [%clk 1:19:45] } 12... Qe8
{ [%clk 1:26:14] } 13. Rxd4 $4 { Blunder. Re5 was best. [%clk 1:19:37] } 13...
Bf6 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 14. Bxf7+ $2 { Mistake. Rd3 was best. [%clk 1:09:40] }
14... Qxf7 { [%clk 1:25:06] } 15. Rb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. [%clk 1:09:55] } 15... Bxb2 { [%clk 1:23:39] } 16.
f3 { [%clk 1:03:02] } 16... Bxa1 { [%clk 1:22:58] } 17. c3 { [%clk 1:02:13] }
17... c5 { [%clk 1:14:14] } 18. Ra4 { [%clk 0:59:07] } 18... Be6
{ [%clk 1:12:25] } 19. Qc2 { [%clk 0:57:21] } 19... Bf5 { [%clk 1:12:27] } 20.
Qc1 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 20... Bxb1 { [%clk 1:12:42] } 21. Qxb1
{ [%clk 0:55:58] } 21... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:13:03] } 22. Rh4 { [%clk 0:55:58] }
22... h6 { [%clk 1:13:21] } 23. h3 { [%clk 0:55:05] } 23... Rae8
{ [%clk 1:12:50] } 24. Qc2 { [%clk 0:52:23] } 24... Bd4+ { [%clk 1:12:25] } 25.
Kh1 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd4 was best. [%clk 0:51:28] } 25...
Re1+ { [%clk 1:11:51] } 26. Kh2 { [%clk 0:51:49] } 26... Be5+
{ [%clk 1:10:54] } 27. g3 { [%clk 0:51:58] } 27... Qxf3 { [%clk 1:11:10] } 28.
Qg2 { [%clk 0:51:18] } 28... Re2 { [%clk 1:11:26] } 29. Qxe2 { [%clk 0:51:34] }
29... Qxe2+ { [%clk 1:11:50] } 30. Kg1 { [%clk 0:51:59] } 30... Rf1#
{ [%clk 1:12:11] } 0-1