Criss, Nathaniel vs Tikhomirov, Matthew
2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship · Round 2 · 2026.03.13 · 0-1 · E49 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
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PGN
[Event "2026 Indiana Chess Congress and State Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Criss, Nathaniel"]
[Black "Tikhomirov, Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[WhiteElo "1929"]
[WhiteFideId "2047535"]
[BlackElo "2016"]
[BlackFideId "30981980"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:04] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:38] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:28:54] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:28:04] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:27:35] } 6...
Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:32:00] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:27:52] } 7... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:32:13] } 8. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:28:06] } 8... c5 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 9. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:27:41] } 9... Qc7 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 10. Qc2 { [%clk 1:21:06] } 10...
b6 { [%clk 1:25:52] } 11. Bb2 { [%clk 1:17:13] } 11... Ba6 { [%clk 1:12:41] }
12. Bxa6 { [%clk 1:05:55] } 12... Nxa6 { [%clk 1:13:04] } 13. Qa4
{ [%clk 1:05:24] } 13... Nb8 { [%clk 1:09:04] } 14. Ne5 { [%clk 1:02:43] }
14... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:06:46] } 15. Nxd7 { [%clk 0:59:07] } 15... Nxd7
{ [%clk 1:05:31] } 16. O-O { [%clk 0:54:34] } 16... Nf6 { [%clk 1:02:50] } 17.
f3 { [%clk 0:51:11] } 17... Rac8 { [%clk 0:49:19] } 18. Rae1
{ [%clk 0:38:37] } 18... cxd4 { [%clk 0:47:19] } 19. cxd4 { [%clk 0:38:51] }
19... Qc2 { [%clk 0:45:39] } 20. Qxc2 { [%clk 0:39:11] } 20... Rxc2
{ [%clk 0:46:02] } 21. Rf2 { [%clk 0:39:27] } 21... Rc4 { [%clk 0:45:03] } 22.
e4 { [%clk 0:35:07] } 22... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:44:13] } 23. Kf1 { [%clk 0:34:39] }
23... Kf8 { [%clk 0:39:58] } 24. Ree2 { [%clk 0:33:43] } 24... Ne8
{ [%clk 0:38:41] } 25. Ke1 { [%clk 0:30:30] } 25... Nd6 { [%clk 0:38:05] } 26.
Kd1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:30:27] } 26... Nb5
{ [%clk 0:37:57] } 27. Rc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:25:20] }
27... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:36:42] } 28. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 28... Rxc4
{ [%clk 0:37:06] } 29. Rd2 { [%clk 0:24:01] } 29... e5 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 30.
Bxd4 { [%clk 0:19:41] } 30... exd4 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 31. Rc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best.[%clk 0:19:56] } 31... b5 { [%clk 0:28:42] } 32. Kd2
{ [%clk 0:19:36] } 32... Ke7 { [%clk 0:26:48] } 33. Rb2 { [%clk 0:19:21] }
33... a6 { [%clk 0:26:25] } 34. Rb3 { [%clk 0:17:23] } 34... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:24:15] } 35. f4 { [%clk 0:17:39] } 35... Kc5 { [%clk 0:20:46] } 36.
Rh3 { [%clk 0:17:47] } 36... h6 { [%clk 0:20:56] } 37. Rh5+ { [%clk 0:17:25] }
37... Kc6 { [%clk 0:20:09] } 38. Kd3 { [%clk 0:15:00] } 38... Rc3+
{ [%clk 0:18:57] } 39. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:15:14] } 39... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:19:23] }
40. Rc5+ { [%clk 0:13:34] } 40... Kb6 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 41. Rf5
{ [%clk 0:13:44] } 41... f6 { [%clk 0:17:59] } 42. e5 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 42...
fxe5+ { [%clk 0:18:21] } 43. fxe5 { [%clk 0:13:50] } 43... Kc6
{ [%clk 0:18:20] } 44. Rf7 { [%clk 0:14:08] } 44... Ra4+ { [%clk 0:18:28] } 45.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:14:10] } 45... Rg4 { [%clk 0:17:27] } 46. g3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best.[%clk 0:12:28] } 46... Kd5 { [%clk 0:12:33] } 47.
Ra7 { [%clk 0:12:05] } 47... Rg6 { [%clk 0:12:22] } 48. e6 { [%clk 0:12:06] }
48... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 49. Rxg7 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 49... a5
{ [%clk 0:10:47] } 50. g4 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 50... a4 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 51. g5
{ [%clk 0:11:14] } 51... hxg5 { [%clk 0:10:20] } 52. Rxg5+ { [%clk 0:11:24] }
52... Re5 { [%clk 0:10:25] } 53. Rg8 { [%clk 0:11:15] } 53... Rh5
{ [%clk 0:10:05] } 54. Rg2 { [%clk 0:09:26] } 54... Rh3+ { [%clk 0:09:01] } 55.
Kc2 { [%clk 0:09:44] } 55... Kc4 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 56. Rg4+
{ [%clk 0:09:56] } 56... Kc5 { [%clk 0:09:10] } 57. Rg2 { [%clk 0:10:14] }
57... Kb4 { [%clk 0:08:51] } 58. Kb1 { [%clk 0:09:12] } 58... a3
{ [%clk 0:08:08] } 59. Ka2 { [%clk 0:08:17] } 59... Ka4 { [%clk 0:08:26] } 60.
Rf2 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 60... b4 { [%clk 0:08:11] } 61. Rg2 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best.[%clk 0:07:58] } 61... Rf3
{ [%clk 0:07:31] } 62. h4 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 62... b3+ { [%clk 0:07:53] } 0-1