Ballal, Ishan vs Wu, Andrew
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 1 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ballal, Ishan"]
[Black "Wu, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[WhiteFideId "25020749"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[BlackFideId "30985749"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:43:44] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:50:15] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:43:50] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:50:19] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:43:56] } 3... Nd4
{ [%clk 1:50:21] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:44:01] } 4... a6 { [%clk 1:50:26] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:44:07] } 5... g6 { [%clk 1:50:29] } 6. b4 { [%clk 1:42:00] } 6...
Nxf3+ { [%clk 1:50:30] } 7. Qxf3 { [%clk 1:42:08] } 7... cxb4
{ [%clk 1:50:31] } 8. Nd5 { [%clk 1:42:14] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:50:35] } 9. Rb1
{ [%clk 1:42:19] } 9... e6 { [%clk 1:50:41] } 10. Ne3 { [%clk 1:42:21] } 10...
Ne7 { [%clk 1:50:46] } 11. a3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxb4 was best. [%clk 1:39:09] }
11... O-O { [%clk 1:44:49] } 12. axb4 { [%clk 1:34:37] } 12... d5
{ [%clk 1:44:24] } 13. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 13... exd5 { [%clk 1:44:23] }
14. Bb2 $6 { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. [%clk 1:29:45] } 14... d4
{ [%clk 1:42:58] } 15. Nc4 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 15... Be6 { [%clk 1:35:58] } 16.
O-O { [%clk 1:21:03] } 16... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 17. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. [%clk 1:13:38] } 17... Rc8 { [%clk 1:22:11] } 18.
Qg3 { [%clk 0:56:41] } 18... Nxb4 { [%clk 1:13:25] } 19. Ba3 $4
{ Blunder. cxb4 was best. [%clk 0:39:30] } 19... Nxd3 { [%clk 1:05:30] } 20.
Nb6 { [%clk 0:33:18] } 20... dxc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. [%clk 0:56:25] } 21. Nxc8 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 21...
Bxc8 { [%clk 0:47:55] } 22. Bxf8 { [%clk 0:20:10] } 22... c2 { [%clk 0:44:29] }
23. Bd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. [%clk 0:20:02] } 23... cxb1=Q
{ [%clk 0:41:58] } 24. Rxb1 { [%clk 0:20:11] } 24... Bd4 { [%clk 0:37:36] } 25.
Qxd3 { [%clk 0:19:01] } 25... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:37:32] } 26. Qf3
{ [%clk 0:17:07] } 26... Qf6 { [%clk 0:33:48] } 27. Qe2 { [%clk 0:16:39] }
27... Kg7 { [%clk 0:33:23] } 28. Rc1 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 28... Be6
{ [%clk 0:32:24] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 29... b5 { [%clk 0:32:07] } 30.
f3 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 30... Bc4 { [%clk 0:31:34] } 31. d3 { [%clk 0:15:28] }
31... Qf4 { [%clk 0:30:59] } 0-1