Colville, Julian vs Venkatesh, Narayan
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN · Round 7 · 2025.11.23 · 1-0 · C88 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Colville, Julian"]
[Black "Venkatesh, Narayan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[WhiteFideId "30963273"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[BlackFideId "30987881"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:25] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:43] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. Re1 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 6...
b5 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:33:36] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:30] } 8.
a4 { [%clk 1:33:58] } 8... b4 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 9. a5 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 9...
d6 { [%clk 1:29:23] } 10. c3 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 10... Rb8 { [%clk 1:28:39] }
11. Bc4 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 1:05:20] } 12. d4
{ [%clk 1:19:05] } 12... exd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best.[%clk 0:57:21] }
13. cxd4 { [%clk 1:19:20] } 13... d5 { [%clk 0:54:10] } 14. exd5
{ [%clk 1:19:44] } 14... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:53:04] } 15. Qb3 { [%clk 1:20:02] }
15... Nf6 { [%clk 0:48:02] } 16. Ne5 $4
{ Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 1:16:49] } 16... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:41:59] } 17. dxe5
{ [%clk 1:17:13] } 17... Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.[%clk 0:41:21] }
18. Rd1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 1:14:15] } 18... Qe8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best.[%clk 0:39:38] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 1:08:47] } 19...
Bc5 { [%clk 0:34:47] } 20. Bxc5 { [%clk 1:07:23] } 20... Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:35:13] } 21. Qe3 { [%clk 1:07:47] } 21... Qc6 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 22.
f3 { [%clk 1:01:40] } 22... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:26:13] } 23. Nd2 { [%clk 1:01:13] }
23... Ne6 { [%clk 0:25:53] } 24. Rac1 { [%clk 0:57:24] } 24... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:23:34] } 25. Nf1 { [%clk 0:57:01] } 25... Qa4 $2
{ Mistake. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:22:27] } 26. Rxd8+ { [%clk 0:55:01] } 26...
Nxd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best.[%clk 0:19:37] } 27. e6 { [%clk 0:53:29] }
27... fxe6 { [%clk 0:13:02] } 28. Bxe6+ { [%clk 0:53:49] } 28... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best.[%clk 0:12:08] } 29. Bb3 { [%clk 0:54:02] } 29...
Qb5 { [%clk 0:10:54] } 30. Rc5 { [%clk 0:54:23] } 30... Bc6 { [%clk 0:09:50] }
31. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:54:44] } 31... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 32. Bc2
{ [%clk 0:54:52] } 32... Nc6 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 33. Qe4 { [%clk 0:55:09] }
33... g6 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 34. Qf4 { [%clk 0:55:35] } 34... Nxa5
{ [%clk 0:08:56] } 35. Qxc7 { [%clk 0:55:52] } 35... Nc6 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 36.
Be4 { [%clk 0:56:13] } 1-0