Tang, Dylan vs Pulijala, Akshaj
Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · Round 1.4 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation
Moves
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
PGN
[Event "Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Tang, Dylan"]
[Black "Pulijala, Akshaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[WhiteFideId "30972531"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "1925"]
[BlackFideId "30990130"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:27:53] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:28:13] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:28:33] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 5... e5 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. Ndb5 { [%clk 1:28:31] }
6... d6 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:28:37] } 7... a6 { [%clk 1:33:06] }
8. Na3 { [%clk 1:28:43] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:29:01] }
9... gxf6 { [%clk 1:33:47] } 10. Nd5 { [%clk 1:29:27] } 10... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:34:03] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:26:33] } 11... Ne7 { [%clk 1:23:35] } 12.
Nxe7 { [%clk 1:26:00] } 12... Qxe7 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 13. c4 { [%clk 1:21:06] }
13... f5 { [%clk 1:15:04] } 14. O-O { [%clk 1:20:00] } 14... O-O
{ [%clk 1:12:21] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 1:17:54] } 15... Rb8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best.[%clk 1:06:27] } 16. exf5 { [%clk 1:11:53] } 16...
bxc4 { [%clk 1:01:04] } 17. Nxc4 { [%clk 1:09:36] } 17... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:56:55] } 18. Be4 { [%clk 1:03:10] } 18... d5 { [%clk 0:51:36] } 19.
Bxd5 { [%clk 1:03:26] } 19... e4 { [%clk 0:45:23] } 20. f6 { [%clk 1:03:49] }
20... Bxd5 $2 { Mistake. Qxf6 was best.[%clk 0:33:24] } 21. fxe7
{ [%clk 1:04:16] } 21... exf3 { [%clk 0:33:43] } 22. exf8=Q+
{ [%clk 1:04:40] } 22... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:33:05] } 23. Rac1 { [%clk 0:56:45] }
23... fxg2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best.[%clk 0:29:17] } 24. Rfd1
{ [%clk 0:57:03] } 24... Be6 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 25. b3 { [%clk 0:56:14] } 25...
Bh6 { [%clk 0:21:55] } 26. Rc3 { [%clk 0:55:37] } 26... Rb5 { [%clk 0:21:33] }
27. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:52:10] } 27... Rh5 { [%clk 0:19:31] } 28. h3
{ [%clk 0:40:06] } 28... Bf4 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 29. Rf3 { [%clk 0:38:38] }
29... Rg5+ { [%clk 0:16:41] } 30. Kf1 { [%clk 0:38:08] } 30... Bc7
{ [%clk 0:16:08] } 31. Nd6 { [%clk 0:33:27] } 31... Bb6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best.[%clk 0:11:40] } 32. Ne4 { [%clk 0:30:59] } 32...
Rg6 { [%clk 0:08:58] } 33. Rd6 { [%clk 0:30:34] } 33... Bc7 { [%clk 0:07:53] }
34. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:30:05] } 34... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:08:17] } 35. Ng5
{ [%clk 0:30:32] } 35... Re7 { [%clk 0:08:31] } 36. Nxh7+ { [%clk 0:30:54] }
36... Kg7 { [%clk 0:08:35] } 37. Nf6 { [%clk 0:31:15] } 37... Bd6
{ [%clk 0:07:41] } 38. Rd3 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 38... Bc5 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 39.
Nh5+ { [%clk 0:30:29] } 39... Kg6 { [%clk 0:06:39] } 40. Nf4+
{ [%clk 0:30:40] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:06:38] } 41. Rd5 { [%clk 0:30:51] } 1-0