Wang, Ted vs Birmenko, Nikolay
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · Round 4 · 2026.06.12 · 1/2-1/2 · C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Ted"]
[Black "Birmenko, Nikolay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[WhiteElo "2195"]
[WhiteFideId "30990459"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2003"]
[BlackFideId "34401610"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 5.
Re1 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... Nd6 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. a4 { [%clk 1:31:27] }
6... a6 { [%clk 1:29:52] } 7. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:26:31] } 7... Nxe5
{ [%clk 1:30:14] } 8. Rxe5+ { [%clk 1:26:57] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 9.
Bf1 { [%clk 1:25:34] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:31:02] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:25:12] }
10... Ne8 { [%clk 1:29:28] } 11. d4 { [%clk 1:22:40] } 11... d6
{ [%clk 1:22:12] } 12. Re1 { [%clk 1:20:53] } 12... d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. [%clk 1:14:40] } 13. Bd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. [%clk 1:13:51] } 13... c6 { [%clk 1:10:36] } 14.
Bf4 { [%clk 1:12:24] } 14... Nf6 { [%clk 1:09:03] } 15. Ne2 { [%clk 0:50:38] }
15... Bg4 { [%clk 1:05:33] } 16. h3 { [%clk 0:48:40] } 16... Bh5
{ [%clk 1:05:47] } 17. Qd2 { [%clk 0:48:31] } 17... Bg6 { [%clk 1:02:02] } 18.
Ng3 { [%clk 0:48:12] } 18... Qd7 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 19. Be5 { [%clk 0:46:56] }
19... Ne8 { [%clk 0:43:14] } 20. Re2 { [%clk 0:42:13] } 20... Nd6
{ [%clk 0:40:12] } 21. Rae1 { [%clk 0:40:32] } 21... Rae8 { [%clk 0:39:20] }
22. b3 { [%clk 0:39:40] } 22... Bd8 { [%clk 0:36:24] } 23. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:33:49] } 23... Bc7 { [%clk 0:32:23] } 24. Bf4 { [%clk 0:25:27] }
24... f6 { [%clk 0:22:31] } 25. Kg1 { [%clk 0:23:45] } 25... Rxe2
{ [%clk 0:21:19] } 26. Rxe2 { [%clk 0:23:51] } 26... Re8 { [%clk 0:21:28] }
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