Vidyarthi, Omya vs Karthikeyan, Harishkumar
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 2.8 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Vidyarthi, Omya"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Harishkumar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[WhiteFideId "30931665"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackElo "1965"]
[BlackFideId "30990467"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:16] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:31:39] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... b5 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. O-O { [%clk 1:31:24] }
5... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. a4 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 6... b4 { [%clk 1:32:45] }
7. c4 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 7... bxc3 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 8. Nxc3
{ [%clk 1:31:30] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:32:56] } 9. Bf4 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 9...
a5 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 10. Qc2 { [%clk 1:29:28] } 10... c6 { [%clk 1:28:37] }
11. Ne5 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 11... Nfd7 { [%clk 1:27:56] } 12. e4
{ [%clk 1:27:28] } 12... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:26:52] } 13. Bxe5 { [%clk 1:26:46] }
13... Nd7 { [%clk 1:24:03] } 14. Bf4 { [%clk 1:25:40] } 14... Ba6
{ [%clk 1:23:42] } 15. Rfc1 { [%clk 1:24:56] } 15... Qb6 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 16.
exd5 { [%clk 1:18:11] } 16... cxd5 { [%clk 1:22:20] } 17. Be3
{ [%clk 1:12:11] } 17... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:20:01] } 18. Qd1 { [%clk 1:03:35] }
18... Rab8 { [%clk 1:14:15] } 19. Rab1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.[%clk 0:59:14] } 19... Bc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.[%clk 1:13:25] } 20. f4 $4
{ Blunder. b3 was best.[%clk 0:56:23] } 20... Nf6 { [%clk 1:11:26] } 21. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 0:52:35] } 21... Bb3 { [%clk 1:07:40] } 22.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:52:21] } 22... Bb4 { [%clk 1:04:48] } 23. g5 { [%clk 0:47:09] }
23... Ne8 { [%clk 0:58:38] } 24. f5 { [%clk 0:43:25] } 24... Nd6
{ [%clk 0:58:18] } 25. fxe6 { [%clk 0:43:13] } 25... fxe6 { [%clk 0:58:41] }
26. Bh3 { [%clk 0:27:56] } 26... Re8 { [%clk 0:56:13] } 27. Ne2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best.[%clk 0:25:33] } 27... Bc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.[%clk 0:53:21] } 28. Nf4 { [%clk 0:25:31] } 28...
Nf7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:51:23] } 29. Qg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best.[%clk 0:14:08] } 29... Qd6 $4
{ Blunder. e5 was best.[%clk 0:47:24] } 30. b3 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 30... e5
{ [%clk 0:47:04] } 31. bxc4 { [%clk 0:06:00] } 31... exf4 { [%clk 0:47:28] }
32. c5 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 32... Qc7 { [%clk 0:47:24] } 33. Bf2
{ [%clk 0:05:43] } 33... Qd8 $2 { Mistake. Qc6 was best.[%clk 0:46:07] } 34.
c6 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 34... Re7 { [%clk 0:42:13] } 35. Bd7 $4
{ Blunder. g6 was best.[%clk 0:03:24] } 35... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:40:19] } 36. cxd7
{ [%clk 0:03:47] } 36... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:40:46] } 37. h4 { [%clk 0:03:34] }
37... Rf8 { [%clk 0:40:08] } 38. Qf3 { [%clk 0:03:25] } 38... Nd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best.[%clk 0:38:53] } 39. Be1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best.[%clk 0:01:40] } 39... Ne6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:37:12] } 40. Bxb4 $2
{ Mistake. Qg4 was best.[%clk 0:01:41] } 40... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:37:34] } 41. Qd1
{ [%clk 0:01:35] } 41... axb4 { [%clk 0:27:34] } 42. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:01:39] }
42... Qg4+ { [%clk 0:28:01] } 43. Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 43... Qh3+
{ [%clk 0:28:14] } 44. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 44... Qg3+ { [%clk 0:28:29] } 45.
Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 45... Qh3+ { [%clk 0:28:23] } 46. Ke1 $4
{ Blunder. Kg1 was best.[%clk 0:00:56] } 46... Re8+ $4
{ Blunder. Qg2 was best.[%clk 0:27:53] } 47. Kd1 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best.[%clk 0:00:52] } 47... Qf3+
{ [%clk 0:27:34] } 48. Kc2 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 48... Re2+ { [%clk 0:27:42] } 49.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 49... b3+ $2
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3+ was best.[%clk 0:27:46] } 50. Rxb3
{ [%clk 0:01:24] } 50... Rxd2+ { [%clk 0:28:11] } 51. Kxd2 { [%clk 0:01:49] }
51... Qxb3 { [%clk 0:28:37] } 0-1