Shlyakhtenko, Robert vs Yang, Aimee
54th annual World Open - 2026 · Round 1 · 2026.06.24 · 1-0 · B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed
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PGN
[Event "54th annual World Open - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shlyakhtenko, Robert"]
[Black "Yang, Aimee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[WhiteFideId "30936934"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2071"]
[BlackFideId "30996066"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:26:21] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:26:21] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:26:03] } 3... g6 { [%clk 1:29:46] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:26:03] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 5. d3 { [%clk 1:26:03] }
5... e6 { [%clk 1:29:08] } 6. Nh3 { [%clk 1:25:53] } 6... Nge7
{ [%clk 1:28:55] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:25:53] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:28:55] } 8. Be3
{ [%clk 1:25:53] } 8... b6 { [%clk 1:22:19] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:22:09] } 9... d5
{ [%clk 1:14:43] } 10. exd5 { [%clk 1:22:09] } 10... exd5 { [%clk 1:14:42] }
11. Bg5 { [%clk 1:20:30] } 11... f6 { [%clk 0:59:07] } 12. Bh6
{ [%clk 1:19:33] } 12... Bxh6 { [%clk 0:57:03] } 13. Qxh6 { [%clk 1:19:33] }
13... Nd4 { [%clk 0:57:03] } 14. Rae1 { [%clk 1:06:10] } 14... Nxc2
{ [%clk 0:35:43] } 15. Nf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. [%clk 0:54:11] }
15... Nf5 $4 { Blunder. Nxe1 was best. [%clk 0:24:52] } 16. Bxd5+
{ [%clk 0:52:33] } 16... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:24:52] } 17. Qxf8+ { [%clk 0:52:33] }
17... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:24:52] } 18. Nfxd5 { [%clk 0:50:16] } 18... Nxe1
{ [%clk 0:24:41] } 19. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:50:16] } 19... Bb7 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 20.
Nxf6 { [%clk 0:45:31] } 20... h5 { [%clk 0:11:48] } 21. Nh7+ { [%clk 0:38:34] }
21... Kg8 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 22. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:30:22] } 22... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:08:51] } 23. Nd7+ { [%clk 0:30:22] } 23... Kg7 { [%clk 0:08:51] } 24.
f4 { [%clk 0:19:39] } 24... Rd8 { [%clk 0:08:21] } 25. Ne5 { [%clk 0:19:39] }
25... Nd4 { [%clk 0:06:33] } 26. h4 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 26... Ba6
{ [%clk 0:04:46] } 27. Kf2 { [%clk 0:14:09] } 27... Bb7 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 28.
b3 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 28... Nc2 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 29. Rd1 { [%clk 0:12:46] }
29... Nd4 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 30. Ne2 { [%clk 0:12:38] } 30... Nf5
{ [%clk 0:02:21] } 31. Rc1 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 31... a5 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 32.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 32... Ba6 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 33. Na4 { [%clk 0:07:55] }
33... Rd6 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 34. Nb2 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 34... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 35. Re1 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 35... Rd5 $4
{ Blunder. Nh6 was best. [%clk 0:00:44] } 36. Rg1 $4
{ Blunder. Na4 was best. [%clk 0:03:22] } 36... Rd4 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 37. Re1
{ [%clk 0:01:39] } 37... Rd5 $4 { Blunder. Bb5 was best. [%clk 0:00:30] } 38.
Na4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 38... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 39. Nxb6
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 39... Rd4 $2 { Mistake. Rd6 was best. [%clk 0:00:03] } 40.
Nbd7+ { [%clk 0:00:33] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 41. Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 41... Bb5 { [%clk 0:29:30] } 42. Ne6+ { [%clk 0:30:33] }
42... Kf6 { [%clk 0:29:30] } 43. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:30:33] } 43... Nxd4
{ [%clk 0:29:30] } 44. Rc1 { [%clk 0:30:33] } 44... Nf5 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 45.
a4 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 45... Be8 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 46. Rc8 { [%clk 0:29:39] }
46... Ke7 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 47. Ra8 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 47... Nd4
{ [%clk 0:29:29] } 48. Rxa5 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 48... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:29:29] }
49. Ra7+ { [%clk 0:29:39] } 49... Kf6 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 50. a5
{ [%clk 0:29:39] } 50... Nc5 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 51. a6 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 51...
Ke6 { [%clk 0:29:26] } 52. Ra8 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 52... Bb5 { [%clk 0:29:25] }
53. a7 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 53... Ne4+ $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd3+ was best. [%clk 0:29:25] } 54. Ke1
{ [%clk 0:29:39] } 54... Nxg3 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. [%clk 0:29:25] } 55. Rf8
{ [%clk 0:29:39] } 55... Nf5 { [%clk 0:29:25] } 56. a8=Q { [%clk 0:29:39] }
56... Bd7 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 57. Nxd7 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 57... Kxd7
{ [%clk 0:29:15] } 58. Qd5+ { [%clk 0:29:39] } 58... Nd6 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 59.
Rf7+ { [%clk 0:29:39] } 59... Ke8 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 60. Qe6+
{ [%clk 0:29:39] } 60... Kd8 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 61. Qd7# { [%clk 0:29:39] } 1-0