Gartenlaub, Corin vs Alexander Katz
Marshall Masters 2026 | May · Round 1 · 2026.05.25 · 1/2-1/2 · B07 Pirc Defense
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PGN
[Event "Marshall Masters 2026 | May"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gartenlaub, Corin"]
[Black "Alexander Katz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[WhiteElo "1901"]
[WhiteFideId "30996546"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:25:01] } 1... d6 { [%clk 0:23:39] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:25:00] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:23:34] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 0:23:33] } 4. f3 { [%clk 0:24:58] } 4... c6 { [%clk 0:23:33] } 5. Be3
{ [%clk 0:24:58] } 5... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:23:24] } 6. Nge2 { [%clk 0:24:32] } 6...
b5 { [%clk 0:23:23] } 7. a3 { [%clk 0:24:28] } 7... e5 { [%clk 0:23:17] } 8. d5
{ [%clk 0:22:57] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 0:22:19] } 9. dxc6 { [%clk 0:21:27] } 9...
Bxc6 { [%clk 0:22:19] } 10. Nc1 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 10... a6 { [%clk 0:22:06] }
11. Nb3 $6 { Inaccuracy. N1a2 was best.[%clk 0:21:18] } 11... Qc7
{ [%clk 0:20:02] } 12. Be2 { [%clk 0:20:30] } 12... Bg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:19:07] } 13. O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk 0:19:44] } 13... O-O { [%clk 0:19:07] } 14.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:19:40] } 14... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:18:47] } 15. Rfd1
{ [%clk 0:19:04] } 15... Nf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.[%clk 0:18:32] } 16.
Rac1 { [%clk 0:18:39] } 16... d5 { [%clk 0:17:34] } 17. exd5 { [%clk 0:18:23] }
17... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:17:34] } 18. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:18:02] } 18... Bxd5
{ [%clk 0:17:32] } 19. Qa5 { [%clk 0:17:32] } 19... Qc6 $4
{ Blunder. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:15:39] } 20. c4 { [%clk 0:16:14] } 20... bxc4
{ [%clk 0:12:16] } 21. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:16:14] } 21... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:12:10] }
22. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:16:14] } 22... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:12:08] } 23. Qxd8
{ [%clk 0:16:14] } 23... Qb5 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 24. Nd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.[%clk 0:14:54] } 24... Be6 { [%clk 0:11:52] } 25.
b4 { [%clk 0:14:40] } 25... Qe2 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 26. Bc5 { [%clk 0:14:08] }
26... Bh6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:11:13] } 27. Nf1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:12:17] } 27... e4 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 28.
fxe4 { [%clk 0:10:46] } 28... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:09:46] } 29. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:10:38] } 29... Bb3 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 30. Rd3 { [%clk 0:08:04] }
30... Bc4 { [%clk 0:08:00] } 31. Rf3 { [%clk 0:06:32] } 31... Bd5
{ [%clk 0:06:13] } 32. Rf2 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 32... Bg7 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 33.
Qb8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.[%clk 0:03:49] } 33... h5 { [%clk 0:04:49] }
34. Qf4 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 34... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 35. Rxf4
{ [%clk 0:03:49] } 35... Ne6 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 36. Rh4 $4
{ Blunder. Rf2 was best.[%clk 0:03:37] } 36... Bf6 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 37. Rh3
{ [%clk 0:03:37] } 37... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 38. bxc5 { [%clk 0:03:37] }
38... Bd4+ { [%clk 0:03:58] } 39. Kh1 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 39... Bxc5
{ [%clk 0:03:58] } 40. Nd2 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 41.
Rd3 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 41... Be6 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 42. g3 { [%clk 0:02:37] }
42... Bh3 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 43. Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 43... Be7
{ [%clk 0:02:57] } 44. Nf2 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 44... Bf5 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 45.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 45... Be6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 46. Rc3 { [%clk 0:01:46] }
46... Bd5+ { [%clk 0:02:20] } 47. Kg1 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 47... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:02:17] } 48. Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 48... Ke5 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 49.
Re3+ { [%clk 0:01:33] } 49... Kd6 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 50. Ne4+
{ [%clk 0:01:33] } 50... Kd7 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 51. Nd2 { [%clk 0:01:21] }
51... f5 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 52. Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 52... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:02:03] } 53. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 53... g5 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 54.
Re3+ { [%clk 0:01:20] } 54... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 55. Nf3 { [%clk 0:01:14] }
55... Be4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 56. Rc3 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 56... g4
{ [%clk 0:01:24] } 57. Nd4 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 57... Bd6 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 58.
Rb3 $4 { Blunder. Ke3 was best.[%clk 0:00:53] } 58... Bc5 $4
{ Blunder. Ke5 was best.[%clk 0:01:16] } 59. Ke3 $4
{ Blunder. Nc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:53] } 59... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 60. Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:47] } 60... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 61. axb4 { [%clk 0:00:47] }
61... Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 62. Nb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:00:44] } 62... Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 63. Nc5
{ [%clk 0:00:43] } 63... Kb5 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 64. Kd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 64... Bc2 $4
{ Blunder. Bb1 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 65. Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 65... Bb1
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 66. Ne6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 66... Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 67.
Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 1/2-1/2