Yu, Benjamin vs Anantharaman, Aashish
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 3 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yu, Benjamin"]
[Black "Anantharaman, Aashish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[WhiteElo "1643"]
[WhiteFideId "39950590"]
[BlackElo "1878"]
[BlackFideId "30998093"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:40:14] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:40:17] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:40:10] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:40:18] } 3. f3 { [%clk 1:40:25] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:40:11] }
4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:40:11] } 4... Bb4 { [%clk 1:39:42] } 5. Bf4 { [%clk 1:40:10] }
5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:37:04] } 6. Qd3 { [%clk 1:33:08] } 6... Bxc3+
{ [%clk 1:34:41] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... b6 { [%clk 1:33:27] } 8. Qe3
{ [%clk 1:31:32] } 8... Ba6 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 9. Bxa6 { [%clk 1:26:24] } 9...
Nxa6 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 10. Ne2 { [%clk 1:26:04] } 10... c5 { [%clk 1:16:07] }
11. O-O { [%clk 1:24:38] } 11... h6 { [%clk 1:04:31] } 12. Be5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c4 was best. [%clk 1:21:58] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:03:55] } 13.
Ng3 { [%clk 1:18:18] } 13... Rc8 { [%clk 1:01:23] } 14. Qe2 { [%clk 1:17:38] }
14... Nc7 { [%clk 0:58:43] } 15. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c4 was best. [%clk 1:17:17] } 15... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:56:55] } 16.
Nxe4 { [%clk 1:17:21] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:56:54] } 17. Qxe4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. [%clk 1:17:27] } 17... Nd5 { [%clk 0:46:01] } 18.
c4 { [%clk 1:16:33] } 18... Nc3 { [%clk 0:45:09] } 19. Qf3 $4
{ Blunder. Qd3 was best. [%clk 1:13:32] } 19... cxd4 { [%clk 0:44:13] } 20. f5
{ [%clk 1:09:48] } 20... Rc5 { [%clk 0:40:55] } 21. Rae1 { [%clk 1:08:46] }
21... f6 { [%clk 0:40:00] } 22. Bf4 { [%clk 1:08:22] } 22... Rxf5
{ [%clk 0:36:09] } 23. Rxe6 { [%clk 1:07:41] } 23... Qc8 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 24.
Re7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. [%clk 1:06:28] } 24... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:22:43] } 25. Rxf7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ree1 was best. [%clk 1:06:09] }
25... Kxf7 $2 { Mistake. Rxf4 was best. [%clk 0:22:48] } 26. Qd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. [%clk 1:04:24] } 26... Qe6 { [%clk 0:21:07] } 27.
Kh1 { [%clk 1:03:34] } 27... Ne2 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 0-1