Cheng, Chao Xin vs Chen, Jocelyn
FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 11+ · Round 8 · 2026.06.18 · 1-0 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 11+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheng, Chao Xin"]
[Black "Chen, Jocelyn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[WhiteElo "1993"]
[WhiteFideId "3232468"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[BlackElo "1891"]
[BlackFideId "30947154"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:12:54] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:13:03] }
2... d6 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:13:19] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:13:28] } 5... a6 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. h3 { [%clk 0:13:28] } 6...
e5 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 0:13:34] } 7... h5 { [%clk 0:15:42] } 8.
Bg5 { [%clk 0:13:22] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 0:14:55] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 0:13:22] }
9... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:14:55] } 10. Qd2 { [%clk 0:12:06] } 10... Be7
{ [%clk 0:14:50] } 11. Be3 $6 { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. [%clk 0:11:31] } 11...
b5 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 12. Bf3 { [%clk 0:11:05] } 12... Rc8 { [%clk 0:13:34] }
13. a3 { [%clk 0:10:55] } 13... Nb6 { [%clk 0:13:25] } 14. Bxb6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. [%clk 0:10:52] } 14... Qxb6 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 15.
O-O { [%clk 0:09:41] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:11:39] } 16. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:09:24] }
16... a5 { [%clk 0:10:44] } 17. Nd5 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 17... Nxd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. [%clk 0:09:54] } 18. exd5 { [%clk 0:08:53] } 18...
Bf5 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 19. Rac1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxa5 was best. [%clk 0:05:47] } 19... a4 $2
{ Mistake. Bd8 was best. [%clk 0:10:09] } 20. Na5 { [%clk 0:05:47] } 20... Bf6
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. [%clk 0:08:52] } 21. Bxh5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. [%clk 0:05:09] } 21... e4 { [%clk 0:08:00] } 22.
Nc6 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 22... Rfe8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. [%clk 0:05:17] } 23. c3 { [%clk 0:04:12] } 23...
g6 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 24. Bg4 { [%clk 0:04:00] } 24... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:04:40] }
25. hxg4 { [%clk 0:04:09] } 25... Bh4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. [%clk 0:04:49] } 26. Qf4 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 26...
g5 $2 { Mistake. Rxc6 was best. [%clk 0:04:02] } 27. Qe3 { [%clk 0:02:34] }
27... Bxf2+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. [%clk 0:03:25] } 28. Kxf2
{ [%clk 0:02:29] } 28... Qxe3+ { [%clk 0:03:21] } 29. Kxe3 { [%clk 0:02:29] }
29... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 30. Kd4 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 30... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:02:08] } 31. Rh1 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 31... Rce8 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 32.
Rxh8 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 32... Rxh8 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 33. Kxe4
{ [%clk 0:02:40] } 33... Re8+ { [%clk 0:01:27] } 34. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:40] }
34... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 35. c4 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 35... bxc4
{ [%clk 0:00:27] } 36. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 36... Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 37.
Ne7+ { [%clk 0:02:17] } 37... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 38. Nf5 { [%clk 0:02:23] }
38... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 39. Re4+ { [%clk 0:02:27] } 39... Kxd5
{ [%clk 0:00:51] } 40. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:02:29] } 40... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 41.
Rxd6 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 41... Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 42. Rd2 { [%clk 0:02:33] }
42... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:01:04] } 43. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 43... Kf4
{ [%clk 0:01:09] } 44. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:02:19] } 44... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 45.
Rb4 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 45... Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 46. Ke2 { [%clk 0:02:04] }
46... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 47. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 47... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 48. Kd2 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 48... Rd8+ { [%clk 0:01:02] } 49.
Kc3 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 49... Rc8+ { [%clk 0:01:08] } 50. Rc4 { [%clk 0:02:17] }
50... Rh8 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 51. b4 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 51... Rh2
{ [%clk 0:01:16] } 52. Ne3 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 52... Rh1 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 53.
b5 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 53... Re1 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 54. Kd3 { [%clk 0:02:34] }
54... Ra1 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 55. a4 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 55... Ra3+
{ [%clk 0:01:36] } 56. Rc3 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 56... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 57.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 57... Rd4+ { [%clk 0:01:48] } 58. Kc3 { [%clk 0:02:32] }
58... Re4 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 59. Nc4+ { [%clk 0:02:37] } 59... Kd5
{ [%clk 0:01:58] } 60. Na5 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 60... Rxg4 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 61.
b6 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 61... Kc5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg2 was best. [%clk 0:00:53] } 62. b7
{ [%clk 0:01:16] } 62... Rg3+ { [%clk 0:01:00] } 63. Kb2 { [%clk 0:01:21] }
63... Rxg2+ $6 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb3+ was best. [%clk 0:01:07] }
64. Ka3 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 64... f5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 65. b8=Q
{ [%clk 0:01:33] } 65... f4 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 66. Qe5# { [%clk 0:01:37] } 1-0