Chen, Dean vs Anup Kumar, Vihaan
2026 Australian Junior Chess Championship · Round 8 · 2026.01.19 · 1/2-1/2 · C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred
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PGN
[Event "2026 Australian Junior Chess Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chen, Dean"]
[Black "Anup Kumar, Vihaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[WhiteElo "1879"]
[WhiteFideId "3241955"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "1827"]
[BlackFideId "3234517"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:20] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... Nge7 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 6...
Nxe5 { [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 7... b5 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 8.
Bb3 { [%clk 1:33:51] } 8... Bxd4 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 9. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:34:14] }
9... d6 { [%clk 1:33:12] } 10. f4 { [%clk 1:34:34] } 10... c5
{ [%clk 1:33:32] } 11. Qd2 { [%clk 1:35:01] } 11... c4 { [%clk 1:33:42] } 12.
fxe5 { [%clk 1:35:27] } 12... Qb6+ { [%clk 1:34:08] } 13. Qe3
{ [%clk 1:35:54] } 13... Qxe3+ { [%clk 1:34:17] } 14. Bxe3 { [%clk 1:36:19] }
14... dxe5 { [%clk 1:34:41] } 15. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:36:45] } 15... bxc4
{ [%clk 1:34:52] } 16. b4 { [%clk 1:37:12] } 16... cxb3 { [%clk 1:14:42] } 17.
axb3 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 17... Be6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best.[%clk 0:59:55] } 18. Nd2 $2
{ Mistake. Rd1 was best.[%clk 1:29:33] } 18... O-O { [%clk 0:46:19] } 19. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:17:12] } 19... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:39:47] } 20. Rf2 { [%clk 1:13:49] }
20... Rc3 { [%clk 0:37:07] } 21. Bb6 { [%clk 1:11:31] } 21... f6
{ [%clk 0:36:46] } 22. Rd1 { [%clk 1:03:07] } 22... Bg4 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 23.
Rfd2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.[%clk 0:36:01] } 23... Rac8
{ [%clk 0:18:14] } 24. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:35:59] } 24... Kf7 { [%clk 0:17:35] }
25. h3 { [%clk 0:26:07] } 25... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:11:23] } 26. Bxd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best.[%clk 0:26:11] } 26... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 27.
gxf3 { [%clk 0:26:05] } 27... Nc6 { [%clk 0:11:22] } 28. Bb6
{ [%clk 0:24:10] } 28... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:09:30] } 29. Ra1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best.[%clk 0:12:36] } 29... Rc3 { [%clk 0:06:12] } 30.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 30... Rxb3 $2 { Mistake. Nb4 was best.[%clk 0:05:57] }
31. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 31... Nb4 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 32. Ra7+
{ [%clk 0:11:26] } 32... Kg6 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 33. Be3 { [%clk 0:09:52] }
33... Rb2+ { [%clk 0:01:16] } 34. Kg3 { [%clk 0:08:14] } 34... Re2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:57] } 35. Bc5 { [%clk 0:05:19] } 35...
Nc6 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 36. Rd7 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 36... Ra2 { [%clk 0:00:39] }
37. Rd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:03:42] } 37... Nb8
{ [%clk 0:00:41] } 38. Rd8 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 38... Nc6 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 39.
Rd6 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 39... Nb8 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 40. Rd8 { [%clk 0:04:02] }
40... Rb2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 41. Bf8
{ [%clk 0:03:30] } 41... Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 42. Rc8 { [%clk 0:02:33] }
42... Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 43. Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 43... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:01:02] } 44. Rc7 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 44... Rxc7 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 45.
Bxc7 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 45... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 46. Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:16] }
46... Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 47. Bb8 $2 { Mistake. h4 was best.[%clk 0:00:52] }
47... Nb3 $2 { Mistake. g6 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 48. Ba7 $2
{ Mistake. h4 was best.[%clk 0:01:13] } 48... Nc1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 49. Bc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 49... Ne2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 50. h4 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 50... g6
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 51. h5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 51... g5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 52.
Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 52... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 53. Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
53... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 54. Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 54... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 55. Bc5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 55... Nb5 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 56.
Bb4 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 56... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 57. Bc5 { [%clk 0:01:29] }
57... Nf7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 58. Bb4 $4
{ Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 58... Nd6 $4
{ Blunder. Nh6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 59. Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 59... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 60. Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 60... h6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 61.
Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 61... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 62. Bb4 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
62... f5+ { [%clk 0:00:33] } 63. exf5+ { [%clk 0:01:03] } 63... Nxf5
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 64. Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 64... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 65.
Bxd6 $4 { Blunder. Kh3 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 65... Kxd6 { [%clk 0:01:04] }
66. Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 66... Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 67. Kg6
{ [%clk 0:01:15] } 67... g4 $4 { Blunder. e4 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 68.
fxg4 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 68... e4 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 69. Kxh6 { [%clk 0:00:32] }
69... e3 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 70. g5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 70... e2
{ [%clk 0:01:40] } 71. g6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 71... e1=Q { [%clk 0:02:05] } 72.
g7 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 72... Qe8 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 73. g8=Q+ { [%clk 0:01:10] }
73... Qxg8 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 1/2-1/2