Chang, Ethan vs Yelkhovsky, Daniil

2026 Australian Junior Chess Championship · Round 3 · 2026.01.18 · 1-0 · E68 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
PGN
[Event "2026 Australian Junior Chess Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chang, Ethan"]
[Black "Yelkhovsky, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[WhiteElo "2052"]
[WhiteFideId "3245080"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[BlackFideId "3271390"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:15] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... e5 { [%clk 1:31:45] }
4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. e4 { [%clk 1:32:19] }
5... g6 { [%clk 1:32:34] } 6. g3 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:58] }
7. Bg2 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:33:18] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:33:43] }
8... Re8 { [%clk 1:33:42] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:33:53] } 9... b6
{ [%clk 1:34:06] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:33:04] } 10... exd4 { [%clk 1:33:43] } 11.
Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:52] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 1:34:08] } 12. f3 { [%clk 1:18:14] }
12... Ne5 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 13. b3 { [%clk 1:16:41] } 13... Nfd7
{ [%clk 1:30:08] } 14. Be3 { [%clk 1:11:58] } 14... Nc5 { [%clk 1:26:29] } 15.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:54:48] } 15... Ncd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 1:16:29] }
16. Rf1 { [%clk 0:52:34] } 16... c5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.[%clk 1:13:29] } 17. Nde2 { [%clk 0:51:36] } 17...
Nb4 { [%clk 1:12:36] } 18. a3 { [%clk 0:43:49] } 18... Na6 { [%clk 1:11:51] }
19. Rad1 { [%clk 0:43:39] } 19... Re6 $2
{ Mistake. Nc7 was best.[%clk 1:11:13] } 20. f4 { [%clk 0:42:21] } 20... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:04:27] } 21. f5 { [%clk 0:37:25] } 21... Re8 { [%clk 1:03:51] } 22.
Nb5 { [%clk 0:28:42] } 22... Nd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best.[%clk  1:01:34] } 23. Nexd4 { [%clk 0:28:10] } 23...
cxd4 { [%clk  1:01:58] } 24. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:28:25] } 24... Bxe4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was  best.[%clk 1:01:19] } 25. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:27:32] } 25...
Bxg2 { [%clk 1:01:23] } 26. Qxg2 { [%clk 0:27:33] } 26... Kxg7
{ [%clk 1:01:31] } 27. fxg6 { [%clk  0:27:54] } 1-0