Tulchynskyi, Feliks vs Shankland, Sam
2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · Round 4 · 2025.12.06 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tulchynskyi, Feliks"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[WhiteFideId "34127895"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c3 { [%clk 0:15:26] }
2... d5 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Qxd5
{ [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. d4 { [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 6...
Be7 { [%clk 0:15:44] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:16:08] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:15:50] } 8.
c4 { [%clk 0:16:16] } 8... Qd6 { [%clk 0:15:39] } 9. dxc5 { [%clk 0:16:08] }
9... Qxc5 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 10. Qe2 { [%clk 0:16:10] } 10... Nbd7
{ [%clk 0:15:41] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 0:16:12] } 11... b6 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 12.
Ne4 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 0:15:37] } 13. b3 { [%clk 0:16:11] }
13... Bb7 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 14. Bb2 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 14... h6
{ [%clk 0:14:04] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 0:16:01] } 15... Nh5 { [%clk 0:13:05] } 16.
g3 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 16... Rad8 { [%clk 0:12:22] } 17. Nd4 { [%clk 0:15:20] }
17... Nhf6 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 18. Bb1 { [%clk 0:14:28] } 18... a6
{ [%clk 0:11:34] } 19. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:14:13] } 19... Nc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:10:51] } 20. Nd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best.[%clk 0:12:42] } 20... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:10:13] }
21. a3 { [%clk 0:12:18] } 21... Bf8 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 22. b4
{ [%clk 0:12:11] } 22... Ncd7 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 23. N4f3 { [%clk 0:11:35] }
23... Ba8 { [%clk 0:08:32] } 24. Ne4 { [%clk 0:11:15] } 24... Qb7
{ [%clk 0:08:17] } 25. Kg2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best.[%clk 0:08:04] }
25... Nh7 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 26. h4 { [%clk 0:08:01] } 26... Ndf6 $2
{ Mistake. Qc7 was best.[%clk 0:06:48] } 27. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 27... Rxd8
{ [%clk 0:06:57] } 28. Nxf6+ { [%clk 0:07:06] } 28... Nxf6 { [%clk 0:07:06] }
29. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 29... gxf6 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 30. Be4
{ [%clk 0:07:17] } 30... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 31. Qxe4 { [%clk 0:07:26] }
31... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:07:16] } 32. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 32... a5
{ [%clk 0:07:25] } 33. c5 { [%clk 0:07:29] } 33... axb4 { [%clk 0:07:25] } 34.
axb4 { [%clk 0:07:37] } 34... bxc5 { [%clk 0:07:28] } 35. Rg4+
{ [%clk 0:07:45] } 35... Kh7 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 36. bxc5 { [%clk 0:07:52] }
36... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:07:39] } 37. Rf4 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 37... f5
{ [%clk 0:07:30] } 38. Rc4 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 38... Rd5 { [%clk 0:07:30] } 39.
Rc2 { [%clk 0:07:58] } 39... Kg6 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 40. Ra2 { [%clk 0:07:37] }
40... Kf6 { [%clk 0:07:10] } 41. Rd2 $2
{ Mistake. Ng1 was best.[%clk 0:07:27] } 41... Rxd2 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 42.
Nxd2 { [%clk 0:07:35] } 42... e5 { [%clk 0:07:09] } 43. Kf3 { [%clk 0:07:31] }
43... Ke6 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 44. Ke2 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 44... Kd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:07:02] } 45. Nf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:07:21] } 45... Bb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.[%clk 0:06:53] } 46. Ng1 $2
{ Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:07:10] } 46... e4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:06:44] } 47. Nh3 $2
{ Mistake. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:07:08] } 47... Bd6 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 48. Ke3
$6 { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:07:12] } 48... Ke6 { [%clk 0:06:40] }
49. Kd4 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 49... Bb8 $4
{ Blunder. Kf6 was best.[%clk 0:06:09] } 50. Ke3 $4
{ Blunder. Nf4+ was best.[%clk 0:06:23] } 50... Kf6 { [%clk 0:06:09] } 51. Ng1
$6 { Inaccuracy. f3 was best.[%clk 0:05:41] } 51... Ba7+ { [%clk 0:06:13] }
52. Ke2 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 52... f4 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 53. Nh3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best.[%clk 0:05:22] } 53... f3+ { [%clk 0:06:11] } 54.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 54... Bb8 { [%clk 0:05:47] } 55. g4 { [%clk 0:05:15] }
55... Kg6 { [%clk 0:05:49] } 56. h5+ { [%clk 0:05:13] } 56... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:05:50] } 57. Kd2 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 57... Ba7 { [%clk 0:05:47] } 58.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 58... Bd4 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 59. Kf1 { [%clk 0:05:17] }
59... Ke5 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 60. g5 { [%clk 0:05:20] } 60... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:05:24] } 61. gxh6 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 61... Kg4 { [%clk 0:05:33] }
62. Ng1 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 62... Bc3 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 63. h7
{ [%clk 0:05:17] } 63... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 64. Nh3 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf3 was best.[%clk 0:05:07] } 64... Kg4
{ [%clk 0:05:16] } 65. Ng1 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 65... f5 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 66.
h8=N { [%clk 0:04:59] } 66... Bxh8 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 67. Ke1
{ [%clk 0:05:07] } 67... Be5 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 68. Kf1 { [%clk 0:05:14] }
68... Bh2 { [%clk 0:05:41] } 0-1