Sandbrink, Kai vs Vernon, Harry
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters · Round 9.47 · 2026.02.04 · 1/2-1/2 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "9.47"]
[White "Sandbrink, Kai"]
[Black "Vernon, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteElo "1753"]
[WhiteFideId "1332244"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[BlackFideId "343466265"]
[ECO "D35i"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:28:16] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:28:39] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 5.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:29:33] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. Qc2 { [%clk 1:29:00] }
6... O-O { [%clk 1:31:26] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:29:00] } 7... h6 { [%clk 1:30:13] }
8. Bh4 { [%clk 1:27:36] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:28:16] } 9. Bd3 { [%clk 1:25:38] }
9... Nbd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 1:25:03] } 10. Nge2
{ [%clk 1:23:05] } 10... Nh5 { [%clk 1:20:42] } 11. Bxe7 { [%clk 1:21:59] }
11... Qxe7 { [%clk 1:21:10] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:21:15] } 12... b6
{ [%clk 1:19:23] } 13. Ba6 { [%clk 1:17:47] } 13... Ndf6 { [%clk 1:05:12] }
14. Bb7 { [%clk 1:05:21] } 14... Rad8 { [%clk 1:00:01] } 15. Bc6
{ [%clk 1:01:24] } 15... a6 { [%clk 0:53:24] } 16. Ba4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best.[%clk 0:45:34] } 16... g6 { [%clk 0:48:09] } 17.
Rac1 { [%clk 0:45:02] } 17... Bf5 { [%clk 0:45:30] } 18. Qd2 { [%clk 0:42:09] }
18... Ng7 { [%clk 0:44:52] } 19. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:37:00] } 19... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:42:32] } 20. Bb3 { [%clk 0:31:53] } 20... Nge8 { [%clk 0:40:33] }
21. Nf4 { [%clk 0:29:44] } 21... c6 { [%clk 0:40:44] } 22. Na4
{ [%clk 0:28:26] } 22... Qb7 { [%clk 0:40:08] } 23. Qb4 { [%clk 0:26:39] }
23... Nd7 { [%clk 0:39:45] } 24. Nd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.[%clk 0:19:04] } 24... Nef6 { [%clk 0:36:34] } 25.
Nac5 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 25... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:36:10] } 26. Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:14:44] } 26... Qa7 { [%clk 0:36:19] } 27. Nd3 { [%clk 0:14:22] }
27... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:33:52] } 28. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 28... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:33:13] } 29. Ba4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best.[%clk 0:09:37] } 29... c5 { [%clk 0:32:48] } 30.
dxc5 { [%clk 0:09:24] } 30... bxc5 { [%clk 0:33:12] } 31. Qf4
{ [%clk 0:08:59] } 31... Qb6 { [%clk 0:33:08] } 32. Rb3 { [%clk 0:08:10] }
32... Qe6 { [%clk 0:32:42] } 33. Rb7 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 33... Rfd8
{ [%clk 0:30:02] } 34. h3 { [%clk 0:06:59] } 34... d4 $4
{ Blunder. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:30:19] } 35. exd4 $4
{ Blunder. Bb3 was best.[%clk 0:05:07] } 35... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:30:07] } 36. Qf3
$4 { Blunder. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:05:10] } 36... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 37.
b3 $2 { Mistake. Qb3 was best.[%clk 0:05:10] } 37... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:27:24] }
38. b4 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 38... c4 { [%clk 0:26:37] } 39. Qc3
{ [%clk 0:05:53] } 39... Re2 { [%clk 0:24:26] } 40. b5 { [%clk 0:05:57] } 40...
axb5 { [%clk 0:24:03] } 41. Qa5 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 41... Re8 { [%clk 0:18:46] }
42. Qxb5 { [%clk 0:06:27] } 42... Re1+ { [%clk 0:18:44] } 43. Rxe1
{ [%clk 0:06:51] } 43... Qxe1+ { [%clk 0:19:10] } 44. Kh2 { [%clk 0:07:16] }
44... Qe5+ $4 { Blunder. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:19:35] } 45. Qxe5
{ [%clk 0:07:39] } 45... Rxe5 { [%clk 0:19:19] } 46. Rxf7+ { [%clk 0:08:05] }
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