Bao, Patrick vs Desai, Rohan
2026 British Primary Team Challenge Final · Round 2 · 2026.06.19 · 1-0 · D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 British Primary Team Challenge Final"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bao, Patrick"]
[Black "Desai, Rohan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[WhiteFideId "343462588"]
[BlackFideId "343494900"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:10:04] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:09:59] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 4... g6 { [%clk 0:09:43] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 0:10:05] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 0:09:43] } 6. c4 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 6... e6
{ [%clk 0:09:36] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:09:34] } 8. Bg5
{ [%clk 0:10:00] } 8... h6 { [%clk 0:09:28] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 9...
Qxf6 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:48] } 10... Rd8 $4
{ Blunder. exd5 was best. [%clk 0:08:57] } 11. dxe6 $4
{ Blunder. dxc6 was best. [%clk 0:09:42] } 11... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:08:56] } 12. e3
{ [%clk 0:09:42] } 12... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. [%clk 0:07:26] }
13. Qc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. [%clk 0:09:08] } 13... Bh3 $2
{ Mistake. Qf5 was best. [%clk 0:06:02] } 14. Ne4 { [%clk 0:07:58] } 14... Qf5
{ [%clk 0:05:00] } 15. Nh4 { [%clk 0:07:28] } 15... Qd7 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 16.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 16... Qg4 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 17. Nxb7 { [%clk 0:06:26] }
17... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:03:46] } 18. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:06:21] } 18... Rdb8
{ [%clk 0:03:20] } 19. Nc5 { [%clk 0:06:01] } 19... Qg5 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 20.
Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 20... Qd5 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 21. b3 { [%clk 0:04:19] }
21... Nf5 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 22. Qc4 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 22... Qd6
{ [%clk 0:02:02] } 23. Rad1 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 23... Re8 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 24.
Na6 $4 { Blunder. e4 was best. [%clk 0:01:49] } 24... Rac8 $4
{ Blunder. Rxe3 was best. [%clk 0:01:15] } 25. Nc5 $4
{ Blunder. Rfe1 was best. [%clk 0:01:44] } 25... Qc6 $4
{ Blunder. Rxe3 was best. [%clk 0:01:10] } 26. Nd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. [%clk 0:01:30] } 26... Re6 $2
{ Mistake. Qa8 was best. [%clk 0:01:01] } 27. d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. [%clk 0:01:21] } 27... Qxc4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 28.
bxc4 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 28... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 29. Rd2 { [%clk 0:01:21] }
29... Bc3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. [%clk 0:00:54] } 30. Rc2
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 30... Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 31. e4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 31...
Nd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. [%clk 0:00:47] } 32. e5 { [%clk 0:01:19] }
32... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 33. Ndxe5 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 33... Nf5
{ [%clk 0:00:32] } 34. Re1 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 34... Re8 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 35.
Ng4 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 35... Rxe1 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 36. Nxe1
{ [%clk 0:01:04] } 36... h5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 37. Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 37...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 38. N5d3 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 38... Ra4 { [%clk 0:00:30] }
39. Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 39... Ne7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 40. Re2
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 40... Nf5 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 41. c5 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 41...
Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 42. h3 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 42... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:27] }
43. g4 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 43... hxg4 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 44. hxg4
{ [%clk 0:01:00] } 44... Nd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxg4+ was best. [%clk 0:00:23] }
45. Nxd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. [%clk 0:00:57] } 45... Rxd4
{ [%clk 0:00:24] } 46. Ne5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 46... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 47.
Nxf7+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 47... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 48. Re5
{ [%clk 0:00:44] } 48... Rxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. [%clk 0:00:22] }
49. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 49... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 50. Nc6
{ [%clk 0:00:45] } 50... a6 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. [%clk 0:00:22] } 51.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 51... Ke6 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg5 was best. [%clk 0:00:22] } 52. Ke4
{ [%clk 0:00:48] } 52... a5 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 53. a3 $6
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. g5 was best. [%clk 0:00:48] } 53... Kd7 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. [%clk 0:00:22] } 54. Nxa5
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 54... c6 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 55. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 55...
g5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 56. f4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 56... gxf4 { [%clk 0:00:24] }
57. Kxf4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 57... Kc7 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 58. Kf5
{ [%clk 0:00:52] } 1-0