Popitz, Paul vs Burak, Rachel
Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Streamer · Round 3 · 2026.04.02 · 1-0 · C47 Four Knights Game
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PGN
[Event "Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Streamer"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popitz, Paul"]
[Black "Burak, Rachel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[WhiteElo "1863"]
[WhiteFideId "34695206"]
[BlackElo "1720"]
[BlackFideId "39938425"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:23] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. g3 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... d5 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 5. exd5
{ [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:26:05] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 6...
Nxc3 { [%clk 1:26:14] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:33:23] } 7... Bg4 { [%clk 1:23:42] }
8. h3 { [%clk 1:29:55] } 8... Bh5 { [%clk 1:22:44] } 9. g4 { [%clk 1:28:20] }
9... Bg6 { [%clk 1:22:42] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:16:38] } 10... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:10:57] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:14:50] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:07:00] } 12.
d3 { [%clk 1:13:41] } 12... Re8 { [%clk 1:04:16] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 1:13:09] }
13... Qd7 { [%clk 1:01:37] } 14. Ne4 { [%clk 1:11:07] } 14... f5
{ [%clk 0:54:27] } 15. gxf5 { [%clk 1:08:50] } 15... Qxf5 { [%clk 0:51:12] }
16. Re3 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 16... Rf8 { [%clk 0:49:01] } 17. Rg3
{ [%clk 0:55:42] } 17... Be7 { [%clk 0:39:22] } 18. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.[%clk 0:53:53] } 18... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:36:50] } 19.
Rxg5 { [%clk 0:54:14] } 19... Qf4 { [%clk 0:35:38] } 20. Qg4 { [%clk 0:50:45] }
20... Qxg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best.[%clk 0:24:23] } 21. Rxg4
{ [%clk 0:50:58] } 21... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:22:52] } 22.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:48:34] } 22... c6 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 23. Nxb7 { [%clk 0:45:43] }
23... Rab8 { [%clk 0:16:03] } 24. Rb4 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 24... Nd5
{ [%clk 0:15:42] } 25. Rb3 { [%clk 0:43:38] } 25... Nf4 { [%clk 0:13:13] } 26.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:42:41] } 26... Rxb3 $2 { Mistake. Rb5 was best.[%clk 0:11:14] }
27. axb3 { [%clk 0:43:00] } 27... Ne2+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:10:31] } 28. Kf1 { [%clk 0:42:21] } 28...
Nxc3 { [%clk 0:10:47] } 29. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:42:14] } 29... Nd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:10:30] } 30. Bxc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best.[%clk 0:38:51] } 30... Ne3+ { [%clk 0:06:23] } 31.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:36:17] } 31... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:05:50] } 32. Bd5+
{ [%clk 0:27:56] } 32... Bf7 $2 { Mistake. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:02:45] } 33.
Bxf7+ $4 { Blunder. Rxf7 was best.[%clk 0:17:52] } 33... Rxf7
{ [%clk 0:03:10] } 34. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:18:17] } 34... Rf8 { [%clk 0:03:21] }
35. Rxf8+ { [%clk 0:18:38] } 35... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 36. Nd7+
{ [%clk 0:19:08] } 36... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 37. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:19:32] }
37... Ke6 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 38. Nc4 { [%clk 0:18:16] } 38... Nd4
{ [%clk 0:02:24] } 39. Nd2 { [%clk 0:17:51] } 39... Ne2+ { [%clk 0:02:17] } 40.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:14:21] } 40... Nf4+ { [%clk 0:02:41] } 41. Kf3 { [%clk 0:14:43] }
41... Nxd3 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 42. Ke3 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 42... Nb4
{ [%clk 0:02:20] } 43. Kd4 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 43... Nc6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:01:44] } 44. Ke4 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 44...
Nb4 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 45. Nf3 { [%clk 0:14:06] } 45... Kf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 46. Ne1 $4
{ Blunder. Kd4 was best.[%clk 0:10:59] } 46... g5 $4
{ Blunder. Kg5 was best.[%clk 0:00:43] } 47. Nd3 { [%clk 0:11:23] } 47... Na6
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 48. Kf3 $4 { Blunder. b4 was best.[%clk 0:10:47] } 48...
Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 49. b4 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 49... Nc7 { [%clk 0:01:06] }
50. Kg3 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 50... h5 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 51. f3
{ [%clk 0:08:31] } 51... Nb5 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 52. Nf2 { [%clk 0:07:15] }
52... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 53. Ne4 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 53... Nb5
{ [%clk 0:01:00] } 54. Nd2 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 54... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 55.
Nc4 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 55... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 56. Ne3 { [%clk 0:03:56] }
56... Nb5 $4 { Blunder. Ne2+ was best.[%clk 0:00:48] } 57. f4
{ [%clk 0:04:02] } 57... h4+ { [%clk 0:00:40] } 58. Kg4 { [%clk 0:04:12] }
58... gxf4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 59. Kxf4 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 59... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 60. Kg4 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 60... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 61.
Kxh4 { [%clk 0:05:22] } 61... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 62. Kg4 { [%clk 0:05:41] }
62... Nb5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 63. h4 { [%clk 0:06:01] } 63... Kh6
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 64. h5 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 64... Nc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:00:49] } 65. Nf5+ { [%clk 0:06:41] } 65...
Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 66. Ng3 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 66... Kh6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:01:14] } 67. Nf5+ { [%clk 0:05:49] } 67...
Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 68. Nd6 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 68... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:27] }
69. b5 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 69... Nd5 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 70. Nf5+
{ [%clk 0:05:26] } 70... Kh7 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 71. Kg5 { [%clk 0:05:44] }
71... Nb6 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 72. Kf6 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 72... Nd5+
{ [%clk 0:02:33] } 73. Ke5 { [%clk 0:05:20] } 73... Nb6 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 74.
Kd6 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 74... Nc4+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 75. Kc7 { [%clk 0:05:42] }
75... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 76. b6 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 76... Nxb6 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na3 was best.[%clk 0:01:04] } 77. Kxb6
{ [%clk 0:05:31] } 77... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 78. Kc6 { [%clk 0:05:53] }
78... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 79. Ng3 { [%clk 0:06:00] } 79... Kg5
{ [%clk 0:00:49] } 80. Kd7 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 80... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 81.
Ke7 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 81... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 82. Nf5+ { [%clk 0:06:55] }
82... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 83. Kf6 { [%clk 0:07:21] } 83... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:01:51] } 84. Kg6 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 84... Kg8 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 85.
h6 { [%clk 0:08:12] } 85... Kh8 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 86. Nd6 { [%clk 0:09:07] }
86... Kg8 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 87. h7+ { [%clk 0:09:34] } 87... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:03:41] } 88. Nf7# { [%clk 0:09:28] } 1-0