Shankland, Sam vs Martinez Ramirez, Lennis
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 Standard · Round 7 · 2026.06.02 · 1-0 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
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[Event "XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 Standard"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Martinez Ramirez, Lennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[BlackFideId "3509079"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:27:33] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:51] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:27:44] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:28:01] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:26:30] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 1:25:29] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:08] }
6... a6 { [%clk 1:25:17] } 7. Qf3 { [%clk 1:32:26] } 7... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:24:42] } 8. O-O-O { [%clk 1:32:50] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:22:10] } 9.
Kb1 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:21:59] } 10. Rg1 { [%clk 1:28:58] }
10... Ne5 { [%clk 1:19:41] } 11. Qg3 { [%clk 1:27:14] } 11... b5
{ [%clk 1:19:09] } 12. f4 { [%clk 1:26:03] } 12... Nc4 { [%clk 1:18:31] } 13.
e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. [%clk 1:18:20] } 13... Nh5
{ [%clk 1:08:11] } 14. Qe1 { [%clk 1:16:29] } 14... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. [%clk 0:56:06] } 15. Nxf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. [%clk 1:11:59] } 15... exf5 $4
{ Blunder. Rxf5 was best. [%clk 0:50:44] } 16. Nd5 { [%clk 1:12:21] } 16... Qd8
{ [%clk 0:51:06] } 17. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:12:46] } 17... bxc4 { [%clk 0:51:33] }
18. Qe2 { [%clk 1:12:09] } 18... Rb8 { [%clk 0:44:09] } 19. Qxh5
{ [%clk 1:06:54] } 19... Ba3 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 20. b3 { [%clk 1:06:25] } 20...
a5 $2 { Mistake. Qa5 was best. [%clk 0:45:08] } 21. g4 { [%clk 1:03:33] } 21...
d6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. [%clk 0:28:51] } 22. g5 { [%clk 1:02:55] }
22... cxb3 { [%clk 0:22:10] } 23. axb3 { [%clk 1:03:13] } 23... Be6
{ [%clk 0:21:51] } 24. Nf6+ { [%clk 1:02:47] } 24... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:19:12] }
25. gxf6 { [%clk 1:03:11] } 25... g6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. [%clk 0:16:22] } 26. Rxg6+ { [%clk 1:03:04] } 26...
hxg6 { [%clk 0:16:45] } 27. Rg1 { [%clk 1:03:19] } 27... dxe5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. [%clk 0:02:35] } 28. Rxg6+
{ [%clk 1:03:41] } 28... Kf8 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 29. Qh8+ { [%clk 1:04:06] }
29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 30. Rg7+ { [%clk 1:04:29] } 30... Kxf6
{ [%clk 0:03:19] } 31. Qh6# { [%clk 1:04:55] } 1-0