Rajendran, Kartikeyan vs Guo, Ethan
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · Round 1 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B92 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rajendran, Kartikeyan"]
[Black "Guo, Ethan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[WhiteElo "1957"]
[WhiteFideId "35820594"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[BlackFideId "30976359"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:57] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:28] }
6... e5 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... Be7
{ [%clk 1:33:29] } 8. f4 { [%clk 1:33:18] } 8... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 9. Qd3
{ [%clk 1:29:47] } 9... Bc6 { [%clk 1:29:41] } 10. fxe5 { [%clk 1:26:18] }
10... dxe5 { [%clk 1:29:48] } 11. Bg5 { [%clk 1:25:45] } 11... Nbd7
{ [%clk 1:26:34] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:22:58] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:24:04] }
13. h4 { [%clk 1:20:09] } 13... Rc8 { [%clk 1:19:48] } 14. g4
{ [%clk 1:09:41] } 14... b5 { [%clk 1:15:36] } 15. Bxf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. [%clk 1:03:49] } 15... Nxf6 { [%clk 1:14:51] } 16.
g5 { [%clk 1:01:11] } 16... Qxd3 { [%clk 1:12:28] } 17. Bxd3 { [%clk 0:55:25] }
17... Ng4 { [%clk 1:12:20] } 18. Rd2 { [%clk 0:54:32] } 18... h5
{ [%clk 1:06:15] } 19. Re2 $2 { Mistake. gxh6 was best. [%clk 0:50:40] } 19...
Rfd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. [%clk 1:05:24] } 20. Nd5 { [%clk 0:47:58] }
20... Bf8 { [%clk 1:02:14] } 21. Rf1 { [%clk 0:46:22] } 21... g6
{ [%clk 1:00:33] } 22. Ne3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. [%clk 0:37:43] }
22... Bd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. [%clk 0:59:57] } 23. Kb1
{ [%clk 0:36:28] } 23... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:58:45] } 24. Rxe3 { [%clk 0:36:53] }
24... Be6 { [%clk 0:59:12] } 25. Ref3 { [%clk 0:35:30] } 25... Be7
{ [%clk 0:58:27] } 26. Nc1 { [%clk 0:31:51] } 26... Kg7 { [%clk 0:57:37] } 27.
c3 { [%clk 0:22:27] } 27... Rf8 { [%clk 0:57:05] } 28. Bc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. [%clk 0:18:11] } 28... f6 { [%clk 0:55:47] } 29.
gxf6+ { [%clk 0:18:12] } 29... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:55:57] } 30. Rxf6
{ [%clk 0:16:36] } 30... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:56:20] } 31. Nd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. [%clk 0:15:35] } 31... Bxh4 { [%clk 0:52:52] } 32.
Nxe5 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 32... Bg3 { [%clk 0:53:14] } 33. Nf3 { [%clk 0:11:41] }
33... Rf8 { [%clk 0:52:55] } 34. Nd2 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 34... Rxf1+
{ [%clk 0:52:42] } 35. Nxf1 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 35... Bf4 { [%clk 0:53:08] } 36.
b3 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 36... h4 { [%clk 0:53:06] } 37. Bd1 { [%clk 0:11:27] }
37... g5 { [%clk 0:53:05] } 0-1