Zhou, Tony vs Verdiyan, Bagrat
FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 1-10 · Round 3 · 2026.06.17 · 1-0 · D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 1-10"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhou, Tony"]
[Black "Verdiyan, Bagrat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[BlackElo "1894"]
[BlackFideId "373257"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:15:25] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:15:37] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:15:32] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 0:15:38] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 0:15:47] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 7. Bb5+ { [%clk 0:15:26] } 7... c6 { [%clk 0:16:10] } 8.
Ba4 { [%clk 0:15:34] } 8... O-O { [%clk 0:15:56] } 9. Ne2 { [%clk 0:15:37] }
9... c5 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 10. O-O { [%clk 0:15:42] } 10... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:15:31] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 11... Na5 { [%clk 0:15:39] } 12.
Bb5 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 12... b6 { [%clk 0:14:42] } 13. Rc1 { [%clk 0:15:48] }
13... cxd4 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 14. cxd4 { [%clk 0:15:56] } 14... e6
{ [%clk 0:14:11] } 15. Qd2 { [%clk 0:15:16] } 15... Bb7 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 16.
f3 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 16... Qd6 { [%clk 0:13:12] } 17. h4 { [%clk 0:14:34] }
17... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:12:14] } 18. h5 { [%clk 0:14:05] } 18... Bf8
{ [%clk 0:12:22] } 19. h6 { [%clk 0:11:52] } 19... Qb4 { [%clk 0:11:49] } 20.
Qxb4 { [%clk 0:11:16] } 20... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:11:58] } 21. Nf4
{ [%clk 0:10:33] } 21... Ba3 { [%clk 0:10:21] } 22. Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:10:15] }
22... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:10:30] } 23. Rd1 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 23... Bf8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a6 was best. [%clk 0:07:10] } 24. d5 { [%clk 0:08:11] } 24... e5
$2 { Mistake. Rd8 was best. [%clk 0:06:59] } 25. Nd3 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 25...
Bd6 { [%clk 0:05:51] } 26. f4 { [%clk 0:06:46] } 26... exf4 { [%clk 0:05:50] }
27. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:06:47] } 27... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 28. Nxf4
{ [%clk 0:06:53] } 28... a6 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 29. Be2 { [%clk 0:06:16] } 29...
Kf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. [%clk 0:03:52] } 30. e5 { [%clk 0:05:59] }
30... Nc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. [%clk 0:03:57] } 31. Bxc4
{ [%clk 0:05:26] } 31... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 32. d6 { [%clk 0:05:27] }
32... Bc6 { [%clk 0:04:00] } 33. Nh3 { [%clk 0:04:14] } 33... Ke8
{ [%clk 0:03:37] } 34. Ng5 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 34... Rc2 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 35.
Nxh7 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 35... Rxg2+ { [%clk 0:03:02] } 36. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:03:59] } 36... Rh2 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 37. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:04:03] }
37... Kf8 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 38. h7 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 38... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:01:21] } 39. Rd4 { [%clk 0:03:57] } 1-0