Zhu, Stephen vs Suthar, Om
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · B50 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhu, Stephen"]
[Black "Suthar, Om"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "1861"]
[WhiteFideId "39990150"]
[BlackElo "1808"]
[BlackFideId "39906949"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:27] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. c3 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
4. Qc2 { [%clk 1:32:18] } 4... g6 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. d4 { [%clk 1:32:43] }
5... cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 6. cxd4 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 6... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:31:05] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:33:35] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:31:29] } 8. Be2
{ [%clk 1:34:01] } 8... a6 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:32:48] } 9... b5
{ [%clk 1:30:08] } 10. e5 { [%clk 1:21:19] } 10... dxe5 { [%clk 1:24:30] } 11.
dxe5 { [%clk 1:21:40] } 11... Bf5 { [%clk 1:21:45] } 12. Qb3 { [%clk 1:20:11] }
12... Be6 $2 { Mistake. Ng4 was best.[%clk 1:14:50] } 13. Qa3 $2
{ Mistake. exf6 was best.[%clk 1:16:52] } 13... Nfd7 { [%clk 1:13:35] } 14.
Bxb5 { [%clk 1:04:46] } 14... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:13:44] } 15. Nxe5
{ [%clk 1:04:55] } 15... Bxe5 { [%clk 1:14:07] } 16. Bh6 { [%clk 1:04:11] }
16... Bg7 { [%clk 1:12:55] } 17. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:03:14] } 17... Kxg7
{ [%clk 1:13:23] } 18. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:58:53] } 18... Qb6 { [%clk 1:12:42] } 19.
Ba4 { [%clk 0:39:22] } 19... Ra7 { [%clk 1:10:20] } 20. Nd5 { [%clk 0:31:34] }
20... Qb7 $2 { Mistake. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 1:09:37] } 21. Qc3+
{ [%clk 0:29:43] } 21... Kg8 { [%clk 1:09:05] } 22. Bb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best.[%clk 0:27:37] } 22... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 1:06:58] } 23. Qe3 { [%clk 0:23:07] } 23... a5
{ [%clk 1:04:23] } 24. Nb6 { [%clk 0:20:59] } 24... Rc6 { [%clk 0:53:15] } 25.
Rd8+ { [%clk 0:20:45] } 25... Kg7 { [%clk 0:53:39] } 26. Qe5+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:14:17] } 26... f6 { [%clk 0:53:42] } 27.
Qxb8 { [%clk 0:12:47] } 27... Rxb6 $4
{ Blunder. Qxb6 was best.[%clk 0:53:40] } 28. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:09:59] } 28...
Bxg8 { [%clk 0:51:33] } 29. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:10:26] } 29... Kh6
{ [%clk 0:51:57] } 30. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:10:21] } 30... Kg5 { [%clk 0:47:14] }
31. f4+ { [%clk 0:05:09] } 31... Kxf4 { [%clk 0:46:46] } 32. Qh6+
{ [%clk 0:04:35] } 32... g5 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 33. Qh3 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 33...
Qe4 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb3 was best.[%clk 0:44:14] } 34. Rf1+
{ [%clk 0:02:32] } 34... Ke5 { [%clk 0:44:32] } 35. Qg3+ { [%clk 0:01:34] }
35... Kd4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best.[%clk 0:44:50] } 36.
Qc3# { [%clk 0:01:56] } 1-0