Akopian, Robert vs Wang, Chase

Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 2 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akopian, Robert"]
[Black "Wang, Chase"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[WhiteElo "1871"]
[WhiteFideId "2023172"]
[BlackElo "1707"]
[BlackFideId "39910598"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:10] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:24:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:24:42] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:54] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:24:50] } 6. h3 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 6...
e5 { [%clk 1:24:51] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 7... Be6 { [%clk 1:24:20] } 8.
f4 { [%clk 1:32:20] } 8... exf4 { [%clk  1:17:05] } 9. Bxf4 { [%clk 1:32:20] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:16:33] } 10. Qe2 { [%clk  1:31:59] } 10... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:14:51] } 11. O-O-O { [%clk 1:32:04] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:11:13] }
12. g4 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 12... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was  best.[%clk 1:05:50] } 13. g5 { [%clk 1:28:44] } 13... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:04:12] } 14. Qg2 { [%clk 1:28:42] } 14... b5 { [%clk 1:01:38] } 15.
h4 { [%clk 1:23:57] } 15... Nce5 { [%clk 0:56:58] } 16. Nd5 { [%clk 1:21:18] }
16... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:46:21] } 17. exd5 { [%clk 1:21:18] } 17... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:42:26] } 18. Kb1 { [%clk 1:15:52] } 18... Nb6 { [%clk 0:35:39] } 19.
Bxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk   1:08:03] } 19... dxe5
{ [%clk 0:32:45] } 20. Bd3 { [%clk 1:04:53] } 20... Nc4 $2
{ Mistake. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:30:06] } 21. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:02:06] } 21... bxc4
{ [%clk 0:30:02] } 22. Nd2 { [%clk 0:59:50] } 22... c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb8 was  best.[%clk  0:23:31] } 23. Ne4 { [%clk 0:59:44] } 23...
Qb6 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 24. b3 { [%clk 0:58:49] } 24... Bd6 { [%clk 0:18:33] }
25. Rh3 { [%clk 0:41:52] } 25... Bb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.[%clk 0:13:15] } 26. d6 { [%clk  0:35:02] } 26...
O-O { [%clk 0:12:24] } 27. d7 { [%clk 0:32:22] } 27... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:11:37] }
28. Rhd3 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 28... Qa5 { [%clk 0:10:28] } 29. Qh3
{ [%clk 0:22:51] } 29... Qc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:07:45] } 30.
h5 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 30... Kh8 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 31. h6 { [%clk 0:18:43] }
31... g6 { [%clk 0:07:22] } 32. Qf3 { [%clk 0:18:24] } 32... Qc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be7  was best.[%clk 0:07:22] } 33. Rd6 { [%clk 0:17:58] } 33...
Bxd6 $2 { Checkmate  is now unavoidable. Qxd6 was best.[%clk 0:07:45] } 34.
Qf6+ { [%clk 0:18:20] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:08:05] } 35. Qg7#
{ [%clk 0:18:44] } 1-0