Moradiabadi, Elshan vs Zhang, Brian Qixuan
2025 Charlotte Winter Classic · Round 1 · 2025.12.26 · 1-0 · A05 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense
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PGN
[Event "2025 Charlotte Winter Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Black "Zhang, Brian Qixuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[WhiteFideId "12501255"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[BlackFideId "39912183"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:50:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:49:51] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:49:59] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:49:52] } 3. b3 { [%clk 1:50:04] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:49:54] }
4. Bb2 { [%clk 1:50:13] } 4... d5 { [%clk 1:49:03] } 5. c4 { [%clk 1:50:15] }
5... c6 { [%clk 1:48:45] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:50:20] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 1:48:44] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:50:27] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:46:30] } 8.
Na3 { [%clk 1:49:56] } 8... Re8 { [%clk 1:41:10] } 9. cxd5 { [%clk 1:47:05] }
9... cxd5 { [%clk 1:39:59] } 10. Rc1 { [%clk 1:47:08] } 10... a6
{ [%clk 1:35:10] } 11. Qc2 { [%clk 1:40:16] } 11... Nf8 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 12.
d3 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 12... Bd7 { [%clk 1:18:28] } 13. Be5 { [%clk 1:35:58] }
13... Bc6 { [%clk 1:16:08] } 14. Nd4 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 14... Rc8
{ [%clk 1:15:11] } 15. Qd2 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 15... N8d7 { [%clk 1:12:56] } 16.
Nxc6 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 16... bxc6 { [%clk 1:12:39] } 17. Bb2
{ [%clk 1:26:07] } 17... e5 { [%clk 1:06:36] } 18. Nc2 { [%clk 1:17:19] } 18...
Qb6 { [%clk 0:57:56] } 19. Bh3 { [%clk 1:25:47] } 19... h5 { [%clk 0:48:00] }
20. e4 { [%clk 1:10:28] } 20... Ng4 { [%clk 0:29:52] } 21. Qe2
{ [%clk 1:15:06] } 21... Ngf6 { [%clk 0:21:15] } 22. Ne3 { [%clk 1:14:35] }
22... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:17:01] } 23. Qc2 Bh6 { [%clk 0:27:15] } 24. Rfe1
{ [%clk 1:13:26] } 24... Qb5 { [%clk 0:20:49] } 25. Rcd1 { [%clk 1:03:31] }
25... Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:21:08] } 26. Bf1
{ [%clk 1:03:40] } 26... Qb6 { [%clk 0:19:34] } 27. exd5 { [%clk 1:01:50] }
27... cxd5 { [%clk 0:19:42] } 28. d4 { [%clk 1:01:57] } 28... Nce4
{ [%clk 0:16:47] } 29. dxe5 { [%clk 0:46:48] } 29... Bxe3 { [%clk 0:14:18] }
30. fxe3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best.[%clk 0:46:10] } 30... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:14:05] } 31. Bd4 { [%clk 0:46:19] } 31... Qb7 { [%clk 0:13:31] } 32.
Rc1 { [%clk 0:44:50] } 32... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:13:09] } 33. Bxe5
{ [%clk 0:44:58] } 33... Rxe5 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 34. Qc7 { [%clk 0:45:07] }
34... Qxc7 { [%clk 0:12:26] } 35. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 35... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:12:04] } 36. Rec1 { [%clk 0:44:24] } 36... Rf6 { [%clk 0:10:52] }
37. R7c6 { [%clk 0:43:43] } 37... Ree6 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 38. Rxe6
{ [%clk 0:43:23] } 38... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:08:42] } 39. b4 { [%clk 0:42:26] }
39... Nf6 { [%clk 0:08:03] } 40. Rc3 { [%clk 0:38:51] } 40... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:07:51] } 41. Ra3 { [%clk 0:39:00] } 41... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:07:06] } 42.
Rxa6 { [%clk 0:39:02] } 42... Re4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxf1 was best.[%clk 0:07:07] } 43. b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:38:07] } 43... Rb4 { [%clk 0:06:36] } 44. Bd3
{ [%clk 0:38:16] } 44... Rb2 { [%clk 0:06:15] } 45. Ra3 { [%clk 0:37:19] }
45... Rg2+ { [%clk 0:05:35] } 46. Kh1 { [%clk 0:37:29] } 46... Rd2
{ [%clk 0:05:21] } 47. h4 { [%clk 0:37:08] } 47... Ng4 $4
{ Blunder. Nc4 was best.[%clk 0:04:46] } 48. b6 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 48... Nf2+
{ [%clk 0:03:17] } 49. Kg1 { [%clk 0:36:06] } 49... Nh3+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 50. Kf1 { [%clk 0:36:07] } 50...
Rf2+ { [%clk 0:00:45] } 51. Ke1 { [%clk 0:36:15] } 51... Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:50] }
52. b7 { [%clk 0:36:18] } 52... Re6+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 53. Kd2
{ [%clk 0:36:09] } 1-0