Malhotra, Rehaan vs Feher, Botond
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · Round 2 · 2026.06.12 · 1/2-1/2 · A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Malhotra, Rehaan"]
[Black "Feher, Botond"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[WhiteElo "1819"]
[WhiteFideId "39914500"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[BlackFideId "17009693"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. e3
{ [%clk 1:32:11] } 5... e5 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. Nge2 { [%clk 1:32:34] } 6...
Nge7 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:47] }
8. a3 { [%clk 1:32:46] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:27:02] } 9. Rb1 { [%clk 1:32:45] }
9... a5 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 10. d3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 10... f5
{ [%clk 1:18:38] } 11. Bd2 { [%clk 1:27:00] } 11... Rb8 { [%clk 0:39:36] } 12.
Qa4 { [%clk 1:19:46] } 12... Bd7 { [%clk 0:31:51] } 13. Nb5 { [%clk 1:16:18] }
13... d5 { [%clk 0:19:15] } 14. Qc2 { [%clk 0:58:28] } 14... d4
{ [%clk 0:18:35] } 15. exd4 { [%clk 0:57:19] } 15... Nxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f4 was best. [%clk 0:17:51] } 16. Nbxd4 { [%clk 0:57:37] } 16...
cxd4 { [%clk 0:17:52] } 17. f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. [%clk 0:57:28] }
17... Bc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. [%clk 0:17:11] } 18. fxe5
{ [%clk 0:56:54] } 18... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 19. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:57:10] }
19... Nc6 { [%clk 0:16:57] } 20. Nf4 { [%clk 0:55:15] } 20... Nxe5
{ [%clk 0:06:31] } 21. Ne6 { [%clk 0:42:58] } 21... Qd6 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 22.
Nxf8 { [%clk 0:43:10] } 22... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:07:14] } 23. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:43:25] } 23... Rxf8 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 24. Bf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxa5 was best. [%clk 0:40:42] } 24... Nf3+ { [%clk 0:05:47] } 25.
Rxf3 { [%clk 0:39:22] } 25... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:06:12] } 26. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:39:45] } 26... Qc6 { [%clk 0:06:16] } 27. Re1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best. [%clk 0:35:13] } 27... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 28.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:28:09] } 28... a4 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 29. Kf2 { [%clk 0:28:08] }
29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 30. Rxe8 { [%clk 0:28:03] } 30... Qxe8
{ [%clk 0:02:50] } 31. Qb4 { [%clk 0:27:28] } 31... Qd7 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 32.
b3 { [%clk 0:26:26] } 32... axb3 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 33. Qxb3 { [%clk 0:26:55] }
33... Bf6 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 34. Qb6 { [%clk 0:24:33] } 34... g5
{ [%clk 0:01:09] } 35. Bd2 { [%clk 0:24:04] } 35... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 36.
Qb5 { [%clk 0:19:52] } 36... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 37. a4 { [%clk 0:19:58] }
37... h5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38. Qd5 { [%clk 0:20:02] } 38... h4 $4
{ Blunder. Qf7 was best. [%clk 0:00:32] } 39. gxh4 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 39...
gxh4 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 40. Qg2+ { [%clk 0:49:46] } 40... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:30:32] } 41. Qd5+ { [%clk 0:50:08] } 41... Kg6 { [%clk 0:29:57] } 42.
Qg2+ { [%clk 0:49:45] } 42... Kf7 { [%clk 0:28:21] } 43. Qd5+ $4
{ Blunder. a5 was best. [%clk 0:49:50] } 1/2-1/2