Santhosh, Pranav vs Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · Round 10 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Santhosh, Pranav"]
[Black "Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[WhiteElo "1940"]
[WhiteFideId "39951596"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[BlackFideId "39918106"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:05] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:04] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:29:55] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:30:07] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 5. c4
{ [%clk 1:29:33] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:27:44] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:10] } 6...
Bb4 { [%clk 1:28:08] } 7. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 7... bxc6 { [%clk 1:28:34] }
8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 8... e5 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:29:47] }
9... O-O { [%clk 1:28:36] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:29:30] } 10... h6
{ [%clk 1:22:08] } 11. Qb3 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 11... Be7 { [%clk 1:22:05] } 12.
h3 { [%clk 1:17:38] } 12... d6 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 13. Rad1 { [%clk 1:13:06] }
13... Be6 { [%clk 1:12:47] } 14. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:04:01] } 14... Qc8
{ [%clk 1:07:07] } 15. Bf1 { [%clk 0:59:57] } 15... Kh8 { [%clk 1:04:46] } 16.
f4 { [%clk 0:48:09] } 16... exf4 { [%clk 1:03:12] } 17. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:48:11] }
17... Rd8 { [%clk 1:03:15] } 18. Qa3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. [%clk 0:45:27] } 18... Qb7 { [%clk 1:00:54] } 19.
Bxd6 $2 { Mistake. Qa5 was best. [%clk 0:26:32] } 19... Bxd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. [%clk 1:01:12] } 20. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:26:52] } 20...
Rxd6 { [%clk 1:01:39] } 21. Qxd6 { [%clk 0:27:15] } 21... Qxb2
{ [%clk 1:02:03] } 22. Re3 { [%clk 0:21:24] } 22... Qc1 { [%clk 1:01:35] } 23.
Rf3 { [%clk 0:21:36] } 23... Rc8 { [%clk 0:58:44] } 24. Kh2 { [%clk 0:19:09] }
24... Nd7 { [%clk 0:58:31] } 25. Qd1 $4
{ Blunder. Nd5 was best. [%clk 0:14:22] } 25... Qxd1 $2
{ Mistake. Qg5 was best. [%clk 0:57:54] } 26. Nxd1 { [%clk 0:14:45] } 26... Ne5
{ [%clk 0:58:15] } 27. Ra3 { [%clk 0:14:58] } 27... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:58:20] } 28.
Bxc4 { [%clk 0:15:21] } 28... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:58:46] } 29. Rxa7
{ [%clk 0:15:21] } 29... Rd8 { [%clk 0:59:13] } 30. Ra4 { [%clk 0:11:50] }
30... Ne5 { [%clk 0:59:37] } 31. Ne3 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 31... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:58:30] } 32. Kg3 { [%clk 0:07:15] } 32... Rd3 { [%clk 0:58:31] } 33.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:07:11] } 33... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:57:56] } 34. Kg3 { [%clk 0:06:50] }
34... c5 { [%clk 0:58:04] } 35. Ng4 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 35... Nd3
{ [%clk 0:56:51] } 36. Ne3 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 36... Ne5 { [%clk 0:54:48] } 37.
Ng4 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 37... Nd7 { [%clk 0:54:54] } 38. Ne3 { [%clk 0:04:10] }
38... Kg6 { [%clk 0:54:08] } 39. Ra6+ { [%clk 0:03:45] } 39... f6
{ [%clk 0:54:31] } 40. Ra5 { [%clk 0:33:30] } 40... Rd4 { [%clk 1:23:52] } 41.
Kf4 { [%clk 0:31:35] } 41... Kf7 { [%clk 1:23:38] } 42. Nf5 { [%clk 0:30:11] }
42... Rd3 { [%clk 1:23:45] } 43. Ra7 { [%clk 0:17:36] } 43... g5+
{ [%clk 1:16:44] } 44. Kg4 { [%clk 0:17:52] } 44... c4 { [%clk 1:14:36] } 45.
Kh5 { [%clk 0:16:47] } 45... c3 { [%clk 1:13:51] } 46. Rc7 { [%clk 0:17:09] }
46... Ke6 { [%clk 1:12:26] } 47. a4 { [%clk 0:16:08] } 47... Ke5
{ [%clk 1:11:47] } 48. Rc4 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 48... Nb6 { [%clk 1:11:53] } 49.
Rc6 { [%clk 0:14:22] } 49... Nxa4 { [%clk 1:12:10] } 50. Kxh6
{ [%clk 0:14:43] } 50... Kxe4 { [%clk 1:11:51] } 51. Kg6 { [%clk 0:15:07] }
51... Ke5 { [%clk 1:10:47] } 52. Nh6 $4
{ Blunder. Ne7 was best. [%clk 0:13:40] } 52... Kd5 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 53. Rxc3
$6 { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. [%clk 0:13:38] } 53... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:11:15] }
54. Kxf6 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 54... Ne4+ { [%clk 1:11:41] } 55. Kf5
{ [%clk 0:14:05] } 55... Rg3 { [%clk 1:12:06] } 56. Ng8 { [%clk 0:14:12] }
56... Rxg2 { [%clk 1:12:27] } 57. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:14:35] } 57... Kd4
{ [%clk 1:12:53] } 58. Nc6+ { [%clk 0:14:33] } 58... Ke3 { [%clk 1:13:18] } 59.
Ne5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. [%clk 0:14:57] } 59... Rg3
{ [%clk 1:13:43] } 60. Ng4+ { [%clk 0:15:14] } 60... Kd4 { [%clk 1:14:08] } 61.
Ne5 { [%clk 0:14:02] } 61... Rxh3 { [%clk 1:14:34] } 62. Nc6+
{ [%clk 0:14:19] } 62... Ke3 { [%clk 1:14:58] } 63. Ne5 { [%clk 0:14:44] }
63... Rh4 { [%clk 1:15:14] } 64. Ng6 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 64... Rf4+
{ [%clk 1:15:38] } 65. Ke6 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. [%clk 0:13:09] } 65... Rf6+
{ [%clk 1:16:04] } 66. Ke7 { [%clk 0:13:22] } 66... Rxg6 { [%clk 1:16:30] } 67.
Ke8 { [%clk 0:13:43] } 67... Rg7 { [%clk 1:16:57] } 68. Kf8 { [%clk 0:13:58] }
68... Ra7 { [%clk 1:17:24] } 69. Kg8 { [%clk 0:14:18] } 69... g4
{ [%clk 1:17:51] } 70. Kf8 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 70... g3 { [%clk 1:18:17] } 71.
Ke8 { [%clk 0:15:04] } 71... g2 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 72. Kf8 { [%clk 0:13:50] }
72... g1=R { [%clk 1:19:08] } 73. Ke8 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 73... Rg8#
{ [%clk 1:19:34] } 0-1