Platonovs, Nikolajs vs Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · Round 6 · 2026.06.12 · 0-1 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Platonovs, Nikolajs"]
[Black "Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[WhiteFideId "11622598"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[BlackFideId "39918106"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:23] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 1:32:43] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:33:00] }
6... a6 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 7. Qd2 { [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:33:34] } 8. f3 { [%clk 1:33:52] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:33:50] } 9. O-O-O
{ [%clk 1:34:07] } 9... Bb7 { [%clk 1:34:00] } 10. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. [%clk 1:34:07] } 10... b4 { [%clk 1:33:08] } 11.
Nce2 { [%clk 1:29:33] } 11... d5 { [%clk 1:33:04] } 12. g5 { [%clk 1:28:56] }
12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:33:25] } 13. exd5 { [%clk 1:26:27] } 13... Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:33:40] } 14. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:25:48] } 14... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:34:06] }
15. Kb1 { [%clk 1:24:51] } 15... Bc5 { [%clk 1:23:46] } 16. Be2
{ [%clk 1:17:47] } 16... O-O { [%clk 1:22:02] } 17. h4 { [%clk 1:17:16] } 17...
Nb6 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 18. h5 { [%clk 1:14:50] } 18... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:20:54] }
19. Qe1 { [%clk 1:03:23] } 19... Na4 { [%clk 1:21:06] } 20. Qf2 $4
{ Blunder. g6 was best. [%clk 0:52:34] } 20... Bxd4 $2
{ Mistake. Bxa2+ was best. [%clk 1:20:32] } 21. Bxd4 $2
{ Mistake. Rxd4 was best. [%clk 0:51:07] } 21... Bxa2+ { [%clk 1:20:35] } 22.
Kxa2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. [%clk 0:45:25] } 22... Qxc2
{ [%clk 1:20:59] } 23. Ka1 { [%clk 0:44:16] } 23... Nc3 { [%clk 1:21:19] } 24.
bxc3 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxc3 was best. [%clk 0:35:13] } 24...
b3 { [%clk 1:21:39] } 25. Bc4 { [%clk 0:33:03] } 25... b2+ { [%clk 1:22:04] }
26. Ka2 { [%clk 0:33:32] } 26... b1=Q+ { [%clk 1:22:30] } 27. Ka3
{ [%clk 0:33:58] } 27... Qbb2# { [%clk 1:22:55] } 0-1