Xiang, Grayson vs Zhang, Oscar Y
13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026 · Round 7 · 2026.05.20 · 0-1 · B51 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
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PGN
[Event "13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xiang, Grayson"]
[Black "Zhang, Oscar Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[WhiteElo "1928"]
[WhiteFideId "39918742"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[BlackFideId "30999510"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:25] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... a6 { [%clk 1:32:18] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Ngf6 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Re1 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 6...
e6 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:33:24] } 7... b5 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 8. a4
{ [%clk 1:33:48] } 8... c4 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. Bf1 { [%clk 1:34:10] } 9...
Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 10. axb5 { [%clk 1:34:33] } 10... axb5
{ [%clk 1:31:53] } 11. Rxa8 { [%clk 1:35:00] } 11... Qxa8 { [%clk 1:32:14] }
12. Na3 { [%clk 1:35:27] } 12... Bxe4 { [%clk 1:24:58] } 13. Nxb5
{ [%clk 1:35:34] } 13... Qc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 1:24:29] }
14. d3 { [%clk 1:33:51] } 14... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:05:10] } 15. Qxf3
{ [%clk 1:34:14] } 15... Ne5 { [%clk 1:05:33] } 16. Qg3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best.[%clk 1:33:58] } 16... cxd3 { [%clk 1:05:42] } 17.
Rxe5 $4 { Blunder. Bxd3 was best.[%clk 1:28:12] } 17... dxe5
{ [%clk 1:05:53] } 18. Qxe5 { [%clk 1:27:02] } 18... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.[%clk 0:53:00] } 19. Nd6+ { [%clk 1:23:44] } 19...
Bxd6 { [%clk 0:53:23] } 20. Qxd6 { [%clk 1:24:09] } 20... Qc5
{ [%clk 0:52:28] } 21. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:24:16] } 21... Ne5 { [%clk 0:46:58] } 22.
Qb5+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.[%clk 1:22:34] } 22... Qxb5
{ [%clk 0:47:17] } 23. Bxb5+ { [%clk 1:23:00] } 23... Ke7 { [%clk 0:47:32] }
24. f4 $4 { Blunder. Kf1 was best.[%clk 1:21:11] } 24... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:43:21] } 25. fxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best.[%clk 1:09:38] }
25... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:43:30] } 26. Kf2 { [%clk 1:10:06] } 26... Rxc1
{ [%clk 0:43:54] } 27. Bd3 { [%clk 1:10:24] } 27... Ra1 { [%clk 0:42:42] } 28.
b4 { [%clk 1:09:08] } 28... Ra3 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 29. Ke3 { [%clk 1:09:06] }
29... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:42:41] } 30. Kd4 { [%clk 1:09:34] } 30... Rb3
{ [%clk 0:42:19] } 31. Kc4 { [%clk 1:06:32] } 31... Rb2 { [%clk 0:42:45] } 32.
Be4 { [%clk 1:06:55] } 32... h6 { [%clk 0:42:01] } 33. Kc3 { [%clk 1:06:51] }
33... Re2 { [%clk 0:40:37] } 34. Kd3 { [%clk 1:07:12] } 34... Re1
{ [%clk 0:39:36] } 35. b5 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 35... f6 { [%clk 0:39:31] } 36. b6
{ [%clk 1:01:17] } 36... Kd7 { [%clk 0:38:50] } 37. Kd4 { [%clk 1:01:04] }
37... Re2 { [%clk 0:37:45] } 38. Kd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 1:00:55] } 38... Rb2 { [%clk 0:37:51] } 39. b7
{ [%clk 1:01:09] } 39... Kc7 { [%clk 0:38:11] } 40. Kc3 { [%clk 1:01:34] }
40... Rb5 { [%clk 0:38:24] } 41. exf6 { [%clk 1:01:57] } 41... gxf6
{ [%clk 0:38:50] } 42. Kc4 { [%clk 1:02:20] } 42... Rb6 { [%clk 0:38:25] } 43.
g4 { [%clk 1:02:34] } 43... Rb2 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 44. h4 { [%clk 1:02:55] }
44... Rh2 { [%clk 0:38:43] } 45. h5 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 45... Rh4
{ [%clk 0:38:57] } 46. Bf3 { [%clk 1:03:44] } 46... f5 { [%clk 0:39:21] } 47.
Kd4 { [%clk 1:03:33] } 0-1