Stern, Eli Russell vs Fang, Arabella
Marshall February Under 2400 · Round 4 · 2026.02.20 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
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PGN
[Event "Marshall February Under 2400"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stern, Eli Russell"]
[Black "Fang, Arabella"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[WhiteElo "1795"]
[WhiteFideId "39922022"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[BlackFideId "30985889"]
[BlackTitle "WCM"]
[ECO "B22n"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. c3 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:51] }
4. exd5 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Qxd5 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 1:32:26] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:30:45] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:32:31] }
8. cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:08] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:48] } 9. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:30:26] } 9... Qd6 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:27:52] } 10...
O-O { [%clk 1:32:31] } 11. Qd2 { [%clk 1:24:55] } 11... a6 { [%clk 1:26:07] }
12. Rac1 { [%clk 1:16:09] } 12... b5 { [%clk 1:23:26] } 13. Bf4
{ [%clk 1:14:36] } 13... Qb4 $4 { Blunder. Qd8 was best.[%clk 1:19:33] } 14.
a3 { [%clk 1:08:20] } 14... Qa5 { [%clk 1:14:58] } 15. Nxb5 $4
{ Blunder. Ne5 was best.[%clk 1:07:14] } 15... Bb7 $4
{ Blunder. axb5 was best.[%clk 0:57:38] } 16. Nc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:58:33] } 16... Rfd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best.[%clk 0:54:34] } 17. Rfd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:55:46] } 17... Nd5 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 18.
Nxd5 { [%clk 0:51:44] } 18... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:50:25] } 19. Qe3
{ [%clk 0:48:01] } 19... Bf6 { [%clk 0:32:38] } 20. Be5 { [%clk 0:42:45] }
20... Bxe5 $2 { Mistake. Ne7 was best.[%clk 0:29:55] } 21. dxe5
{ [%clk 0:42:55] } 21... Qa5 { [%clk 0:29:59] } 22. Rd6 { [%clk 0:35:54] }
22... Rxd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best.[%clk 0:26:43] } 23. exd6
{ [%clk 0:36:19] } 23... Qd8 { [%clk 0:26:38] } 24. Rd1 { [%clk 0:35:12] }
24... Nb8 { [%clk 0:23:02] } 25. Bc4 { [%clk 0:31:38] } 25... Nd7
{ [%clk 0:21:28] } 26. Ng5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:27:16] } 26...
Qf6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.[%clk 0:19:21] } 27. b3 $2
{ Mistake. Nxe6 was best.[%clk 0:23:03] } 27... h6 $2
{ Mistake. Bc6 was best.[%clk 0:15:30] } 28. Nf3 $2
{ Mistake. Nxe6 was best.[%clk 0:18:29] } 28... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 0:14:05] } 29. Bd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:15:32] } 29... Qb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 0:11:34] } 30. b4 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 30...
Kf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:10:19] } 31. Nd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.[%clk 0:09:55] } 31... Nf6 { [%clk 0:06:25] } 32.
Qe5 $4 { Blunder. Bc4 was best.[%clk 0:08:47] } 32... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:05:33] }
33. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:08:41] } 33... Ng4+ { [%clk 0:06:00] } 34. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:07:06] } 34... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:06:27] } 35. Be2 { [%clk 0:05:55] }
35... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 36. Nb3 { [%clk 0:06:05] } 36... Rxd1+
{ [%clk 0:05:17] } 37. Bxd1 { [%clk 0:06:31] } 37... Nd7 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 38.
Be2 { [%clk 0:05:55] } 38... Ke7 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 39. Na5 { [%clk 0:03:47] }
39... Bc8 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 40. Kf2 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 40... e5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best.[%clk 0:03:23] } 41. Ke3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.[%clk 0:03:49] } 41... f5 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 42. Nc4
{ [%clk 0:02:38] } 42... Ke6 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 43. Bf3 { [%clk 0:02:42] }
43... e4 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 44. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 44... Ne5
{ [%clk 0:02:21] } 45. Nb6 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 45... Bb7 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 46.
Na4 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 46... Nd7 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 47. g3 $4
{ Blunder. Kd4 was best.[%clk 0:01:31] } 47... Ke5 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 48. Nb2
{ [%clk 0:01:26] } 48... Nb6 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 49. Nc4+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best.[%clk 0:01:26] } 49... Nxc4+ { [%clk 0:02:09] }
50. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 50... g5 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 51. a4
{ [%clk 0:00:57] } 51... f4+ { [%clk 0:02:54] } 52. gxf4+ { [%clk 0:00:47] }
52... gxf4+ { [%clk 0:03:21] } 53. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 53... Kd4
{ [%clk 0:03:46] } 54. Bf7 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 54... Bc6 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 55.
Bb3 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 55... Kc3 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 56. b5 { [%clk 0:00:59] }
56... axb5 { [%clk 0:04:10] } 57. Bd1 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf7 was best.[%clk 0:01:21] } 57... bxa4
{ [%clk 0:04:01] } 0-1