Zhang, Owen vs Das, Debarghya
2026 Illinois Invitationals · Round 2 · 2026.04.24 · 0-1 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 Illinois Invitationals"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhang, Owen"]
[Black "Das, Debarghya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[WhiteElo "1822"]
[WhiteFideId "30973902"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[BlackFideId "39926265"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Bd3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... dxe4
{ [%clk 1:31:07] } 4. Bxe4 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 6. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:57] }
6... g6 { [%clk 1:26:50] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:27:13] } 8. Be3 { [%clk 1:29:40] } 8... Nd7 { [%clk 1:24:32] } 9. Qd2
{ [%clk 1:27:32] } 9... Nf6 { [%clk 1:20:43] } 10. Ng3 { [%clk 1:25:57] } 10...
h6 { [%clk 1:13:39] } 11. c4 $6 { Inaccuracy. O-O was best.[%clk 1:20:38] }
11... Ng4 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 1:10:55] } 12. O-O
{ [%clk 1:20:17] } 12... Be6 { [%clk 1:10:19] } 13. Rac1 { [%clk 1:18:42] }
13... Nxe3 { [%clk 1:03:05] } 14. fxe3 { [%clk 1:17:58] } 14... O-O
{ [%clk 1:02:58] } 15. e4 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 15... Bg4 { [%clk 0:59:17] } 16.
Rcd1 { [%clk 1:11:55] } 16... Rc8 { [%clk 0:52:15] } 17. b3 { [%clk 1:06:35] }
17... b5 { [%clk 0:50:52] } 18. h3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 0:58:12] } 18... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:50:06] } 19.
Rxf3 { [%clk 0:58:35] } 19... bxc4 { [%clk 0:46:56] } 20. bxc4
{ [%clk 0:58:51] } 20... Rb8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.[%clk 0:47:00] } 21.
Rb3 $2 { Mistake. c5 was best.[%clk 0:46:41] } 21... a5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:46:58] } 22. Ne2 { [%clk 0:45:15] } 22... a4
{ [%clk 0:41:07] } 23. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:43:54] } 23... Qxb8 { [%clk 0:41:36] }
24. Qc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:44:12] } 24... Qb4
{ [%clk 0:39:48] } 25. Qc3 $6 { Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 0:36:21] } 25...
Rb8 { [%clk 0:39:48] } 26. a3 $2 { Mistake. Qxb4 was best.[%clk 0:32:47] }
26... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:38:55] } 27. Nxc3 { [%clk 0:33:12] } 27... c5
{ [%clk 0:39:16] } 28. Nb5 { [%clk 0:28:56] } 28... cxd4 { [%clk 0:39:28] } 29.
Kf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.[%clk 0:28:54] } 29... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:39:06] } 30. Rc1 { [%clk 0:29:02] } 30... Rc5 { [%clk 0:33:30] } 31.
g4 { [%clk 0:26:47] } 31... e5 { [%clk 0:32:33] } 32. Ke2 { [%clk 0:26:52] }
32... Bf8 { [%clk 0:32:50] } 33. Kd3 { [%clk 0:26:57] } 33... Rc6
{ [%clk 0:33:08] } 34. Na7 { [%clk 0:20:57] } 34... Ra6 { [%clk 0:22:21] } 35.
Nb5 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 35... Bc5 { [%clk 0:22:27] } 36. Rg1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best.[%clk 0:18:55] } 36... Rf6 { [%clk 0:22:26] } 37.
Rg3 { [%clk 0:19:08] } 37... Rf2 { [%clk 0:19:28] } 38. h4 { [%clk 0:15:50] }
38... Rb2 { [%clk 0:18:42] } 39. Rg1 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 39... Bxa3
{ [%clk 0:14:52] } 40. Nxa3 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 40... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:15:18] }
41. Kd2 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 41... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 42. Rc1
{ [%clk 0:16:08] } 42... Kf8 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 43. c5 { [%clk 0:16:32] }
43... Ke8 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 44. c6 { [%clk 0:16:59] } 44... Rc3
{ [%clk 0:09:18] } 45. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:17:21] } 45... dxc3+ { [%clk 0:09:44] }
46. Kxc3 { [%clk 0:17:47] } 46... Kd8 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 47. Kb4
{ [%clk 0:17:41] } 47... Kc7 { [%clk 0:10:37] } 48. Kxa4 { [%clk 0:18:06] }
48... Kxc6 { [%clk 0:11:04] } 49. Kb4 { [%clk 0:18:29] } 49... f6
{ [%clk 0:10:29] } 50. Kc4 { [%clk 0:18:53] } 50... Kd6 { [%clk 0:10:55] } 51.
h5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best.[%clk 0:18:29] } 51... gxh5
{ [%clk 0:11:18] } 52. gxh5 { [%clk 0:18:56] } 52... Ke6 { [%clk 0:11:40] } 53.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:19:21] } 53... f5 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 54. exf5+ { [%clk 0:19:48] }
54... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 55. Ke3 { [%clk 0:20:13] } 55... Kg5
{ [%clk 0:12:42] } 0-1