Vega, Isaac vs Palathingal, Rafael
35th annual North American Open · Round 7.57 · 2025.12.26 · 1/2-1/2 · C78 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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PGN
[Event "35th annual North American Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "7.57"]
[White "Vega, Isaac"]
[Black "Palathingal, Rafael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[WhiteElo "1795"]
[WhiteFideId "30914035"]
[BlackElo "1976"]
[BlackFideId "39927580"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 5. O-O
b5 6. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... Bc5 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. c3
{ [%clk 1:32:35] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 8. d4 { [%clk 1:32:45] } 8... Bb6
{ [%clk 1:31:53] } 9. a4 { [%clk 1:32:22] } 9... Rb8 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 10.
axb5 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 10... axb5 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 11. Qd3
{ [%clk 1:31:20] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:28:14] } 12. Bg5 { [%clk 1:30:00] }
12... h6 { [%clk 1:28:43] } 13. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:27:45] } 13... Qxf6
{ [%clk 1:29:12] } 14. Qxb5 { [%clk 1:21:30] } 14... Bd7 $4
{ Blunder. Ne7 was best.[%clk 1:28:57] } 15. Bd5 { [%clk 1:07:03] } 15... Bxd4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.[%clk 1:21:41] } 16. Qa4 { [%clk 0:47:56] }
16... Bc5 { [%clk 1:12:38] } 17. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:45:05] } 17... Bg4
{ [%clk 1:12:11] } 18. b4 { [%clk 0:36:47] } 18... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:12:41] } 19.
gxf3 { [%clk 0:24:33] } 19... Qxf3 { [%clk 1:04:15] } 20. Nd2
{ [%clk 0:13:56] } 20... Qxc3 { [%clk 1:13:38] } 21. bxc5 { [%clk 0:07:45] }
21... Qxd2 { [%clk 1:13:46] } 22. cxd6 { [%clk 0:06:28] } 22... cxd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best.[%clk 1:14:16] } 23. Qd1 Qg5+ 24. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:02:17] } 24... Qf6 { [%clk 1:15:14] } 25. Qe2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best.[%clk 0:01:50] } 25... Rb3 { [%clk 1:07:40] } 26.
Ra8 $4 { Blunder. Bd5 was best.[%clk 0:02:18] } 26... Rxa8 27. Bxa8
{ [%clk 0:02:47] } 27... Rf3 { [%clk 1:06:25] } 28. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
28... Rf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.[%clk 1:06:54] } 29. f3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } 29... g6 { [%clk 1:07:23] } 30. Bd5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 30... Kg7 { [%clk 1:06:58] } 31. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
31... Qg5+ { [%clk 1:07:10] } 32. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 32... Qh5
{ [%clk 1:07:39] } 33. Rb3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 33... Qh4 { [%clk 1:05:22] } 34.
Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 34... Qh3 { [%clk 1:05:51] } 35. Qg2 $2
{ Mistake. Rb3 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 35... Qxf3 36. Qxf3
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 36... Rxf3 { [%clk 1:04:32] } 37. Kg2 Rf4 38. Rd7 Rf6 39.
Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 39... h5 { [%clk 1:05:58] } 40. h4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
40... Kf8 { [%clk 1:04:24] } 41. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 41... Kg8 42. Rd7 Kg7
43. Kh3 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rf6 45. Kh3 Kf8 46. Ra7 Rf3+ 47. Kg2 Rf4
{ [%clk 1:07:21] } 48. Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 48... Kg7 49. Rd7 Rf6 50. Kh3
Kf8 51. Ra7 Kg7 52. Rd7 Kf8 53. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 53... Ke8
{ [%clk 1:02:36] } 54. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 54... Kd7 { [%clk 1:02:25] } 55.
Ra7+ Ke8 56. Ra8+ Ke7 { [%clk 1:03:01] } 57. Ra7+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 57... Kf8
58. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 58... Kg8 { [%clk 1:02:40] } 59. Rd8+ Kh7 60. Rd7
Kg7 61. Rd8 Rf3+ 62. Kg2 Rf4 63. Kh3 Rf3+ 64. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 64... Rf6
{ [%clk 1:04:26] } 65. Kh3 Kh7 { [%clk 1:04:55] } 66. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
66... Kg8 67. Rd8+ Kg7 68. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 68... Kf8 { [%clk 1:05:30] }
69. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 69... Rf3+ { [%clk 0:59:37] } 70. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 70... Rf4 71. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 71... Ke8
{ [%clk 1:00:25] } 72. Ra8+ Ke7 73. Ra7+ Kf8 74. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 74...
Kg7 { [%clk 1:01:53] } 75. Ra7 Rf3+ 76. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 76... Rf6
{ [%clk 1:02:51] } 77. Kh3 Rf3+ { [%clk 1:03:19] } 78. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
78... Rf4 { [%clk 1:03:04] } 79. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 79... Rf2
{ [%clk 1:03:27] } 80. Kg3 Rf4 81. Kh3 Rf1 82. Kg2 Rf6 83. Kh3 Rf2 84. Kg3 Rf1
85. Kg2 Rf4 { [%clk 1:06:14] } 86. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 86... Rf6
{ [%clk 1:03:46] } 87. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 87... Rf3+ { [%clk 0:54:34] } 88.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 88... Rf4 89. Kh3 Rf6 90. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 90...
Kg8 { [%clk 0:46:56] } 1/2-1/2