Bates, Evan vs Anand, Anirudh
13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.05.20 · 0-1 · B38 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind
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PGN
[Event "13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bates, Evan"]
[Black "Anand, Anirudh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "2013"]
[WhiteFideId "39940160"]
[BlackElo "1816"]
[BlackFideId "39966160"]
[ECO "B38"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:13] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... g6 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. c4
{ [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:42] } 6...
Qb6 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... Qd8 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 8.
Nd4 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 8... Qb6 { [%clk 1:33:27] } 9. Nb3 { [%clk 1:33:37] }
9... Qd8 { [%clk 1:33:54] } 10. Qd2 { [%clk 1:34:03] } 10... d6
{ [%clk 1:33:31] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 1:34:21] } 11... Nf6 { [%clk 1:33:51] } 12.
Be2 { [%clk 1:34:15] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:34:02] } 13. f3 { [%clk 1:34:29] }
13... Be6 { [%clk 1:29:22] } 14. Rc1 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 14... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:28:18] } 15. O-O { [%clk 1:31:39] } 15... Nc5 { [%clk 1:22:16] } 16.
Nd5 { [%clk 1:27:27] } 16... Nxb3 { [%clk 1:21:05] } 17. axb3
{ [%clk 1:27:52] } 17... Ne5 { [%clk 1:11:16] } 18. f4 { [%clk 1:23:21] } 18...
Bxd5 { [%clk 1:09:24] } 19. cxd5 { [%clk 1:16:47] } 19... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:08:53] } 20. b4 { [%clk 1:17:00] } 20... a5 { [%clk 1:01:46] } 21.
bxa5 { [%clk 1:16:29] } 21... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:59:39] } 22. b4 { [%clk 1:16:46] }
22... Ra8 { [%clk 0:59:40] } 23. Rc2 { [%clk 1:16:16] } 23... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:54:54] } 24. Bf3 { [%clk 1:11:53] } 24... Rc8 { [%clk 0:53:58] } 25.
Rfc1 { [%clk 1:10:00] } 25... Qd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxc2 was best.[%clk 0:51:49] } 26. h3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 1:10:16] } 26... h5 { [%clk 0:50:57] } 27. Qd3
$6 { Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 1:06:41] } 27... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:48:49] } 28.
Rxc2 { [%clk 1:06:24] } 28... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best.[%clk 0:48:48] } 29. e5 { [%clk 1:05:57] } 29...
dxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxc2 was best.[%clk 0:46:16] } 30. fxe5
{ [%clk 1:06:21] } 30... Nh7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxc2 was best.[%clk 0:44:40] }
31. Rxc8+ $4 { Blunder. e6 was best.[%clk 0:58:42] } 31... Qxc8
{ [%clk 0:44:57] } 32. Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d6 was best.[%clk 0:56:51] } 32...
Nf8 { [%clk 0:42:33] } 33. d6 { [%clk 0:53:38] } 33... exd6 { [%clk 0:41:11] }
34. exd6 { [%clk 0:51:27] } 34... Ne6 { [%clk 0:41:07] } 35. d7
{ [%clk 0:46:59] } 35... Qd8 { [%clk 0:40:48] } 36. Be3 { [%clk 0:47:06] }
36... Nd4 { [%clk 0:38:04] } 37. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:44:13] } 37... Qxd7
{ [%clk 0:38:01] } 38. Qe4 { [%clk 0:44:16] } 38... Nf5 { [%clk 0:37:10] } 39.
Bf4 { [%clk 0:44:02] } 39... Qd1+ { [%clk 0:35:13] } 40. Kh2 { [%clk 0:44:14] }
40... Bd4 { [%clk 0:32:10] } 41. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:42:57] } 41... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:31:42] } 42. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:43:22] } 42... Ng7 { [%clk 0:32:06] }
43. Ba6 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best.[%clk 0:36:55] } 43...
Bg1+ { [%clk 0:31:55] } 44. Kg3 { [%clk 0:37:21] } 44... h4+ { [%clk 0:32:19] }
45. Kxh4 { [%clk 0:37:17] } 45... Bf2+ { [%clk 0:32:42] } 46. Kg5
{ [%clk 0:37:02] } 46... Qd8+ { [%clk 0:32:39] } 47. Qf6 { [%clk 0:36:58] }
47... Ne6+ { [%clk 0:32:33] } 48. Kg4 { [%clk 0:36:55] } 0-1