Waters, Kai vs Xu, Kevin
Marshall Chess Club Junior Championship | Under 12 · Round 3 · 2026.01.30 · 0-1 · C22 Center Game: Berger Variation
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PGN
[Event "Marshall Chess Club Junior Championship | Under 12"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Waters, Kai"]
[Black "Xu, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "1614"]
[WhiteFideId "39952614"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[BlackFideId "30922070"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:31:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:28] }
2... exd4 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 3... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. Qe3 { [%clk 1:32:23] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 5. Bd2
{ [%clk 1:32:51] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:33:16] } 6...
Be7 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 7. O-O-O { [%clk 1:33:42] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:31:16] }
8. h4 { [%clk 1:33:43] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 9. Kb1 $2
{ Mistake. Qg3 was best.[%clk 1:33:41] } 9... Ng4 $4
{ Blunder. d5 was best.[%clk 1:25:28] } 10. Qg3 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 10... Bf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 1:25:09] } 11. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be2 was best.[%clk 1:32:39] } 11... Bd4 { [%clk 1:24:40] } 12.
Nh3 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 12... Nf6 { [%clk 1:16:55] } 13. f5 { [%clk 1:26:10] }
13... Bd7 { [%clk 1:16:57] } 14. Bh6 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 14... Ne8 $2
{ Mistake. Nh5 was best.[%clk 1:12:30] } 15. Nd5 { [%clk 1:14:30] } 15... Be5
{ [%clk 1:12:07] } 16. Nhf4 { [%clk 1:13:54] } 16... Kh8 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 17.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:11:14] } 17... f6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best.[%clk 1:09:44] }
18. Qh3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.[%clk 1:11:13] } 18... Na5
{ [%clk 0:49:36] } 19. b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best.[%clk 1:10:46] } 19...
c6 { [%clk 0:49:48] } 20. bxa5 $4 { Blunder. Ne3 was best.[%clk 1:05:19] }
20... cxd5 { [%clk 0:47:46] } 21. Rxd5 { [%clk 1:04:56] } 21... Qc7 $2
{ Mistake. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:47:13] } 22. Bb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best.[%clk 0:58:27] } 22... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:43:56] } 23.
Rxb5 { [%clk 0:57:48] } 23... Rc8 $2 { Mistake. Qc4 was best.[%clk 0:44:05] }
24. Qb3 { [%clk 0:58:05] } 24... Qc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best.[%clk 0:23:42] } 25. h5 $2
{ Mistake. Rb4 was best.[%clk 0:41:00] } 25... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:22:54] } 26. Bxf4
{ [%clk 0:41:07] } 26... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:23:18] } 27. Rh4 $4
{ Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:30:43] } 27... Qe1+ { [%clk 0:23:34] } 28. Bc1
{ [%clk 0:31:07] } 28... Qxh4 { [%clk 0:24:01] } 29. Rxb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:31:32] } 29... Qc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxh5 was best.[%clk 0:22:02] } 30. Qb2 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 30...
Nc7 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 31. a3 { [%clk 0:29:35] } 31... Nd5 { [%clk 0:21:34] }
32. h6 { [%clk 0:27:45] } 32... Nc3+ { [%clk 0:21:09] } 33. Ka1
{ [%clk 0:27:53] } 33... Rc7 { [%clk 0:19:50] } 34. Rb4 { [%clk 0:23:34] }
34... Qf1 { [%clk 0:15:52] } 35. Rb8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. hxg7+ was best.[%clk 0:22:15] } 35... Qxc1+ { [%clk 0:16:17] }
36. Qxc1 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 36... Rxb8 { [%clk 0:16:44] } 37. hxg7+
{ [%clk 0:22:21] } 37... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:17:10] } 38. Qe1 { [%clk 0:22:34] }
38... Rb1+ { [%clk 0:17:35] } 39. Qxb1 { [%clk 0:23:02] } 39... Nxb1
{ [%clk 0:18:00] } 40. Kxb1 { [%clk 0:23:29] } 40... Rc5 { [%clk 0:18:22] } 0-1