Kevin Stern vs Ciacci, Marco
Marshall May Under 2400 · Round 1 · 2026.05.14 · 1/2-1/2 · C81 Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack
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[Event "Marshall May Under 2400"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kevin Stern"]
[Black "Ciacci, Marco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[BlackElo "1776"]
[BlackFideId "39953785"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:49] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. d4 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 6...
b5 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:33:26] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:33:37] } 8.
dxe5 { [%clk 1:33:49] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:34:04] } 9. Qe2 { [%clk 1:34:12] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 10. Rd1 { [%clk 1:33:22] } 10... Nc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. O-O was best.[%clk 1:22:03] } 11. c4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 1:30:33] } 11... bxc4 { [%clk 1:09:37] } 12.
Bxc4 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 12... O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Na5 was best.[%clk 0:58:02] } 13. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:38] } 13...
dxc4 { [%clk 0:46:25] } 14. Rd3 $4 { Blunder. Rxd8 was best.[%clk 1:29:00] }
14... Qd7 $4 { Blunder. Qxd3 was best.[%clk 0:46:25] } 15. Rxd7
{ [%clk 1:29:00] } 15... Rab8 $4 { Blunder. Nxd7 was best. } 16. Rd8 $4
{ Blunder. Rxc7 was best.[%clk 1:28:59] } 16... Rbxd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rfxd8 was best.[%clk 0:46:15] } 17. Bg5 { [%clk 1:24:58] } 17...
Bxg5 { [%clk 0:45:28] } 18. Nxg5 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 18... Nd4
{ [%clk 0:45:00] } 19. Qh5 { [%clk 1:23:35] } 19... Bf5 { [%clk 0:44:25] } 20.
Nf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. e6 was best.[%clk 1:15:36] } 20... Bg6 { [%clk 0:41:45] }
21. Qg4 { [%clk 1:14:18] } 21... h5 { [%clk 0:37:06] } 22. Qh4
{ [%clk 1:09:11] } 22... Nce6 { [%clk 0:34:00] } 23. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:03:18] }
23... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:34:14] } 24. Qe7 { [%clk 1:02:00] } 24... Rfd8
{ [%clk 0:34:03] } 25. Qa3 { [%clk 1:00:08] } 25... Nf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:28:50] } 26. g3 $2
{ Mistake. h3 was best.[%clk 0:52:03] } 26... Nh3+ { [%clk 0:21:20] } 27. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:51:08] } 27... Bf5 { [%clk 0:21:29] } 28. Re1 { [%clk 0:27:12] }
28... Ng5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:46:25] } 29. Qe7 $4
{ Blunder. h4 was best.[%clk 1:29:00] } 1/2-1/2