Dai, Jonathan vs Rinek Singh Kadyan
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · Round 8 · 2026.06.24 · 0-1 · C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dai, Jonathan"]
[Black "Rinek Singh Kadyan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[WhiteElo "1616"]
[WhiteFideId "39956369"]
[BlackElo "1470"]
[BlackFideId "429010659"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:20] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 6. Re1 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 6...
Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... g6 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 8.
h3 { [%clk 1:33:28] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 9. d4 { [%clk 1:33:44] } 9...
O-O { [%clk 1:31:15] } 10. Bxc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. [%clk 1:33:43] }
10... Bxc6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 11. d5 { [%clk 1:33:51] } 11... Bd7
{ [%clk 1:31:04] } 12. c4 { [%clk 1:33:54] } 12... h6 { [%clk 1:30:09] } 13.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:33:57] } 13... Nh7 { [%clk 1:29:36] } 14. Be3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best. [%clk 1:33:47] } 14... f5 { [%clk 1:29:11] } 15.
exf5 { [%clk 1:33:45] } 15... gxf5 { [%clk 1:29:05] } 16. c5 { [%clk 1:33:14] }
16... f4 { [%clk 1:27:19] } 17. Bd2 { [%clk 1:33:34] } 17... Ng5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. [%clk 1:25:51] } 18. Nxg5 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 18...
Qxg5 { [%clk 1:25:58] } 19. Ne4 { [%clk 1:32:58] } 19... Qg6 { [%clk 1:25:31] }
20. Qf3 { [%clk 1:32:22] } 20... a5 { [%clk 1:24:18] } 21. b4
{ [%clk 1:27:17] } 21... a4 { [%clk 1:23:06] } 22. Rac1 { [%clk 1:26:23] }
22... Rac8 { [%clk 1:21:36] } 23. a3 { [%clk 1:21:02] } 23... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best. [%clk 1:17:34] } 24. Kh2 { [%clk 1:18:40] } 24...
Bf5 { [%clk 1:14:19] } 25. b5 { [%clk 1:14:09] } 25... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:08:14] }
26. cxd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. [%clk 1:03:10] } 26... cxd6
{ [%clk 1:08:15] } 27. Qe2 $4 { Blunder. Rxc8 was best. [%clk 0:59:13] } 27...
Rxc1 { [%clk 1:06:29] } 28. Bxc1 { [%clk 0:59:06] } 28... Rc8
{ [%clk 1:05:18] } 29. f3 { [%clk 0:58:41] } 29... Bxe4 { [%clk 1:04:18] } 30.
fxe4 { [%clk 0:57:15] } 30... Qg3+ { [%clk 1:03:18] } 31. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:55:33] } 31... f3 { [%clk 1:01:08] } 32. gxf3 { [%clk 0:55:32] }
32... Qxh3+ { [%clk 1:01:30] } 33. Qh2 { [%clk 0:55:16] } 33... Qxf3+
{ [%clk 1:01:48] } 34. Kg1 $4 { Blunder. Qg2 was best. [%clk 0:55:31] } 34...
Rxc1 { [%clk 1:02:03] } 35. Rxc1 { [%clk 0:55:31] } 35... Qe3+
{ [%clk 1:02:10] } 36. Qf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. [%clk 0:55:57] }
36... Qxc1+ { [%clk 1:02:29] } 37. Qf1 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. [%clk 0:56:17] } 37... Qxf1+
{ [%clk 1:02:50] } 38. Kxf1 { [%clk 0:56:36] } 38... b6 { [%clk 1:03:06] } 39.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:56:55] } 39... h5 { [%clk 1:03:10] } 40. Kg3 { [%clk 0:57:01] }
40... Kh7 { [%clk 1:03:17] } 41. Kh4 { [%clk 0:57:24] } 41... Kg6
{ [%clk 1:03:35] } 42. Kg3 { [%clk 0:57:47] } 42... Kg5 { [%clk 1:03:47] } 43.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:58:10] } 43... h4 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 44. Ke3 { [%clk 0:58:33] }
44... h3 { [%clk 1:04:26] } 45. Kf3 { [%clk 0:58:51] } 45... Kh4
{ [%clk 1:04:44] } 46. Kf2 { [%clk 0:59:14] } 46... Kg4 { [%clk 1:05:00] } 47.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:59:36] } 47... Bh6 { [%clk 1:05:12] } 48. Kh1 { [%clk 0:59:56] }
48... Bc1 { [%clk 1:05:26] } 49. Kh2 { [%clk 1:00:20] } 49... Bxa3
{ [%clk 1:05:48] } 50. Kg1 { [%clk 1:00:45] } 50... Bc5+ { [%clk 1:06:09] } 51.
Kh1 { [%clk 1:01:07] } 51... a3 { [%clk 1:06:34] } 52. Kh2 { [%clk 1:01:32] }
52... a2 { [%clk 1:06:57] } 53. Kh1 { [%clk 1:01:55] } 53... a1=Q+
{ [%clk 1:07:16] } 54. Kh2 { [%clk 1:02:24] } 54... Qg1# { [%clk 1:07:34] } 0-1