Sankar, Arjun vs Yi, Victor
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 4 · 2026.01.01 · 1/2-1/2 · B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sankar, Arjun"]
[Black "Yi, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[WhiteFideId "30969883"]
[BlackElo "1725"]
[BlackFideId "39956636"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. e4 { [%clk 1:31:12] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. cxd5 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... cxd5
{ [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... g6 { [%clk 1:31:12] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:58] }
6... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 7... O-O
{ [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 8... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 9. O-O
$6 { Inaccuracy. d3 was best.[%clk 1:27:18] } 9... Nb6 { [%clk 1:32:46] } 10.
Bb3 { [%clk 1:27:25] } 10... Nbxd5 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 11. d4 { [%clk 1:26:56] }
11... Bf5 { [%clk 1:30:33] } 12. Qe2 { [%clk 1:20:58] } 12... Nb6
{ [%clk 1:20:28] } 13. Bg5 { [%clk 1:18:39] } 13... h6 { [%clk 1:16:30] } 14.
Bh4 { [%clk 1:17:23] } 14... g5 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 15. Bg3 { [%clk 1:17:50] }
15... e6 { [%clk 1:15:16] } 16. Be5 { [%clk 1:12:50] } 16... Nfd5
{ [%clk 1:12:24] } 17. Bxg7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best.[%clk 1:10:44] }
17... Kxg7 { [%clk 1:12:37] } 18. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:08:00] } 18... Nxd5
{ [%clk 1:12:58] } 19. Rac1 { [%clk 0:59:19] } 19... Nf4 { [%clk 1:12:24] } 20.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:58:19] } 20... Qd6 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 21. Bc2 { [%clk 0:53:51] }
21... Rac8 { [%clk 1:01:20] } 22. Bxf5 { [%clk 0:53:08] } 22... exf5
{ [%clk 1:01:49] } 23. Rxc8 { [%clk 0:44:27] } 23... Rxc8 { [%clk 1:02:18] }
24. Re1 { [%clk 0:44:50] } 24... Qc6 { [%clk 0:58:14] } 25. Qe3
{ [%clk 0:43:48] } 25... f6 { [%clk 0:50:40] } 26. d5 { [%clk 0:31:32] } 26...
Qxd5 { [%clk 0:46:04] } 27. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:31:21] } 27... Nxh3+
{ [%clk 0:38:21] } 28. Kh2 { [%clk 0:29:25] } 28... Rc7 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 29.
Qd4 $2 { Mistake. Kxh3 was best.[%clk 0:26:13] } 29... Nf4 { [%clk 0:28:30] }
30. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:17:31] } 30... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:28:57] } 31. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:15:44] } 31... Rc8 $4 { Blunder. Ne7 was best.[%clk 0:28:57] } 32.
Re1 $4 { Blunder. Rxd5 was best.[%clk 0:16:11] } 32... Rc7 { [%clk 0:29:25] }
33. Nd4 { [%clk 0:15:16] } 33... Kg6 { [%clk 0:29:54] } 34. Ra1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } 1/2-1/2