Yi, Victor vs Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.01.01 · 1-0 · A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yi, Victor"]
[Black "Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[WhiteElo "1725"]
[WhiteFideId "39956636"]
[BlackElo "1771"]
[BlackFideId "30978173"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:32:07] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:32:35] } 6...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 7. b3 { [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... e5 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 8.
Bb2 { [%clk 1:32:52] } 8... Nc5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 9. d3 { [%clk 1:33:04] }
9... Re8 { [%clk 1:22:46] } 10. Nd2 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 10... c6
{ [%clk 1:20:49] } 11. Nde4 { [%clk 1:32:56] } 11... Nfxe4 { [%clk 1:19:05] }
12. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:33:16] } 12... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 13. dxe4
{ [%clk 1:33:39] } 13... Be6 { [%clk 1:17:20] } 14. Qc2 { [%clk 1:32:32] }
14... Qb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 1:11:45] } 15. Rfd1
{ [%clk 1:32:38] } 15... Red8 { [%clk 1:08:33] } 16. Rd2 { [%clk 1:32:54] }
16... Rac8 { [%clk 1:05:55] } 17. Rad1 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 17... Qc5
{ [%clk 1:03:04] } 18. Qc1 { [%clk 1:30:15] } 18... b5 { [%clk 0:55:59] } 19.
cxb5 { [%clk 1:30:15] } 19... Qxb5 { [%clk 0:56:24] } 20. Rxd6
{ [%clk 1:28:59] } 20... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:56:35] } 21. Rxd6 { [%clk 1:29:28] }
21... Qxe2 { [%clk 0:56:48] } 22. Qd2 { [%clk 1:27:45] } 22... Qxd2
{ [%clk 0:56:45] } 23. Rxd2 { [%clk 1:28:14] } 23... c5 { [%clk 0:52:54] } 24.
Bf1 { [%clk 1:25:26] } 24... Kf8 { [%clk 0:49:39] } 25. Rc2 { [%clk 1:24:41] }
25... Ke7 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 26. Ba3 { [%clk 1:23:55] } 26... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:45:13] } 27. Bc4 { [%clk 1:23:07] } 27... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:42:18] } 28.
Rxc4 { [%clk 1:23:30] } 28... Rc7 { [%clk 0:32:56] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 1:21:09] }
29... Bh6 { [%clk 0:28:03] } 30. Ke2 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 30... f5
{ [%clk 0:26:07] } 31. f3 { [%clk 1:21:40] } 31... f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.[%clk 0:25:03] } 32. g4 { [%clk 1:21:10] } 32... Bg5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best.[%clk 0:25:14] } 33. Kd3 $2
{ Mistake. Ra4 was best.[%clk 1:18:36] } 33... Bh4 $2
{ Mistake. Be7 was best.[%clk 0:22:53] } 34. Rc2 $2
{ Mistake. Ra4 was best.[%clk 1:16:28] } 34... Be1 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 35. Kc4
{ [%clk 1:14:28] } 35... a6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:19:27] } 36.
Re2 { [%clk 1:12:05] } 36... Ba5 { [%clk 0:19:30] } 37. Rg2 { [%clk 1:11:54] }
37... Be1 { [%clk 0:17:57] } 38. Re2 { [%clk 1:11:42] } 38... Ba5
{ [%clk 0:17:57] } 39. Rf2 { [%clk 1:12:01] } 39... Kc6 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 40.
Bxc5 { [%clk 1:11:02] } 40... Rd7 { [%clk 0:13:59] } 41. b4 { [%clk 1:10:40] }
41... Bb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:14:10] } 42. Bxb6
{ [%clk 1:10:16] } 42... Kxb6 { [%clk 0:14:39] } 43. a4 { [%clk 1:08:37] }
43... Rd4+ { [%clk 0:14:49] } 44. Kc3 { [%clk 1:08:57] } 44... Rd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:14:27] } 45. Rd2 { [%clk 1:07:38] } 45... Rf1
{ [%clk 0:14:40] } 46. Rd3 { [%clk 1:06:56] } 46... Rh1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best.[%clk 0:13:54] } 47. Kc4 { [%clk 1:05:23] } 47...
Rxh2 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 48. Kd5 { [%clk 1:06:01] } 48... Rb2 { [%clk 0:14:14] }
49. a5+ { [%clk 1:05:36] } 49... Kb5 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 50. Kxe5
{ [%clk 1:05:59] } 50... Kxb4 { [%clk 0:14:06] } 51. Rd5 { [%clk 1:06:21] }
51... g5 { [%clk 0:14:28] } 52. Kf6 { [%clk 1:05:58] } 52... h6
{ [%clk 0:14:46] } 53. e5 { [%clk 1:06:08] } 53... Rf2 { [%clk 0:12:50] } 54.
e6 { [%clk 1:06:20] } 54... Rxf3 { [%clk 0:12:52] } 55. e7 { [%clk 1:06:44] }
55... Re3 { [%clk 0:13:13] } 56. Re5 { [%clk 1:06:54] } 56... Rxe5
{ [%clk 0:13:39] } 57. Kxe5 { [%clk 1:07:13] } 57... f3 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best.[%clk 0:14:00] } 58. e8=Q
{ [%clk 1:07:38] } 58... f2 { [%clk 0:14:27] } 59. Qf8+ { [%clk 1:07:58] }
59... Kxa5 { [%clk 0:14:53] } 60. Qxf2 { [%clk 1:08:06] } 60... Kb4
{ [%clk 0:15:21] } 61. Kf5 { [%clk 1:07:56] } 61... a5 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb5 was best.[%clk 0:15:46] } 62. Qa2
{ [%clk 1:08:11] } 62... a4 { [%clk 0:16:07] } 63. Kg6 { [%clk 1:08:36] }
63... a3 { [%clk 0:16:27] } 64. Kxh6 { [%clk 1:09:01] } 64... Ka4
{ [%clk 0:16:49] } 65. Kxg5 { [%clk 1:09:26] } 65... Kb4 { [%clk 0:17:14] } 66.
Kf4 { [%clk 1:09:49] } 66... Ka4 { [%clk 0:17:41] } 67. Ke4 { [%clk 1:10:14] }
67... Kb4 { [%clk 0:18:06] } 68. Kd4 { [%clk 1:10:39] } 68... Ka5
{ [%clk 0:18:32] } 69. Kc5 { [%clk 1:10:49] } 69... Ka6 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 70.
Kc6 { [%clk 1:10:57] } 70... Ka7 { [%clk 0:19:22] } 71. Qxa3+
{ [%clk 1:11:20] } 71... Kb8 { [%clk 0:19:49] } 72. Qb3+ { [%clk 1:11:42] }
72... Kc8 { [%clk 0:20:15] } 73. Qg8# { [%clk 1:11:30] } 1-0