Wang, Aaron vs Jeyaraj, Joel Ethan
2026 Carolinas Classic · Round 1 · 2026.06.12 · 1-0 · E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Carolinas Classic"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Aaron"]
[Black "Jeyaraj, Joel Ethan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2199"]
[WhiteFideId "30999715"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[BlackFideId "39961672"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:50:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:50:09] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:50:24] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:50:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:27] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:49:57] } 4. f3 { [%clk 1:50:30] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:47:46] } 5. d5
{ [%clk 1:50:19] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:45:59] } 6. e4 { [%clk 1:50:15] } 6... b5
{ [%clk 1:45:24] } 7. e5 { [%clk 1:49:35] } 7... Nh5 { [%clk 1:39:43] } 8. Nh3
{ [%clk 1:33:54] } 8... exd5 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 9. Qxd5 { [%clk 1:26:33] } 9...
Qc7 { [%clk 1:01:51] } 10. Kf2 { [%clk 1:15:48] } 10... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:50:50] }
11. bxc3 { [%clk 1:15:28] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 0:47:26] } 12. Qd6
{ [%clk 1:08:25] } 12... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:32:31] } 13. exd6 { [%clk 1:08:26] }
13... bxc4 { [%clk 0:32:06] } 14. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:06:30] } 14... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:30:55] } 15. Rb1 { [%clk 0:58:15] } 15... Rab8 { [%clk 0:28:02] } 16.
Be3 { [%clk 0:52:50] } 16... Ne5 { [%clk 0:26:39] } 17. Be2 { [%clk 0:50:27] }
17... Rfc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. [%clk 0:23:55] } 18. Rb5 $2
{ Mistake. f4 was best. [%clk 0:37:40] } 18... Bd5 { [%clk 0:19:15] } 19. Rhb1
{ [%clk 0:34:20] } 19... Rxb5 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 20. Rxb5 { [%clk 0:34:11] }
20... Bxa2 $4 { Blunder. a6 was best. [%clk 0:17:03] } 21. f4
{ [%clk 0:27:33] } 21... Bc4 $2 { Mistake. Nc4 was best. [%clk 0:16:08] } 22.
fxe5 { [%clk 0:22:52] } 22... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:14:18] } 23. Bxb5
{ [%clk 0:22:51] } 23... g6 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 24. Bxd7 { [%clk 0:21:53] }
24... Rd8 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 25. Bb5 { [%clk 0:18:39] } 25... Ng7
{ [%clk 0:12:56] } 26. Ng5 { [%clk 0:16:31] } 26... Nf5 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 27.
Bxc5 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 27... Kg7 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 28. Bc4 { [%clk 0:13:45] }
28... Rc8 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 29. d7 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 29... Rd8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. [%clk 0:11:19] } 30. e6
{ [%clk 0:11:44] } 30... f6 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 31. Nf7 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 31...
Rb8 { [%clk 0:10:51] } 32. d8=Q { [%clk 0:11:07] } 32... Rxd8
{ [%clk 0:10:49] } 33. Nxd8 { [%clk 0:11:11] } 33... h5 { [%clk 0:10:43] } 34.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:10:47] } 34... Kh6 { [%clk 0:10:24] } 35. Bxf5 { [%clk 0:10:44] }
35... gxf5 { [%clk 0:10:27] } 36. e7 { [%clk 0:10:46] } 36... f4
{ [%clk 0:10:28] } 37. e8=Q { [%clk 0:10:43] } 37... Kg5 { [%clk 0:10:31] } 38.
h4+ { [%clk 0:10:25] } 38... Kxh4 { [%clk 0:10:31] } 39. Qg6 { [%clk 0:10:23] }
39... f5 { [%clk 0:10:34] } 40. Be7# { [%clk 0:10:02] } 1-0