Balachandran, Kousihan vs Zheng, Samuel
Canadian University Chess Championship 2026 | U1800 · Round 4 · 2026.01.13 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
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PGN
[Event "Canadian University Chess Championship 2026 | U1800"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Balachandran, Kousihan"]
[Black "Zheng, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[WhiteFideId "2626250"]
[BlackElo "1613"]
[BlackFideId "39963390"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:26:00] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:31:18] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:25:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:25:44] }
4. exd5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 4... Qxd5 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:25:44] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:26:14] } 6...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:20:42] } 7. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:22:54] } 7... Bd7 { [%clk 1:15:24] }
8. Nd2 { [%clk 1:21:30] } 8... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:13:09] } 9. Bxd4
{ [%clk 1:20:38] } 9... e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.[%clk 1:12:24] } 10.
Qh5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.[%clk 1:14:52] } 10... Bd6 $4
{ Blunder. O-O-O was best.[%clk 0:49:24] } 11. Bc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.[%clk 1:09:51] } 11... Qxg2 { [%clk 0:49:26] } 12.
Qxf7+ { [%clk 1:09:01] } 12... Kd8 { [%clk 0:49:52] } 13. Bd5
{ [%clk 1:08:52] } 13... Qg6 { [%clk 0:37:42] } 14. Qxg6 { [%clk 1:06:43] }
14... hxg6 { [%clk 0:38:10] } 15. Nc4 $2
{ Mistake. Be3 was best.[%clk 1:06:50] } 15... exd4 { [%clk 0:34:22] } 16. Nxd6
{ [%clk 1:02:34] } 16... Kc7 { [%clk 0:34:10] } 17. Nxb7 $4
{ Blunder. Ne4 was best.[%clk 1:00:30] } 17... Rh5 { [%clk 0:28:24] } 18. c4
{ [%clk 0:50:52] } 18... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:17:21] } 19. cxd5 { [%clk 0:50:16] }
19... Kxb7 { [%clk 0:17:50] } 20. Rg1 { [%clk 0:44:26] } 20... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:17:50] } 21. Rg3 { [%clk 0:35:45] } 21... Re8+ { [%clk 0:15:12] } 22.
Kd2 { [%clk 0:35:40] } 22... d3 $2 { Mistake. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:15:36] } 23.
Re3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:33:11] } 23... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:12:22] } 24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:31:45] } 24... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:11:47] }
25. Re8 { [%clk 0:32:01] } 25... Nf6 { [%clk 0:12:09] } 26. Re7+
{ [%clk 0:30:02] } 26... Rd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb6 was best.[%clk 0:12:24] }
27. Re5 $2 { Mistake. Rxd7+ was best.[%clk 0:25:15] } 27... Ne4+
{ [%clk 0:12:19] } 28. Ke3 { [%clk 0:24:11] } 28... Nf6 { [%clk 0:06:27] } 29.
Rb5+ { [%clk 0:19:40] } 29... Ka6 { [%clk 0:06:46] } 30. Rb3 { [%clk 0:16:06] }
30... Ng4+ { [%clk 0:04:45] } 31. Kd2 { [%clk 0:16:07] } 31... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:01:50] } 32. Rc7 { [%clk 0:11:45] } 32... Nxf2 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 33.
Ra3+ { [%clk 0:07:08] } 33... Kb6 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 34. Raxa7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rcxa7 was best.[%clk 0:06:52] } 34... Ne4+ { [%clk 0:02:19] }
35. Ke3 { [%clk 0:05:19] } 35... d2 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 36. Rab7+
{ [%clk 0:04:45] } 36... Ka5 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 37. Ra7+ { [%clk 0:02:24] }
37... Ra6 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 38. b4+ { [%clk 0:00:54] } 38... Kxb4
{ [%clk 0:02:41] } 39. Rxa6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rab7+ was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 39... d1=Q
{ [%clk 0:02:50] } 40. Rb6+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 40... Ka5 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 41.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 41... Qd2+ { [%clk 0:03:33] } 42. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:44] }
42... Qf2# { [%clk 0:03:25] } 0-1