Moradiabadi, Elshan vs Joseph, Veronique
2026 Charlotte February Open · Round 1 · 2026.02.20 · 1-0 · E61 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Charlotte February Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Black "Joseph, Veronique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[WhiteFideId "12501255"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "1871"]
[BlackFideId "39968561"]
[ECO "E61s"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:50:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:49:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:50:03] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:49:52] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:50:02] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:49:52] }
4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:10] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:49:50] } 5. Bg5 { [%clk 1:50:18] }
5... h6 { [%clk 1:48:25] } 6. Bh4 { [%clk 1:49:31] } 6... g5 { [%clk 1:46:10] }
7. Bg3 { [%clk 1:49:40] } 7... Nh5 { [%clk 1:45:40] } 8. e3 { [%clk 1:47:44] }
8... Nxg3 { [%clk 1:43:15] } 9. hxg3 { [%clk 1:47:53] } 9... d6
{ [%clk 1:41:48] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 1:46:53] } 10... f5 { [%clk 1:37:57] } 11.
g4 { [%clk 1:33:36] } 11... fxg4 { [%clk 1:20:31] } 12. Nxg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nh2 was best.[%clk 1:33:40] } 12... hxg5 { [%clk 1:01:36] } 13.
Bh7+ { [%clk 1:33:17] } 13... Kf7 { [%clk 0:57:48] } 14. Qd3
{ [%clk 1:32:50] } 14... Rh8 { [%clk 0:53:09] } 15. O-O-O { [%clk 1:31:34] }
15... Nd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:48:39] } 16. Ne4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg6+ was best.[%clk 1:17:09] } 16... e6 { [%clk 0:40:45] } 17.
Rh5 $2 { Mistake. f4 was best.[%clk 1:11:06] } 17... Nf6 { [%clk 0:36:44] } 18.
Bg6+ { [%clk 1:09:37] } 18... Ke7 { [%clk 0:26:14] } 19. Rxg5
{ [%clk 1:07:37] } 19... Bh6 { [%clk 0:24:16] } 20. Rb5 { [%clk 1:09:51] }
20... c6 { [%clk 0:21:15] } 21. Rb3 { [%clk 1:10:00] } 21... Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:19:31] } 22. Qxe4 { [%clk 1:09:11] } 22... Qa5 $4
{ Blunder. Kd7 was best.[%clk 0:18:08] } 23. Qxg4 $4
{ Blunder. d5 was best.[%clk 1:07:53] } 23... Qxa2 $4
{ Blunder. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:16:52] } 24. Kc2 { [%clk 1:04:59] } 24... Qa5
$4 { Blunder. Qa4 was best.[%clk 0:15:43] } 25. c5 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 25...
dxc5 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b6 was best.[%clk 0:14:29] } 26. Qh4+
{ [%clk 1:03:47] } 1-0