Joseph, Veronique vs Sankar, Arjun
Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.01.01 · 0-1 · A95 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
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PGN
[Event "Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Joseph, Veronique"]
[Black "Sankar, Arjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[WhiteElo "1884"]
[WhiteFideId "39968561"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[BlackFideId "30969883"]
[ECO "A95"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:37] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:29:54] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:30:09] } 3... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 1:30:48] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:29:51] } 4... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:16] } 5. c4 { [%clk 1:28:35] } 5... c6 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. d4
{ [%clk 1:28:00] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 7...
O-O { [%clk 1:31:59] } 8. b3 { [%clk 1:24:49] } 8... Ne4 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 9.
Nxe4 { [%clk 1:20:42] } 9... fxe4 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 10. Ne5 { [%clk 1:20:36] }
10... Nd7 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 11. Nxd7 { [%clk 1:19:48] } 11... Bxd7
{ [%clk 1:31:58] } 12. f3 { [%clk 1:19:42] } 12... exf3 { [%clk 1:30:17] } 13.
Bxf3 { [%clk 1:19:03] } 13... Rf7 { [%clk 1:18:42] } 14. Be3 { [%clk 1:17:03] }
14... Qf8 { [%clk 1:13:28] } 15. Qd3 { [%clk 1:13:32] } 15... Bf6
{ [%clk 1:06:52] } 16. Bg2 { [%clk 1:08:12] } 16... Qe7 { [%clk 1:06:26] } 17.
Rad1 { [%clk 1:01:44] } 17... Raf8 { [%clk 1:05:28] } 18. Bf3
{ [%clk 0:55:16] } 18... a6 { [%clk 1:01:07] } 19. Bf4 { [%clk 0:43:18] }
19... dxc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:57:35] } 20. Qxc4
{ [%clk 0:38:39] } 20... Bc8 { [%clk 0:46:06] } 21. Bd2 { [%clk 0:36:04] }
21... Qd7 { [%clk 0:44:29] } 22. Bb4 { [%clk 0:35:21] } 22... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:44:01] } 23. Ba5 { [%clk 0:33:13] } 23... Rdf8 { [%clk 0:43:54] } 24.
e4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.[%clk 0:31:14] } 24... Bg5 { [%clk 0:42:44] }
25. Bb4 $4 { Blunder. Qe2 was best.[%clk 0:27:50] } 25... Rxf3
{ [%clk 0:39:57] } 26. Bxf8 { [%clk 0:28:05] } 26... Rxf8 { [%clk 0:40:12] }
27. Rxf8+ { [%clk 0:27:33] } 27... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:40:42] } 28. d5
{ [%clk 0:22:47] } 28... cxd5 { [%clk 0:28:01] } 29. exd5 { [%clk 0:21:48] }
29... b5 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 30. Qc5+ { [%clk 0:19:22] } 30... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:16:35] } 31. d6 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 31... Bd8 { [%clk 0:14:51] } 32.
Rf1 { [%clk 0:18:24] } 32... Bb7 { [%clk 0:14:34] } 33. Rc1 { [%clk 0:15:27] }
33... h6 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 34. h4 { [%clk 0:14:35] } 34... Qf7
{ [%clk 0:10:19] } 35. Rf1 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 35... Qg6 { [%clk 0:11:33] } 36.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:10:38] } 36... Bxh4 { [%clk 0:09:18] } 37. Qf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:09:03] } 37... Bf6 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 38. d7
$4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:08:41] } 38... Qh5+
{ [%clk 0:09:44] } 0-1