Trifonov, Martin vs Krishnan, Arjun
DEM U8 · Round 2 · 2026.05.15 · 1-0 · E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "DEM U8"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Trifonov, Martin"]
[Black "Krishnan, Arjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[WhiteElo "1617"]
[WhiteFideId "2966204"]
[BlackFideId "39977790"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:00:25] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:00:19] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:00:34] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:00:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:00:44] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:00:27] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:00:51] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:00:30] } 5. Bg5
{ [%clk 1:00:09] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:00:03] } 6. e3 { [%clk 0:59:37] } 6... b6
{ [%clk 0:59:50] } 7. cxd5 { [%clk 0:59:21] } 7... exd5 { [%clk 0:59:47] } 8.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:57:25] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 0:58:44] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:56:46] }
9... h6 { [%clk 0:58:37] } 10. Bh4 { [%clk 0:56:35] } 10... c5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best.[%clk 0:57:55] } 11. a3 { [%clk 0:55:54] } 11...
Bxc3 { [%clk 0:57:56] } 12. bxc3 { [%clk 0:56:00] } 12... c4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:57:51] } 13. Bc2 { [%clk 0:56:01] } 13...
Nc6 $2 { Mistake. Nbd7 was best.[%clk 0:57:00] } 14. Ne5 { [%clk 0:54:09] }
14... Qd6 { [%clk 0:55:04] } 15. f4 $4
{ Blunder. Bxf6 was best.[%clk 0:53:33] } 15... Rfe8 $4
{ Blunder. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:53:47] } 16. Qf3 $2
{ Mistake. Bxf6 was best.[%clk 0:50:22] } 16... Rad8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:50:39] } 17. h3 { [%clk 0:41:41] } 17...
Qe6 { [%clk 0:50:16] } 18. Kh2 { [%clk 0:36:31] } 18... Ne7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.[%clk 0:47:54] } 19. g4 $2
{ Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:35:58] } 19... Bc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:44:38] } 20. g5 $2
{ Mistake. Qg3 was best.[%clk 0:32:41] } 20... hxg5 $2
{ Mistake. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:44:06] } 21. fxg5 { [%clk 0:32:43] } 21... Ne4
{ [%clk 0:44:03] } 22. Bxe4 $2 { Mistake. Nxf7 was best.[%clk 0:32:33] } 22...
dxe4 { [%clk 0:44:01] } 23. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:32:45] } 23... Qxf7
{ [%clk 0:41:24] } 24. Nxf7 { [%clk 0:32:43] } 24... Rd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best.[%clk 0:40:58] } 25. Ne5 { [%clk 0:32:30] } 25...
Rd6 { [%clk 0:38:02] } 26. Bg3 { [%clk 0:32:12] } 26... Re6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:37:22] } 27. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 27...
Rc6 { [%clk 0:36:40] } 28. Nd6 { [%clk 0:31:56] } 28... Rd8 { [%clk 0:35:58] }
29. Nxc8 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 29... Rdxc8 { [%clk 0:36:03] } 30. Rfc1 $4
{ Blunder. Be1 was best.[%clk 0:28:39] } 30... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:35:46] } 31. Rxc3
{ [%clk 0:28:02] } 31... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:35:52] } 32. Re1 { [%clk 0:24:07] }
32... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:35:57] } 33. Bd6 { [%clk 0:24:18] } 33... Ra2+
{ [%clk 0:34:48] } 34. Kg1 { [%clk 0:22:40] } 34... Nf5 { [%clk 0:33:34] } 35.
Bf4 { [%clk 0:22:01] } 35... b5 { [%clk 0:33:19] } 36. Rd1 { [%clk 0:21:31] }
36... Ra3 { [%clk 0:33:01] } 37. d5 { [%clk 0:21:39] } 37... Nxe3 $4
{ Blunder. Rd3 was best.[%clk 0:32:52] } 38. Bxe3 { [%clk 0:20:51] } 38... Rxe3
{ [%clk 0:32:49] } 39. d6 { [%clk 0:21:05] } 39... Rd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg3+ was best.[%clk 0:32:48] } 40. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:21:17] } 40...
exd3 { [%clk 0:32:34] } 41. d7 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 41... d2 { [%clk 0:29:40] }
42. d8=Q+ { [%clk 0:21:34] } 42... Kh7 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:29:20] } 43. Qd3+
{ [%clk 0:21:36] } 43... g6 { [%clk 0:29:21] } 44. Qxd2 { [%clk 0:21:46] }
44... a5 { [%clk 0:29:13] } 45. Qxa5 { [%clk 0:21:52] } 45... b4
{ [%clk 0:29:20] } 46. Qxb4 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 46... Kh8 { [%clk 0:29:02] }
47. Qe7 { [%clk 0:22:07] } 47... Kg8 { [%clk 0:28:58] } 48. h4
{ [%clk 0:21:28] } 48... Kh8 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 49. h5 { [%clk 0:21:39] } 49...
Kg8 { [%clk 0:28:22] } 50. h6 { [%clk 0:21:50] } 1-0