Potter, John M vs Sharma, Devesh
6th 4NCL Easter Congress and Norm 2026 | Congress - Open · Round 4 · 2026.03.21 · 0-1 · B10 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack
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PGN
[Event "6th 4NCL Easter Congress and Norm 2026 | Congress - Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Potter, John M"]
[Black "Sharma, Devesh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[WhiteElo "2081"]
[WhiteFideId "406260"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[BlackFideId "2410818"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:00] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... dxe4
{ [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 5.
Qe2 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 6. Qxe4 { [%clk 1:32:47] }
6... Nd7 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:33:14] } 7... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:57] } 8. Ne5 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 8... e6 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 9. Qe2
{ [%clk 1:34:05] } 9... b5 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 10. Bb3 { [%clk 1:34:24] } 10...
Qc7 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:33:38] } 11... Bd6 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
12. d4 { [%clk 1:34:04] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:29:59] } 13. Re1
{ [%clk 1:34:19] } 13... c5 { [%clk 1:17:49] } 14. dxc5 { [%clk 1:25:57] }
14... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:17:56] } 15. Bg5 { [%clk 1:25:55] } 15... Nd5
{ [%clk 1:04:36] } 16. Bd2 { [%clk 1:24:22] } 16... Bb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 1:02:08] } 17. Nd7 { [%clk 1:01:36] } 17...
Bxh2+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best.[%clk 0:50:57] } 18. Kh1 $4
{ Blunder. Kxh2 was best.[%clk 0:57:53] } 18... Qe7 { [%clk 0:47:41] } 19.
Kxh2 { [%clk 0:37:11] } 19... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:47:50] } 20. Rh1
{ [%clk 0:37:36] } 20... Qd6+ $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:45:11] }
21. Kg1 { [%clk 0:37:41] } 21... Nf4 { [%clk 0:41:39] } 22. Bxf4
{ [%clk 0:37:40] } 22... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:41:48] } 23. Qxb5 { [%clk 0:36:21] }
23... Qe4 { [%clk 0:39:37] } 24. Qg5 { [%clk 0:36:32] } 24... Rad8
{ [%clk 0:17:08] } 25. Rh4 { [%clk 0:35:15] } 25... Qe2 { [%clk 0:09:36] } 26.
Qh5 { [%clk 0:31:21] } 26... Qxh5 { [%clk 0:09:41] } 27. Rxh5
{ [%clk 0:31:50] } 27... Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:07] } 28. Ra5 { [%clk 0:32:02] }
28... a6 { [%clk 0:09:26] } 29. Rf1 { [%clk 0:24:04] } 29... g6
{ [%clk 0:08:58] } 30. f3 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 30... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 31.
Rf2 { [%clk 0:24:02] } 31... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:06:12] } 32. Kh2 { [%clk 0:24:27] }
32... Kf8 { [%clk 0:05:22] } 33. Kg3 { [%clk 0:22:44] } 33... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:04:47] } 34. Bc4 { [%clk 0:22:39] } 34... R1d6 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 35.
Re2 { [%clk 0:21:44] } 35... Kd7 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 36. Re3 { [%clk 0:20:48] }
36... Rc8 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 37. Bd3 { [%clk 0:19:53] } 37... Rb6
{ [%clk 0:02:15] } 38. b3 { [%clk 0:19:57] } 38... Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 39.
Ra4 { [%clk 0:16:20] } 39... f5 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 40. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:15:42] }
40... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 41. f4 { [%clk 0:13:36] } 41... h6
{ [%clk 0:00:59] } 42. Kf2 { [%clk 0:12:57] } 42... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 43.
Rxd6 { [%clk 0:11:22] } 43... Kxd6 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 44. b4
{ [%clk 0:11:23] } 44... Bd5 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 45. a4 { [%clk 0:11:00] }
45... g5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 46. Rh3 { [%clk 0:10:49] } 46... gxf4
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 47. Rxh6 { [%clk 0:11:10] } 47... Rg8 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 48.
Rh2 { [%clk 0:10:41] } 48... Rb8 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 49. c4 { [%clk 0:09:01] }
49... Bc6 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 50. b5 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 50... axb5
{ [%clk 0:00:50] } 51. axb5 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 51... Ba8 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 52.
Rh7 { [%clk 0:08:39] } 52... Rg8 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 53. Bf1 { [%clk 0:09:04] }
53... e5 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 54. Rh6+ { [%clk 0:08:06] } 54... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:01:19] } 55. Re6 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 55... Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 56.
Rd6+ { [%clk 0:06:55] } 56... Kc5 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 57. Re6
{ [%clk 0:05:30] } 57... Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 58. c5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd6+ was best.[%clk 0:04:11] } 58... Bd5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 59.
Re7 $4 { Blunder. Rf6 was best.[%clk 0:04:39] } 59... e4 { [%clk 0:00:53] }
60. c6 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 60... e3+ { [%clk 0:01:20] } 61. Ke1
{ [%clk 0:04:35] } 61... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 62. Rd7 { [%clk 0:04:13] }
62... Ra1+ $4 { Blunder. Kc5 was best.[%clk 0:00:39] } 63. Ke2
{ [%clk 0:04:37] } 63... Rc1 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 64. c7 { [%clk 0:04:28] }
64... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 65. Rxd5+ { [%clk 0:03:38] } 65... Kxd5
{ [%clk 0:01:11] } 66. b6 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 66... Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 67.
Kd3 $4 { Blunder. g3 was best.[%clk 0:04:16] } 67... Kd7 { [%clk 0:01:32] }
68. Be2 { [%clk 0:04:22] } 68... Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 69. g3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best.[%clk 0:01:48] } 69... fxg3 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 70.
Kxe3 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 70... Rxb6 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 71. Bc4
{ [%clk 0:01:27] } 71... Kxc7 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 72. Kd4 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best.[%clk 1:30:30] } 0-1