Varnam, Liam D vs Steiners, Emils
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters · Round 7.31 · 2026.02.04 · 1-0 · B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
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PGN
[Event "Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "7.31"]
[White "Varnam, Liam D"]
[Black "Steiners, Emils"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[WhiteElo "2144"]
[WhiteFideId "410950"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[BlackFideId "11629991"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "B33p"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:15:12] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:15:37] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:16:01] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:16:28] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:16:53] } 5... e5 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. Ndb5 { [%clk 1:17:20] }
6... d6 { [%clk 1:32:48] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:17:40] } 7... a6 { [%clk 1:33:13] }
8. Na3 { [%clk 1:18:07] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:33:34] } 9. Nd5 { [%clk 1:18:23] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:33:59] } 10. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:18:46] } 10... Bxf6
{ [%clk 1:34:24] } 11. c3 { [%clk 1:18:27] } 11... Bg5 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 12.
Nc2 { [%clk 1:15:10] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 13. Be2 { [%clk 1:05:27] }
13... O-O { [%clk 1:20:15] } 14. O-O { [%clk 1:05:27] } 14... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be6 was best.[%clk 1:16:45] } 15. exf5 { [%clk 1:00:41] } 15...
Bxf5 { [%clk 1:14:35] } 16. Nce3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ncb4 was best.[%clk 1:00:30] } 16... Bg6 { [%clk 1:11:46] } 17.
b4 { [%clk 0:51:37] } 17... e4 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 18. a4 { [%clk 0:30:01] }
18... Kh8 { [%clk 0:54:46] } 19. axb5 { [%clk 0:19:44] } 19... axb5
{ [%clk 0:54:39] } 20. Ra6 { [%clk 0:19:13] } 20... Ne5 { [%clk 0:53:02] } 21.
Qd4 { [%clk 0:15:49] } 21... Rb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.[%clk 0:39:09] } 22. Ng4 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 22...
Nf7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rbf7 was best.[%clk 0:32:59] } 23. Rfa1 { [%clk 0:02:27] }
23... h5 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 24. Nge3 $2 { Mistake. h4 was best.[%clk 0:02:50] }
24... Ne5 { [%clk 0:22:26] } 25. Qd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:01:00] } 25... Qd7 $2
{ Mistake. Nd3 was best.[%clk 0:13:12] } 26. Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 26...
Rbb8 { [%clk 0:09:14] } 27. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 27... Rxb8
{ [%clk 0:09:42] } 28. Bxh5 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 28... Qf7 { [%clk 0:09:28] } 29.
Bxg6 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 29... Qxg6 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 30. Ng4
{ [%clk 0:00:36] } 30... Nd3 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 31. g3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 31... Rf8 { [%clk 0:07:16] } 32.
Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32... Rf3 { [%clk 0:04:20] } 33. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:00:37] }
33... Kh7 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 34. Qa2 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 34... Qh5 $4
{ Blunder. Rf7 was best.[%clk 0:01:25] } 35. Nf4 $4
{ Blunder. Ndf6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:34] } 35... Nxf4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 36.
Qg8+ { [%clk 0:00:38] } 36... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 37. Qe8+
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 37... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 38. Qg8+ { [%clk 0:00:41] }
38... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 39. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:00:44] } 39... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Qd7+ { [%clk 0:00:43] } 40... Ne6 $4
{ Blunder. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 41. Rf8+ { [%clk 0:00:52] } 41... Bf6
{ [%clk 0:00:56] } 42. Nxf6 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 42... gxf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxg3+ was best.[%clk 0:00:57] } 43. Qxb5+ { [%clk 0:00:46] }
43... Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 44. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:00:38] } 44... Ng5
{ [%clk 0:01:21] } 45. Qd7+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 45... Rf5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 46.
h4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 46... e3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 47. fxe3 { [%clk 0:00:34] }
47... d5 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh6 was best.[%clk 0:00:33] } 48.
e4 $4 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg2 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 48...
dxe4 $4 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kxg3 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 49.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 49... Qh6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 50. Qe6 { [%clk 0:00:35] }
50... Qh7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 51. Qxe4+ { [%clk 0:00:38] } 51... Kh5
{ [%clk 0:01:01] } 52. Rxg5+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 52... fxg5 { [%clk 0:01:11] }
53. g4+ { [%clk 0:01:02] } 53... Kxh4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 54. Qxf5
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 54... Qb7+ { [%clk 0:01:21] } 55. Qf3 { [%clk 0:00:58] }
55... Qe4 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 56. b5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 56... Qe2+
{ [%clk 0:01:28] } 57. Qf2+ { [%clk 0:01:09] } 1-0