Sandbrink, Kai vs Gardiner, Harry
9th Crewe Congress 2026 Open · Round 2 · 2026.06.26 · 0-1 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "9th Crewe Congress 2026 Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sandbrink, Kai"]
[Black "Gardiner, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[WhiteElo "1767"]
[WhiteFideId "1332244"]
[BlackElo "1983"]
[BlackFideId "468355"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:37:42] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:50:17] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:37:36] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:50:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:37:27] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:50:31] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:37:29] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:50:40] } 5.
Bg5 { [%clk 1:37:29] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:50:47] } 6. Qc2 { [%clk 1:37:08] }
6... O-O { [%clk 1:50:45] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:37:05] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:49:55] }
8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:36:02] } 8... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:49:13] } 9. Nge2
{ [%clk 1:35:16] } 9... h6 { [%clk 1:49:04] } 10. Bh4 { [%clk 1:34:33] } 10...
Re8 { [%clk 1:48:14] } 11. h3 { [%clk 1:29:48] } 11... Ne4 { [%clk 1:47:51] }
12. Bxe7 { [%clk 1:28:58] } 12... Qxe7 { [%clk 1:47:47] } 13. Nxe4
{ [%clk 1:22:27] } 13... dxe4 { [%clk 1:47:40] } 14. Bc4 { [%clk 1:22:26] }
14... Nf6 { [%clk 1:44:52] } 15. Nf4 { [%clk 1:19:46] } 15... a5
{ [%clk 1:29:01] } 16. a3 { [%clk 1:17:08] } 16... Qc7 { [%clk 1:25:56] } 17.
g4 { [%clk 1:11:15] } 17... a4 { [%clk 1:20:45] } 18. Rg1 { [%clk 1:00:05] }
18... g5 { [%clk 1:10:18] } 19. Ng6 $2
{ Mistake. Ne2 was best. [%clk 0:53:38] } 19... b5 { [%clk 1:06:29] } 20. Ba2
{ [%clk 0:49:43] } 20... Be6 { [%clk 1:01:48] } 21. Bxe6 { [%clk 0:46:41] }
21... Rxe6 { [%clk 1:01:42] } 22. Ne5 { [%clk 0:46:34] } 22... c5
{ [%clk 0:51:52] } 23. Rc1 { [%clk 0:37:28] } 23... Rc8 { [%clk 0:44:07] } 24.
Kf1 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. [%clk 0:23:55] } 24... Qb7 { [%clk 0:40:47] }
25. Kg2 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 25... Nd5 { [%clk 0:32:22] } 26. h4
{ [%clk 0:14:52] } 26... f6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. [%clk 0:27:53] } 27.
Ng6 { [%clk 0:14:21] } 27... Kg7 { [%clk 0:27:52] } 28. h5 { [%clk 0:14:22] }
28... Rec6 $4 { Blunder. c4 was best. [%clk 0:24:18] } 29. dxc5 $2
{ Mistake. Qxe4 was best. [%clk 0:10:09] } 29... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:21:43] } 30.
Qd2 $4 { Blunder. Qxc5 was best. [%clk 0:05:06] } 30... Qd7 { [%clk 0:19:42] }
31. Kh2 $2 { Mistake. Kg3 was best. [%clk 0:04:13] } 31... Qc7+ $4
{ Blunder. Rxc1 was best. [%clk 0:19:20] } 32. Kh3 $4
{ Blunder. Kg2 was best. [%clk 0:00:54] } 32... Rxc1 { [%clk 0:19:09] } 33.
Rxc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. [%clk 0:00:52] } 33... Qxc1
{ [%clk 0:19:09] } 34. Qxd5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc1 was best. [%clk 0:00:58] } 34... Qh1+
{ [%clk 0:17:40] } 35. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 35... Qf3+ { [%clk 0:17:48] } 36.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 36... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:17:56] } 37. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:00:48] } 0-1