Ward, Cian vs Steiners, Emils
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters · Round 9.32 · 2026.02.04 · 1-0 · D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
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PGN
[Event "Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "9.32"]
[White "Ward, Cian"]
[Black "Steiners, Emils"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[WhiteElo "2021"]
[WhiteFideId "475599"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[BlackFideId "11629991"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "D02r"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:28:52] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:18] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:29:44] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:30:25] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:23] } 4... b5 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 5. b3 { [%clk 1:23:42] }
5... Bb7 { [%clk 1:27:51] } 6. c4 { [%clk 1:20:06] } 6... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:26:37] } 7. bxc4 { [%clk 1:20:28] } 7... bxc4 { [%clk 1:26:45] } 8.
Qa4+ { [%clk 1:08:42] } 8... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:23:53] } 9. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:59:07] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:12:13] } 10. O-O { [%clk 0:55:24] } 10... O-O
{ [%clk 1:11:37] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 0:40:25] } 11... Nb6 { [%clk 1:09:29] } 12.
Qb3 { [%clk 0:39:46] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:06:29] } 13. Rd1 { [%clk 0:37:02] }
13... Nbd5 { [%clk 0:55:41] } 14. Ne5 { [%clk 0:29:49] } 14... Nxc3
{ [%clk 0:44:57] } 15. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:29:46] } 15... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:41:07] }
16. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:30:06] } 16... Rb6 { [%clk 0:37:16] } 17. Ba3
{ [%clk 0:21:34] } 17... Qa8+ { [%clk 0:31:02] } 18. Kg1 { [%clk 0:19:40] }
18... Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.[%clk 0:30:36] } 19. Qf3
{ [%clk 0:19:29] } 19... Bxa3 { [%clk 0:30:31] } 20. Qxa3 { [%clk 0:19:47] }
20... Rd6 { [%clk 0:28:29] } 21. Rac1 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 21... f6
{ [%clk 0:25:40] } 22. Nd3 { [%clk 0:16:34] } 22... Qd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best.[%clk 0:16:57] } 23. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:15:15] } 23...
Rf7 $2 { Mistake. Qa8 was best.[%clk 0:14:43] } 24. f3 { [%clk 0:12:03] }
24... c5 { [%clk 0:12:55] } 25. Qa3 { [%clk 0:12:16] } 25... c4
{ [%clk 0:11:05] } 26. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:10:42] } 26... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:11:12] }
27. Rc6 { [%clk 0:08:47] } 27... Nd6 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 28. Rdc1
{ [%clk 0:06:25] } 28... h6 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 29. e3 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 29...
Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 30. Nf4 { [%clk 0:05:30] } 30... Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:38] }
31. Qb4 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 31... Ne8 $2
{ Mistake. Nb7 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 32. Rc8 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 32... Rd1+
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 33. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 33... Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 34.
Rxe8+ { [%clk 0:04:01] } 34... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 35. Rxd1
{ [%clk 0:03:39] } 35... Qxd1 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 36. Qe4+ { [%clk 0:02:44] }
36... f5 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 37. Qxe6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 37... Qc2+
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 38. Ne2 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 38... Rf6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best.[%clk 0:01:27] } 39. Qg8+
{ [%clk 0:03:32] } 39... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 40. Qb3 $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:02:47] } 40... Qd2
{ [%clk 0:02:01] } 41. Re6 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 41... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:02:01] }
42. Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:03:06] } 42... Kh7 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 1-0