Lalit Babu M R vs Damen, Igor
Utrecht Open 2026 | Group A · Round 1 · 2026.05.14 · 1-0 · A85 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
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PGN
[Event "Utrecht Open 2026 | Group A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lalit Babu M R"]
[Black "Damen, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[WhiteFideId "5024595"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[BlackFideId "1032550"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:50:17] } 1... f5 { [%clk 1:50:09] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:50:13] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:50:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:18] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 1:50:12] } 4. h4 { [%clk 1:50:13] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:43:23] } 5. h5
{ [%clk 1:49:16] } 5... Nxh5 { [%clk 1:40:11] } 6. e4 { [%clk 1:49:13] } 6...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:37:18] } 7. e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best.[%clk 1:41:56] }
7... Ng8 $2 { Mistake. Ne4 was best.[%clk 1:34:20] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 1:36:41] }
8... d6 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 9. Bf4 { [%clk 1:34:48] } 9... dxe5
{ [%clk 1:26:18] } 10. Bxe5 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 10... Nf6 { [%clk 1:20:57] } 11.
Qb3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.[%clk 1:27:31] } 11... c6 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 1:10:05] } 12. c5 { [%clk 1:25:41] } 12... e6
{ [%clk 1:05:30] } 13. Bc4 { [%clk 1:10:21] } 13... O-O { [%clk 0:58:13] } 14.
O-O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxe6+ was best.[%clk 0:52:58] } 14... Nd5
{ [%clk 0:53:08] } 15. Bd6 { [%clk 0:52:14] } 15... Re8 $2
{ Mistake. Rf7 was best.[%clk 0:51:55] } 16. Rde1 { [%clk 0:52:09] } 16... Na6
$6 { Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best.[%clk 0:38:52] } 17. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:45:32] }
17... cxd5 { [%clk 0:36:45] } 18. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:45:29] } 18... Nc7
{ [%clk 0:36:08] } 19. Bxc7 { [%clk 0:41:28] } 19... Qxc7 { [%clk 0:36:04] }
20. Bxe6+ { [%clk 0:41:32] } 20... Bxe6 { [%clk 0:35:54] } 21. Rxe6
{ [%clk 0:41:38] } 21... Kh8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best.[%clk 0:28:20] }
22. Rxg6 { [%clk 0:38:44] } 22... Re2 $2
{ Mistake. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:28:11] } 23. Re6 $2
{ Mistake. Ng5 was best.[%clk 0:37:17] } 23... Qf4+ { [%clk 0:25:02] } 24. Kb1
{ [%clk 0:37:23] } 24... Rxf2 { [%clk 0:23:01] } 25. Rhe1 { [%clk 0:35:46] }
25... Rf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best.[%clk 0:21:48] } 26. Re8
{ [%clk 0:34:42] } 26... Rxg2 { [%clk 0:19:52] } 27. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:33:22] }
27... h6 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 28. Rxf8+ { [%clk 0:25:27] } 28... Bxf8
{ [%clk 0:16:09] } 29. Re8 { [%clk 0:25:31] } 29... Rg8 { [%clk 0:14:19] } 30.
Qa8 { [%clk 0:24:39] } 30... Kg7 { [%clk 0:11:39] } 31. a3 { [%clk 0:23:50] }
31... h5 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 32. Qxa7+ { [%clk 0:22:31] } 32... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:11:11] } 33. Qa8 { [%clk 0:21:45] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 34.
Ka2 { [%clk 0:21:29] } 34... h4 { [%clk 0:09:28] } 35. Ne5 { [%clk 0:20:27] }
35... Qxd4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best.[%clk 0:06:51] } 36.
Qb7+ { [%clk 0:20:27] } 36... Kh6 { [%clk 0:06:40] } 37. Re6+
{ [%clk 0:20:30] } 1-0