Shlyakhtenko, Robert vs Harsha Bharathakoti
2025 US Masters · Round 9 · 2025.11.24 · 0-1 · E45 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 US Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shlyakhtenko, Robert"]
[Black "Harsha Bharathakoti"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[WhiteFideId "30936934"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[BlackFideId "5078776"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:20:45] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:21:37] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... b6 { [%clk 1:22:03] } 5. Ne2
{ [%clk 1:31:17] } 5... Ba6 { [%clk 1:22:28] } 6. Ng3 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 6...
Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:20:56] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:20:23] }
8. Ba3 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 8... dxc4 { [%clk 1:18:11] } 9. Be2
{ [%clk 1:29:34] } 9... Qd7 { [%clk 1:13:15] } 10. e4 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 10...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:13:41] } 11. Qc2 { [%clk 1:29:06] } 11... O-O-O
{ [%clk 1:10:41] } 12. Nf1 { [%clk 1:29:15] } 12... Rhe8 { [%clk 0:37:31] } 13.
Ne3 { [%clk 1:21:38] } 13... e5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 14. d5 { [%clk 1:18:31] }
14... Nd4 { [%clk 0:30:20] } 15. cxd4 { [%clk 1:18:35] } 15... exd4
{ [%clk 0:30:47] } 16. Nxc4 { [%clk 1:16:41] } 16... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:31:04] }
17. O-O $2 { Mistake. O-O-O was best.[%clk 1:12:01] } 17... Rxe2
{ [%clk 0:30:53] } 18. Qxe2 { [%clk 1:12:08] } 18... Qa4 { [%clk 0:30:53] } 19.
Rfc1 { [%clk 0:45:03] } 19... Qxa3 { [%clk 0:30:59] } 20. Qe5
{ [%clk 0:43:29] } 20... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:23:03] } 21. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:43:38] }
21... Qd6 { [%clk 0:23:10] } 22. Qf5+ { [%clk 0:42:02] } 22... Qd7
{ [%clk 0:22:44] } 23. Qc2 { [%clk 0:41:56] } 23... d3 { [%clk 0:18:28] } 24.
Qxd3 { [%clk 0:41:57] } 24... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:18:55] } 25. Qc2
{ [%clk 0:41:59] } 25... c5 { [%clk 0:13:09] } 26. Re1 { [%clk 0:38:46] } 26...
Rd7 { [%clk 0:12:42] } 27. h3 { [%clk 0:38:02] } 27... Kb7 { [%clk 0:08:30] }
28. a4 { [%clk 0:37:41] } 28... Qd3 { [%clk 0:07:39] } 29. Qc1
{ [%clk 0:37:31] } 29... Nd5 { [%clk 0:06:26] } 30. Rd1 { [%clk 0:36:46] }
30... Qb3 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 31. a5 { [%clk 0:29:38] } 31... Kc6
{ [%clk 0:07:16] } 32. Kh2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:26:02] }
32... Ne3 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 33. Rxc5+ { [%clk 0:17:58] } 33... bxc5
{ [%clk 0:04:49] } 34. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:18:24] } 34... Kxd7 { [%clk 0:04:50] }
35. Qxc5 { [%clk 0:16:03] } 35... Qb8+ { [%clk 0:02:33] } 36. g3
{ [%clk 0:19:14] } 36... Nf1+ { [%clk 0:02:00] } 37. Kg1 { [%clk 0:12:55] }
37... Nxg3 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 38. Qd4+ $4
{ Blunder. Qd5+ was best.[%clk 0:08:08] } 38... Kc8 $4
{ Blunder. Ke6 was best.[%clk 0:01:54] } 39. Qg4+ { [%clk 0:08:01] } 39... f5
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 40. Qc4+ { [%clk 0:07:39] } 40... Qc7 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 41.
Qe6+ { [%clk 0:07:56] } 41... Qd7 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 42. Qg8+
{ [%clk 0:07:42] } 42... Kb7 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 43. fxg3 { [%clk 0:07:46] }
43... g6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 44. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:04:07] } 44... Ka6
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 45. Qc3 { [%clk 0:04:35] } 45... Kb5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 46.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 46... a6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 47. h4 { [%clk 0:04:16] }
47... Qd6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 48. Kh3 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 48... Qd5
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 49. Kh2 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 49... Qd6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 50.
Kh3 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 50... f4 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 51. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:03:07] }
51... Kxa5 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 52. Qc3+ { [%clk 0:03:29] } 52... Kb6
{ [%clk 0:00:36] } 53. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:03:44] } 53... Kc5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 54.
Qc3+ { [%clk 0:02:52] } 54... Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 55. Qf3+
{ [%clk 0:02:37] } 55... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 56. gxf4 { [%clk 0:02:38] }
56... a5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 57. h5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 57... gxh5
{ [%clk 0:00:32] } 58. Qe2+ { [%clk 0:00:35] } 58... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 59.
Qxh5 $4 { Blunder. Qb2+ was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 59... Qd3+
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 60. Kh2 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh4 was best.[%clk 0:01:05] } 60... Qc2+
{ [%clk 0:00:45] } 61. Kh1 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 61... Qe4+ { [%clk 0:00:58] } 62.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 62... Qxf4+ { [%clk 0:01:25] } 63. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:02:14] } 63... Qe4+ { [%clk 0:01:48] } 0-1