Padhya Saumil vs Atwell, Rose
2026 Charlotte Spring Norm Invitational | GM · Round 5.3 · 2026.03.15 · 1/2-1/2 · C07 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System
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PGN
[Event "2026 Charlotte Spring Norm Invitational | GM"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Padhya Saumil"]
[Black "Atwell, Rose"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[WhiteFideId "5079853"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[BlackFideId "30951011"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nd2 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:31:44] }
4. dxc5 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 4... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 6. Qe2 { [%clk 1:32:43] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 7. Ngf3 { [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:22] }
8. O-O { [%clk 1:33:11] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:25:40] } 9. c3 { [%clk 1:32:08] }
9... Qc7 { [%clk 1:22:30] } 10. e5 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 10... Ng4
{ [%clk 1:16:09] } 11. Nb3 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 11... Bb6 { [%clk 1:15:16] } 12.
Nbd4 { [%clk 1:29:25] } 12... Ngxe5 { [%clk 1:11:43] } 13. Nxe5
{ [%clk 1:32:29] } 13... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:11:41] } 14. Bf4 { [%clk 1:32:52] }
14... f6 { [%clk 1:11:34] } 15. Rae1 { [%clk 1:33:15] } 15... Bd7
{ [%clk 1:01:44] } 16. Qh5 { [%clk 1:13:07] } 16... Qd8 { [%clk 0:53:18] } 17.
Rxe5 { [%clk 1:11:31] } 17... fxe5 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 18. Bxe5
{ [%clk 1:11:39] } 18... Bxd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:45:21] }
19. cxd4 { [%clk 1:04:06] } 19... Qg5 { [%clk 0:41:13] } 20. Qe2
{ [%clk 1:01:52] } 20... Rf4 { [%clk 0:37:58] } 21. g3 { [%clk 0:52:51] } 21...
Raf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re4 was best.[%clk 0:34:13] } 22. Bxf4
{ [%clk 0:44:13] } 22... Rxf4 { [%clk 0:34:36] } 23. Qe3 { [%clk 0:44:26] }
23... Rf8 { [%clk 0:33:49] } 24. f4 { [%clk 0:41:47] } 24... Qh5
{ [%clk 0:31:40] } 25. Qe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:32:29] }
25... Qxe5 { [%clk 0:28:39] } 26. dxe5 { [%clk 0:28:24] } 26... g5
{ [%clk 0:26:34] } 27. h4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best.[%clk 0:20:15] } 27...
gxf4 { [%clk 0:25:59] } 28. Rxf4 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 28... Rxf4
{ [%clk 0:22:35] } 29. gxf4 { [%clk 0:12:31] } 29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:14:05] } 30.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:12:40] } 30... Ke7 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 31. Ke3 { [%clk 0:12:09] }
31... Bc8 { [%clk 0:12:07] } 32. Kd4 { [%clk 0:12:21] } 32... Bd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b6 was best.[%clk 0:12:07] } 33. a3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b3 was best.[%clk 0:11:05] } 33... Bc6 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 34. b4
{ [%clk 0:07:00] } 34... b6 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 35. b5 { [%clk 0:07:10] } 35...
Be8 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 36. f5 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 36... exf5 { [%clk 0:05:33] }
37. Kxd5 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 37... f4 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 38. Bf1
{ [%clk 0:02:18] } 38... f3 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 39. Ke4 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 39...
f2 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 40. Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 1/2-1/2