Shankland, Sam vs Ruiz Perez, Juan Octavio
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 Standard · Round 1 · 2026.06.02 · 1-0 · C78 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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PGN
[Event "XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 Standard"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Ruiz Perez, Juan Octavio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2102"]
[BlackFideId "5116660"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:13] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. O-O
{ [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... b5 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 6...
Bc5 { [%clk 1:31:58] } 7. a4 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 7... Rb8 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 8.
c3 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. d4 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 9...
Bb6 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 10. a5 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 10... Ba7 { [%clk 1:33:18] }
11. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:11] } 11... Ra8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.[%clk 1:27:27] } 12. dxe5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.[%clk 1:29:00] } 12... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:23:00] } 13.
Nxe5 { [%clk 1:29:21] } 13... dxe5 { [%clk 1:23:17] } 14. Qxd8+
{ [%clk 1:29:45] } 14... Kxd8 { [%clk 1:23:41] } 15. Bxa7 { [%clk 1:29:26] }
15... Rxa7 { [%clk 1:22:32] } 16. Bxf7 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 16... c5
{ [%clk 0:50:39] } 17. Bd5 { [%clk 1:21:02] } 17... c4 { [%clk 0:42:47] } 18.
Na3 { [%clk 1:17:41] } 18... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:38:54] } 19. Rfd1
{ [%clk 1:15:03] } 19... Be6 { [%clk 0:32:40] } 20. exd5 { [%clk 1:15:05] }
20... Bf5 { [%clk 0:32:46] } 21. Rac1 { [%clk 1:15:13] } 21... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:29:21] } 22. Nc2 { [%clk 1:14:50] } 22... Bxc2 { [%clk 0:24:32] } 23.
Rxc2 { [%clk 1:15:16] } 23... Kc7 { [%clk 0:23:56] } 24. Re2 { [%clk 1:14:00] }
24... Re8 { [%clk 0:22:22] } 25. f4 { [%clk 1:06:58] } 25... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:19:04] } 26. Rde1 { [%clk 1:06:17] } 26... Rde7 { [%clk 0:18:12] }
27. Kf2 { [%clk 1:06:03] } 27... Kxd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.[%clk 0:16:40] } 28. Kf3 { [%clk 1:05:58] } 28...
e4+ $2 { Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:13:17] } 29. Ke3 { [%clk 1:06:19] } 29...
Kc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best.[%clk 0:12:15] } 30. Rd1 { [%clk 1:06:29] }
30... Re6 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 31. Red2 { [%clk 1:06:44] } 31... b4 $2
{ Mistake. R8e7 was best.[%clk 0:03:30] } 32. Rd5+ { [%clk 1:06:56] } 32... Kc6
{ [%clk 0:03:40] } 33. cxb4 { [%clk 1:07:21] } 33... R8e7 { [%clk 0:02:20] }
34. Rc5+ { [%clk 1:07:20] } 34... Kb7 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 35. Rxc4
{ [%clk 1:07:44] } 35... Rh6 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 36. Rxe4 { [%clk 1:07:51] }
36... Rc7 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 37. h3 { [%clk 1:07:50] } 37... Rhc6
{ [%clk 0:02:33] } 38. Rd2 { [%clk 1:07:14] } 38... Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 39.
Kf3 { [%clk 1:07:09] } 39... Rf1+ { [%clk 0:02:02] } 40. Kg3 { [%clk 1:07:12] }
40... Rfc1 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 41. Re6 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 1-0