Zacarias Rodriguez, Santiago vs Guntaka, Aayansh
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN · Round 9 · 2025.11.23 · 1-0 · B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 OPEN"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zacarias Rodriguez, Santiago"]
[Black "Guntaka, Aayansh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[WhiteFideId "5148367"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2132"]
[BlackFideId "30993890"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:39] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:31:57] }
6... Qc7 { [%clk 1:30:17] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:14:37] } 7... a6
{ [%clk 1:29:20] } 8. f4 { [%clk 1:08:57] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:19:30] } 9. Be2
{ [%clk 1:06:03] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:17:55] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:05:46] } 10...
O-O { [%clk 1:16:56] } 11. Qe1 { [%clk 1:05:27] } 11... Nd7 { [%clk 1:05:05] }
12. Rd1 { [%clk 0:46:47] } 12... Bf6 { [%clk 1:01:08] } 13. Qd2
{ [%clk 0:37:41] } 13... Na5 { [%clk 0:49:28] } 14. Nb3 { [%clk 0:30:59] }
14... Nc4 { [%clk 0:44:19] } 15. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:31:22] } 15... Qxc4
{ [%clk 0:44:41] } 16. Qxd6 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 16... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:43:00] }
17. bxc3 { [%clk 0:29:41] } 17... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:41:02] } 18. Bd4
{ [%clk 0:15:26] } 18... b6 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:36:12] } 19.
Rd3 { [%clk 0:12:42] } 19... g6 { [%clk 0:32:53] } 20. Nd2 { [%clk 0:10:46] }
20... Qd5 { [%clk 0:27:26] } 21. Bxb6 { [%clk 0:05:31] } 21... Qa2 $4
{ Blunder. Qxd6 was best.[%clk 0:23:53] } 22. Ne4 $4
{ Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:02:37] } 22... Qxc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best.[%clk 0:22:04] } 23. Bf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:00:47] } 23... Bb7 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 24.
Ng5 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 24... Rad8 { [%clk 0:17:46] } 25. Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:32] }
25... Qf5 { [%clk 0:16:08] } 26. Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 26... Qb5 $4
{ Blunder. Bc6 was best.[%clk 0:11:11] } 27. Rd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 27... Bd5 { [%clk 0:10:43] } 28.
Rd1 $4 { Blunder. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 28... Qe2 $4
{ Blunder. Qa4 was best.[%clk 0:10:07] } 29. Re1 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 29... Qg4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best.[%clk 0:10:09] } 30. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:46] }
30... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 31. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 31... Nf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 0:05:23] } 32. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 32...
Nxe4 { [%clk 0:05:46] } 33. Rxf8+ { [%clk 0:01:32] } 33... Kxf8
{ [%clk 0:06:07] } 34. Qd8+ $2 { Mistake. Qb8+ was best.[%clk 0:01:50] } 34...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 35. Qd4+ { [%clk 0:02:19] } 35... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:06:40] } 36. h3 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 36... Qf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best.[%clk 0:05:23] } 37. g4 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 37...
Qb1+ { [%clk 0:05:36] } 38. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 38... h6 { [%clk 0:05:08] }
39. g5 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 39... hxg5 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 40. fxg5
{ [%clk 0:02:13] } 40... Qb8+ { [%clk 0:05:50] } 41. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:56] }
41... Qb7+ { [%clk 0:06:08] } 42. Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 42... Qc7+
{ [%clk 0:05:41] } 43. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 43... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:05:28] } 44.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 44... e5 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 45. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:00:50] }
45... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:05:50] } 46. Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 46... Qc6+
{ [%clk 0:05:36] } 47. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 47... Kh7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:05:48] } 48. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 48...
Qc7+ { [%clk 0:06:10] } 49. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 49... Qb7+
{ [%clk 0:06:31] } 50. Qf3 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 50... Qe7 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 51.
h4 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 51... Qe6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best.[%clk 0:07:04] }
52. Bd4 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 52... Qa2+ $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best.[%clk 0:07:22] } 53. Kg3
{ [%clk 0:01:44] } 53... Qc4 { [%clk 0:07:42] } 54. h5 { [%clk 0:01:18] }
54... Qe6 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 55. hxg6+ { [%clk 0:01:24] } 55... fxg6
{ [%clk 0:07:31] } 56. Qb7+ { [%clk 0:01:47] } 56... Qd7 { [%clk 0:07:52] } 57.
Qxd7+ { [%clk 0:02:12] } 57... Kg8 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 58. Qg7#
{ [%clk 0:02:39] } 1-0