Sethuraman, Sandeep vs Cordova, Edrian
35th annual North American Open · Round 5 · 2025.12.26 · 0-1 · A84 Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation
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PGN
[Event "35th annual North American Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sethuraman, Sandeep"]
[Black "Cordova, Edrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[WhiteFideId "30941091"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[BlackFideId "521048142"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:29:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:54] }
2... f5 { [%clk 1:28:55] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:28:16] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:20] } 4... Nf6 5. g3 b6
{ [%clk 1:28:24] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 6... Bb7 { [%clk 1:28:13] } 7. O-O
{ [%clk 1:28:01] } 7... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:19:38] } 8. bxc3 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 8...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:19:55] } 9. d5 Na5 { [%clk 1:20:02] } 10. Nd4 { [%clk 0:49:52] }
10... O-O { [%clk 1:13:13] } 11. dxe6 { [%clk 0:49:25] } 11... Bxg2
{ [%clk 1:13:23] } 12. Kxg2 { [%clk 0:49:52] } 12... Qe7 { [%clk 1:04:02] }
13. exd7 { [%clk 0:41:10] } 13... c5 { [%clk 1:04:06] } 14. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:36:06] } 14... Qxd7 { [%clk 0:57:17] } 15. Qxd7 Nxd7 16. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:32:22] } 16... Nf6 { [%clk 0:57:13] } 17. Bf4 { [%clk 0:25:41] }
17... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:57:09] } 18. Ne5 { [%clk 0:19:12] } 18... Ne4 19. h4
{ [%clk 0:19:38] } 19... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:48:21] } 20. Rd2 { [%clk 0:17:06] }
20... Re6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best.[%clk 0:38:48] } 21. Rc1
{ [%clk 0:15:41] } 21... Ne4 { [%clk 0:38:58] } 22. Rd5 { [%clk 0:12:19] }
22... Nf6 { [%clk 0:37:36] } 23. Rd3 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 23... Rae8
{ [%clk 0:36:58] } 24. Re3 { [%clk 0:12:21] } 24... h6 { [%clk 0:34:21] } 25.
Rc2 $2 { Mistake. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:06:03] } 25... Nh5 { [%clk 0:29:41] }
26. Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 26... Nxf4+ 27. gxf4 Rxe3 28. fxe3
{ [%clk 0:03:46] } 28... Rxe3 { [%clk 0:30:31] } 29. Ne5 { [%clk 0:04:10] }
29... g5 { [%clk 0:30:10] } 30. hxg5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 30... hxg5
{ [%clk 0:30:33] } 31. Nd3 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 31... gxf4 32. Nxf4
{ [%clk 0:02:11] } 32... Kf7 { [%clk 0:27:34] } 33. Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:36] }
33... Kf6 34. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 34... Re4 { [%clk 0:27:46] } 35. Nb2
{ [%clk 0:01:07] } 35... f4 { [%clk 0:27:30] } 36. Rc3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 36...
Rd4 { [%clk 0:25:57] } 37. Rc2 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 37... Re4 38. Rc3
{ [%clk 0:00:46] } 38... Kf5 { [%clk 0:24:27] } 39. e3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:00:56] } 39... fxe3+ { [%clk 0:24:27] } 40.
Rxe3 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 40... Rf4+ { [%clk 0:24:15] } 41. Ke2 Nxc4
{ [%clk 0:24:25] } 42. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 42... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
43. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 43... Ra4 44. Re2 Ra3+ 45. Kc4 Kf4 46. Rh2 Ke5 47.
Rd2 Ra4+ 48. Kb5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } 48... Rb4+ 49. Ka6 c4 50. a3
c3 51. Rc2 Rb3 52. Kxa7 Kd4 53. a4 Kd3 54. Rh2 c2 55. Rh3+ Kc4 56. Rh6 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh4+ was best. } 56... Rc3 57. Rxb6 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } 57... c1=Q 58. a5 Kd5 59. a6
Qe3 60. Kb7 Qe7+ 61. Ka8 Rc8+ 62. Rb8 Rxb8+ 63. Kxb8 Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 64.
a7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1