Varfolomeev, Maksim vs Zhang, Yiming
Finnish Youth Chess Championship Finland 2026 | U12 · Round 2 · 2025.12.14 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
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PGN
[Event "Finnish Youth Chess Championship Finland 2026 | U12"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Varfolomeev, Maksim"]
[Black "Zhang, Yiming"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteElo "1485"]
[WhiteFideId "522740"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[BlackFideId "8608563"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nd5
{ [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. d4 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 4... cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 5.
cxd4 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:50] }
6... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 7... Nb6
{ [%clk 1:31:58] } 8. Bb5 { [%clk 1:32:51] } 8... dxe5 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 9.
Nxe5 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 9... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 10. Bxc6 { [%clk 1:31:15] }
10... Bxc6 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:30:25] } 11... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g6 was best.[%clk 1:29:47] } 12. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 12... e6
{ [%clk 1:29:08] } 13. Qg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best.[%clk 1:27:40] }
13... h5 { [%clk 1:22:52] } 14. Qf4 { [%clk 1:21:52] } 14... Qf6
{ [%clk 1:22:20] } 15. a3 { [%clk 1:08:54] } 15... Be7 { [%clk 1:18:49] } 16.
Nxc6 { [%clk 1:05:32] } 16... Qxf4 { [%clk 1:16:00] } 17. Bxf4
{ [%clk 1:05:49] } 17... Rxc6 { [%clk 1:15:26] } 18. Rac1 { [%clk 1:03:40] }
18... O-O { [%clk 1:15:01] } 19. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:01:51] } 19... Bf6
{ [%clk 1:13:11] } 20. Red1 { [%clk 0:54:43] } 20... Rd8 { [%clk 0:57:21] } 21.
Be3 { [%clk 0:51:07] } 21... Nc4 { [%clk 0:53:26] } 22. Na4 $4
{ Blunder. Rc2 was best.[%clk 0:48:36] } 22... b5 { [%clk 0:50:55] } 23. Rd2 $2
{ Mistake. Nc5 was best.[%clk 0:43:31] } 23... bxa4 { [%clk 0:50:58] } 24. Rdc2
{ [%clk 0:43:25] } 24... Rdc8 { [%clk 0:51:12] } 25. f3 { [%clk 0:43:29] }
25... Na5 { [%clk 0:51:20] } 26. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:43:28] } 26... Rxc6
{ [%clk 0:51:40] } 27. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:43:50] } 27... Nxc6 { [%clk 0:52:01] }
28. Kf2 { [%clk 0:44:06] } 28... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:52:20] } 29. Bxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:44:24] } 29... Bxd4+ { [%clk 0:52:42] } 30.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:44:49] } 30... Bxb2 { [%clk 0:53:02] } 31. Kd3 { [%clk 0:45:11] }
31... Bxa3 { [%clk 0:53:26] } 32. Kc4 { [%clk 0:45:36] } 32... Bd6
{ [%clk 0:53:43] } 33. Kb5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best.[%clk 0:45:58] } 33... a3
{ [%clk 0:53:50] } 34. Kc6 { [%clk 0:46:21] } 34... a2 { [%clk 0:54:11] } 35.
Kxd6 { [%clk 0:46:44] } 35... a1=Q { [%clk 0:54:34] } 36. Kc6
{ [%clk 0:47:02] } 36... Qa5 { [%clk 0:54:47] } 37. g4 { [%clk 0:47:19] } 37...
Kf8 { [%clk 0:55:08] } 38. gxh5 { [%clk 0:47:40] } 38... Ke7 { [%clk 0:55:28] }
39. h6 { [%clk 0:47:59] } 39... Qb6# { [%clk 0:55:51] } 0-1