Markov, Mikhail Ev. vs Turaga, Varun Karthik
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · Round 10 · 2026.06.26 · 0-1 · B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Markov, Mikhail Ev."]
[Black "Turaga, Varun Karthik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "1555"]
[WhiteFideId "55826962"]
[BlackElo "1673"]
[BlackFideId "39977110"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:28:48] }
2... a6 { [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:26:53] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:29:46] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:25:14] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:56] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:22:06] } 5... e5 { [%clk 1:28:18] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:20:16] }
6... Bb4 { [%clk 1:26:31] } 7. Bd2 { [%clk 1:13:32] } 7... d6
{ [%clk 1:22:29] } 8. Bc4 { [%clk 1:10:48] } 8... Bg4 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 9. a3
{ [%clk 1:07:43] } 9... Ba5 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 10. Qe2 { [%clk 1:04:41] } 10...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:17:27] } 11. O-O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. [%clk 1:02:00] }
11... Nd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. [%clk 1:15:59] } 12. Qd3
{ [%clk 0:59:15] } 12... b5 { [%clk 1:13:43] } 13. Ba2 { [%clk 0:56:10] } 13...
O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. [%clk 1:10:39] } 14. h3 $4
{ Blunder. Nxd4 was best. [%clk 0:52:50] } 14... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:00:33] } 15.
gxf3 { [%clk 0:53:01] } 15... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best. [%clk 0:58:49] } 16. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. [%clk 0:48:30] } 16... Qc7 { [%clk 0:52:27] } 17.
f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. [%clk 0:46:51] } 17... Bb6 $4
{ Blunder. b4 was best. [%clk 0:44:28] } 18. Kb1 { [%clk 0:42:38] } 18... a5 $2
{ Mistake. Kh8 was best. [%clk 0:43:01] } 19. Rc1 $4
{ Blunder. Bg5 was best. [%clk 0:38:58] } 19... b4 { [%clk 0:40:57] } 20. Nd5
{ [%clk 0:36:55] } 20... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:40:35] } 21. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:37:14] }
21... bxa3 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 22. bxa3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c3 was best. [%clk 0:36:17] } 22... Qd7 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 23.
Rhg1 { [%clk 0:28:51] } 23... Kh8 { [%clk 0:28:41] } 24. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ka2 was best. [%clk 0:23:42] } 24... Rb8 $2
{ Mistake. Nb5 was best. [%clk 0:25:28] } 25. Ka2 { [%clk 0:21:56] } 25... Nb5
{ [%clk 0:25:12] } 26. f6 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 26... gxf6 $4
{ Blunder. g6 was best. [%clk 0:20:36] } 27. Qf3 { [%clk 0:16:35] } 27... Qe7
$6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. [%clk 0:20:24] } 28. Rg4 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 28...
Rg8 { [%clk 0:19:42] } 29. Rh4 $4 { Blunder. Rxg8+ was best. [%clk 0:15:10] }
29... Rg7 { [%clk 0:18:14] } 30. Bh6 { [%clk 0:14:27] } 30... Rg6
{ [%clk 0:17:27] } 31. Qh5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. [%clk 0:14:38] }
31... Kg8 $4 { Blunder. Nxc3+ was best. [%clk 0:15:34] } 32. Rg4 $4
{ Blunder. Bd2 was best. [%clk 0:14:29] } 32... Kh8 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 33. Rh4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. [%clk 0:14:00] } 33... Qc7 $4
{ Blunder. Nxc3+ was best. [%clk 0:11:11] } 34. c4 $4
{ Blunder. Bg5 was best. [%clk 0:10:55] } 34... Qc5 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 35. cxb5
$4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf3 was best. [%clk 0:08:27] } 35... Qxf2+
{ [%clk 0:05:22] } 36. Kb1 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 36... Bd4 { [%clk 0:05:29] } 37.
Bd2 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 37... Rxb5+ { [%clk 0:05:54] } 38. Kc2
{ [%clk 0:01:01] } 38... Rb2+ { [%clk 0:06:17] } 39. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:21] }
39... Qxd2+ { [%clk 0:06:15] } 40. Kc4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 40... Qxc1+
{ [%clk 0:07:05] } 41. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 0-1