Meng, Xiangyi vs Turaga, Varun Karthik
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · Round 2 · 2026.06.10 · 1/2-1/2 · C42 Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meng, Xiangyi"]
[Black "Turaga, Varun Karthik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "1504"]
[WhiteFideId "6017738"]
[BlackElo "1673"]
[BlackFideId "39977110"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:47] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 3... d6
{ [%clk 1:27:15] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:27:08] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:27] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:26:21] } 6. dxc3 { [%clk 1:29:40] }
6... d5 { [%clk 1:25:28] } 7. c4 { [%clk 1:27:37] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:24:05] }
8. cxd5 { [%clk 1:27:50] } 8... cxd5 { [%clk 1:24:11] } 9. Be3
{ [%clk 1:27:09] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 1:22:59] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 1:26:07] } 10...
Bg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. [%clk 1:22:04] } 11. h3 { [%clk 1:25:24] }
11... Bh5 { [%clk 1:21:43] } 12. c3 { [%clk 1:25:17] } 12... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:19:13] } 13. g4 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 13... Bg6 { [%clk 1:17:25] } 14.
Bxg6 { [%clk 1:25:53] } 14... fxg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. [%clk 1:16:49] } 15. Qxd5 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 15...
Qe7 { [%clk 1:15:47] } 16. O-O-O { [%clk 1:25:11] } 16... O-O-O
{ [%clk 1:15:01] } 17. Qb3 { [%clk 1:24:38] } 17... Rhf8 { [%clk 1:12:33] } 18.
Nd4 { [%clk 1:23:28] } 18... Nxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. [%clk 1:10:17] } 19. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:23:19] } 19...
Qe4 { [%clk 1:08:59] } 20. Qc2 { [%clk 1:22:06] } 20... Qe6 { [%clk 1:07:02] }
21. Kb1 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 21... a6 { [%clk 1:02:32] } 22. Bxg7
{ [%clk 1:19:06] } 22... Rf3 { [%clk 1:01:54] } 23. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:17:44] }
23... Qf7 { [%clk 1:01:08] } 24. Bd4 { [%clk 1:17:58] } 24... Rxh3
{ [%clk 1:00:27] } 25. Bb6 { [%clk 1:17:29] } 25... Bc7 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 26.
Rxd8+ { [%clk 1:16:41] } 26... Bxd8 { [%clk 0:59:51] } 27. Bxd8
{ [%clk 1:16:26] } 27... Kxd8 { [%clk 1:00:09] } 28. Qd2+ { [%clk 1:15:30] }
28... Kc8 $4 { Blunder. Kc7 was best. [%clk 1:00:15] } 29. Qd6
{ [%clk 1:15:09] } 29... g5 { [%clk 0:57:55] } 30. Re7 { [%clk 1:13:52] } 30...
Qg6+ { [%clk 0:49:56] } 31. Qxg6 { [%clk 1:14:14] } 31... hxg6
{ [%clk 0:50:22] } 32. Re5 { [%clk 1:14:30] } 32... Rh1+ { [%clk 0:48:41] } 33.
Kc2 { [%clk 1:14:51] } 33... Rf1 { [%clk 0:48:36] } 34. Rxg5 { [%clk 1:13:38] }
34... Rxf2+ { [%clk 0:48:59] } 35. Kb3 { [%clk 1:13:12] } 35... Rf6
{ [%clk 0:49:07] } 36. Kc4 { [%clk 1:12:45] } 36... Kd7 { [%clk 0:48:18] } 37.
Rd5+ $6 { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. [%clk 1:12:49] } 37... Kc6
{ [%clk 0:48:48] } 38. Rd3 $4 { Blunder. Rg5 was best. [%clk 1:12:21] } 38...
Rf4+ { [%clk 0:48:26] } 39. Rd4 { [%clk 1:12:46] } 39... Rf6 $2
{ Mistake. Rf2 was best. [%clk 0:48:46] } 40. b4 $2
{ Mistake. Kd3 was best. [%clk 1:12:30] } 40... b5+ { [%clk 0:46:29] } 1/2-1/2