Lee, Justin vs Khanbutaev, Artemii

2026 Illinois Invitationals · Round 5 · 2026.04.24 · 1/2-1/2 · C47 Four Knights Game

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.
PGN
[Event "2026 Illinois Invitationals"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lee, Justin"]
[Black "Khanbutaev, Artemii"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[WhiteFideId "66201624"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[BlackFideId "55747175"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:15] } 4. h3 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 4... Bb4 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:31:20] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:32:49] } 6...
d6 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Ne2 { [%clk 1:33:10] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 8.
exd5 { [%clk 1:33:31] } 8... Qxd5 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:33:58] }
9... e4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was  best.[%clk 1:22:56] } 10. Bxe4
{ [%clk 1:34:19] } 10... Qxe4 { [%clk 1:22:52] } 11. axb4 { [%clk 1:34:27] }
11... Qxb4 { [%clk 1:22:09] } 12. c3 { [%clk 1:34:48] } 12... Qb5
{ [%clk 1:20:23] } 13. d4 { [%clk 1:34:40] } 13... Re8 { [%clk 1:20:15] } 14.
Nf4 { [%clk 1:33:59] } 14... Bf5 { [%clk 1:15:46] } 15. b3 { [%clk 1:31:54] }
15... Rad8 { [%clk 1:13:09] } 16. c4 { [%clk 1:30:22] } 16... Qb6
{ [%clk 1:13:12] } 17. d5 { [%clk 1:28:10] } 17... Nb4 { [%clk 1:04:01] } 18.
Nd4 { [%clk 1:23:05] } 18... Bd3 { [%clk 0:58:43] } 19. Nxd3 { [%clk 1:20:12] }
19... Qxd4 { [%clk  0:59:03] } 20. Nb2 { [%clk 1:20:36] } 20... Qxd1
{ [%clk 0:42:41] } 21. Rxd1 { [%clk 1:20:55] } 21... a6 { [%clk 0:41:17] } 22.
Bf4 { [%clk 1:20:08] } 22... Rd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:37:52] }
23. Ra4 { [%clk 1:13:35] } 23... c5 { [%clk 0:37:51] } 24. Be3
{ [%clk 1:13:08] } 24... b6 { [%clk 0:35:13] } 25. Nd3 $2
{ Mistake. Rxb4 was best.[%clk 1:12:34] } 25... Nxd3 { [%clk 0:34:39] } 26.
Rxd3 { [%clk 1:12:21] } 26... a5 { [%clk 0:35:03] } 27. f3 { [%clk 1:13:01] }
27... Rde7 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 28. Kf2 { [%clk 1:12:43] } 28... Nd7
{ [%clk  0:33:21] } 29. Ra2 { [%clk 1:01:18] } 29... f6 { [%clk 0:29:25] } 30.
Bf4 { [%clk  0:59:36] } 30... Re1 $6 { Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:23:54] }
31. Rdd2 { [%clk 0:57:01] } 31... Rb1 { [%clk 0:17:03] } 32. Rab2
{ [%clk 0:57:06] } 32... Ra1 { [%clk 0:13:57] } 33. Re2 { [%clk 0:55:13] }
33... Rxe2+ { [%clk 0:12:54] } 34. Rxe2 { [%clk 0:53:16] } 34... a4
{ [%clk 0:11:54] } 35. bxa4 { [%clk 0:47:13] } 35... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:09:34] }
36. d6 { [%clk 0:35:03] } 36... Rxc4 { [%clk  0:08:55] } 37. Re8+
{ [%clk 0:35:06] } 37... Kf7 { [%clk 0:09:20] } 38. Re7+ { [%clk 0:35:33] }
38... Kf8 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 39. Be3 { [%clk 0:34:38] } 39... Ne5
{ [%clk 0:06:43] } 40. f4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.[%clk 0:34:36] } 40...
Nf7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc2+ was best.[%clk 0:06:59] } 41. Re6 { [%clk 0:34:04] }
41... Nd8 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 42. Re7 { [%clk 0:31:56] } 42... Nf7
{ [%clk 0:06:59] } 43. Re6 { [%clk 0:28:44] } 43... Nd8 { [%clk 0:07:23] }
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