Kantor, Gergely vs Guo, Ethan
Texas Grand Circuit Edition 1: Dallas · Round 8.3 · 2026.03.12 · 1-0 · B94 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
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PGN
[Event "Texas Grand Circuit Edition 1: Dallas"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.12"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Kantor, Gergely"]
[Black "Guo, Ethan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[WhiteFideId "751499"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[BlackFideId "30976359"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:27:21] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:27:44] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:05] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:33:15] }
6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 7... Qb6
{ [%clk 1:29:13] } 8. Bb3 { [%clk 1:34:06] } 8... e6 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 9. Qd2
{ [%clk 1:34:32] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:56] } 10. O-O-O { [%clk 1:34:58] }
10... Nc5 { [%clk 1:30:18] } 11. f3 { [%clk 1:35:23] } 11... Qc7
{ [%clk 1:30:40] } 12. g4 { [%clk 1:35:40] } 12... b5 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 13. a3
{ [%clk 1:36:06] } 13... Rb8 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 14. Kb1 { [%clk 1:35:41] }
14... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 15. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:35:36] } 15... h6
{ [%clk 1:31:35] } 16. Bh4 { [%clk 1:29:41] } 16... Nxb3 { [%clk 1:29:03] } 17.
cxb3 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 17... b4 { [%clk 1:29:04] } 18. axb4 { [%clk 1:28:17] }
18... O-O { [%clk 1:29:18] } 19. g5 { [%clk 1:26:28] } 19... Nh7
{ [%clk 1:29:41] } 20. Bf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best.[%clk 1:01:20] }
20... Bxg5 { [%clk 1:24:08] } 21. f4 { [%clk 1:01:14] } 21... Bf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.[%clk 1:24:01] } 22. Nc2 { [%clk 1:00:04] } 22...
Bc6 { [%clk 1:12:47] } 23. Qxd6 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 23... Qb7 { [%clk 1:12:29] }
24. Bd4 { [%clk 0:48:22] } 24... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:04:36] } 25. f5
{ [%clk 0:37:36] } 25... exf5 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 26. exf5 { [%clk 0:36:18] }
26... a5 { [%clk 0:50:07] } 27. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 27... Nxf6
{ [%clk 0:50:23] } 28. Rd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best.[%clk 0:07:57] } 28...
Bd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best.[%clk 0:42:33] } 29. Rg1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best.[%clk 0:05:56] } 29... Kh7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:41:28] } 30. Qe5 { [%clk 0:05:58] } 30...
axb4 $4 { Blunder. Rg8 was best.[%clk 0:37:31] } 31. Rxb4 $4
{ Blunder. Rxg7+ was best.[%clk 0:05:59] } 31... Qa7 $4
{ Blunder. Qxb4 was best.[%clk 0:37:03] } 32. Rxg7+ { [%clk 0:05:39] } 32...
Kxg7 { [%clk 0:37:24] } 33. Rg4+ { [%clk 0:06:08] } 33... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:37:24] } 34. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 34... Rg8 { [%clk 0:37:39] } 35.
Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:06:28] } 35... Kh8 { [%clk 0:37:58] } 36. Qf6+
{ [%clk 0:02:09] } 36... Kh7 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 37. Qf7+ { [%clk 0:02:35] }
37... Kh8 { [%clk 0:38:55] } 38. Rg6 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 38... Rxg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg1+ was best.[%clk 0:37:28] } 39. fxg6 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 39...
Qg1+ { [%clk 0:37:48] } 40. Ka2 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 40... Ra8+
{ [%clk 0:38:13] } 41. Na4 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 1-0