Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh vs Al-Tarboush, Ward
Fagernes Chess International | GM · Round 6.16 · 2026.03.24 · 1/2-1/2 · D79 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "Fagernes Chess International | GM"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.24"]
[Round "6.16"]
[White "Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh"]
[Black "Al-Tarboush, Ward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[WhiteFideId "39918106"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[BlackFideId "7601450"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "D79"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:40:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:40:18] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:41:20] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:40:38] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:41:46] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:41:06] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:42:10] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:41:22] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 1:42:36] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:41:39] } 6. c4 { [%clk 1:43:01] } 6... c6
{ [%clk 1:42:07] } 7. cxd5 { [%clk 1:42:31] } 7... cxd5 { [%clk 1:42:31] } 8.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:42:59] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:42:21] } 9. Ne5 { [%clk 1:43:24] }
9... Bf5 { [%clk 1:42:30] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:33:58] } 10... h5
{ [%clk 1:38:52] } 11. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:33:59] } 11... bxc6 { [%clk 1:39:20] }
12. Bf4 { [%clk 1:34:22] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 1:38:37] } 13. Na4
{ [%clk 1:27:16] } 13... Qb5 { [%clk 1:37:42] } 14. Be5 { [%clk 1:26:46] }
14... Bh6 { [%clk 1:34:43] } 15. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:26:08] } 15... exf6
{ [%clk 1:35:06] } 16. e3 { [%clk 1:25:35] } 16... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:22:54] } 17.
b3 { [%clk 1:14:10] } 17... Re7 { [%clk 1:21:46] } 18. Re1 { [%clk 1:14:03] }
18... Rae8 { [%clk 1:22:14] } 19. Rc1 { [%clk 1:03:40] } 19... Qb7
{ [%clk 1:20:34] } 20. Qd2 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 20... Qd7 { [%clk 1:15:05] } 21.
Nc5 { [%clk 1:01:36] } 21... Qc8 { [%clk 1:15:29] } 22. Kh2 { [%clk 1:00:39] }
22... Qb8 { [%clk 1:15:08] } 23. Kg1 { [%clk 0:56:24] } 23... Bc8
{ [%clk 1:15:18] } 24. Nd3 { [%clk 0:51:53] } 24... h4 { [%clk 1:08:28] } 25.
g4 { [%clk 0:50:46] } 25... Qd6 { [%clk 1:07:15] } 26. Nb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.[%clk 0:46:21] } 26... Bd7 { [%clk 1:06:13] } 27.
Qc3 { [%clk 0:35:26] } 27... Re6 { [%clk 0:55:11] } 28. Na6 { [%clk 0:33:49] }
28... f5 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 29. gxf5 { [%clk 0:29:58] } 29... gxf5
{ [%clk 0:53:01] } 30. Qc5 { [%clk 0:30:19] } 30... f4 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 31.
Qxd6 { [%clk 0:30:32] } 31... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:50:55] } 32. exf4
{ [%clk 0:30:55] } 32... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:49:56] } 33. Rxe8+ { [%clk 0:30:33] }
33... Bxe8 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 34. Re1 { [%clk 0:30:50] } 34... Re6
{ [%clk 0:50:46] } 35. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:29:46] } 35... fxe6 { [%clk 0:51:15] }
36. Nc5 { [%clk 0:30:05] } 36... Kf7 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 37. Kf1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.[%clk 0:24:56] } 37... Kf6 { [%clk 0:50:13] } 38.
Bf3 { [%clk 0:17:25] } 38... Bd6 { [%clk 0:44:28] } 39. Nd3 { [%clk 0:16:30] }
39... Bg6 { [%clk 0:44:49] } 40. Ke2 { [%clk 0:16:44] } 40... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:45:16] } 41. Bg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best.[%clk 0:16:25] } 41...
Be4 $4 { Blunder. Bxg4+ was best.[%clk 0:42:18] } 42. Ke3 { [%clk 0:40:02] }
42... a5 { [%clk 1:19:43] } 43. f3 { [%clk 0:39:02] } 43... Bh7
{ [%clk 1:19:42] } 44. Nc5 $4 { Blunder. Ke2 was best.[%clk 0:37:11] } 44...
Bb1 $4 { Blunder. Bxc5 was best.[%clk 1:19:14] } 45. a3 { [%clk 0:37:11] }
45... Bf5 { [%clk 0:52:43] } 46. Bxf5 { [%clk 0:28:09] } 46... Kxf5
{ [%clk 0:52:45] } 47. Nb7 { [%clk 0:27:23] } 47... Bc7 { [%clk 0:38:45] } 48.
b4 { [%clk 0:20:24] } 48... axb4 { [%clk 0:39:00] } 49. axb4 { [%clk 0:20:50] }
49... e5 { [%clk 0:38:51] } 50. dxe5 { [%clk 0:20:09] } 50... Kxe5
{ [%clk 0:34:20] } 51. f4+ { [%clk 0:20:11] } 51... Kf5 { [%clk 0:32:14] } 52.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:19:18] } 52... d4 { [%clk 0:32:06] } 53. Na5 { [%clk 0:18:44] }
53... c5 { [%clk 0:28:41] } 54. Nb3 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 54... cxb4
{ [%clk 0:29:05] } 55. Nxd4+ { [%clk 0:19:29] } 55... Kf6 { [%clk 0:29:28] }
56. Ke4 { [%clk 0:19:19] } 56... Bb6 { [%clk 0:28:56] } 57. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:18:43] } 57... Bf2 { [%clk 0:26:25] } 58. Kd3 { [%clk 0:18:59] }
58... Kf5 { [%clk 0:26:02] } 59. Kc4 { [%clk 0:19:20] } 59... Be1
{ [%clk 0:26:06] } 60. Nxe1 { [%clk 0:19:24] } 60... Kxf4 { [%clk 0:26:35] }
61. Ng2+ { [%clk 0:19:49] } 61... Kg3 { [%clk 0:27:01] } 62. Nxh4
{ [%clk 0:20:15] } 62... Kxh4 { [%clk 0:27:29] } 63. Kxb4 { [%clk 0:20:40] }
63... Kxh3 { [%clk 0:27:56] } 1/2-1/2