Selvam, Swagatha vs Zerarga, Imene
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G16 · Round 9 · 2026.06.12 · 1-0 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | G16"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Selvam, Swagatha"]
[Black "Zerarga, Imene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "1774"]
[WhiteFideId "30974437"]
[BlackElo "1974"]
[BlackFideId "7921136"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:19] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:59] }
6... e5 { [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:33:25] } 7... Be7
{ [%clk 1:33:22] } 8. Bc4 { [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:33:19] } 9. O-O
{ [%clk 1:34:03] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 10. Bb3 { [%clk 1:34:25] } 10...
b5 { [%clk 1:24:52] } 11. a4 { [%clk 1:33:52] } 11... b4 { [%clk 1:18:35] } 12.
Nd5 { [%clk 1:34:04] } 12... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:18:21] } 13. Bxd5
{ [%clk 1:34:19] } 13... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:18:47] } 14. Qxd5 { [%clk 1:34:37] }
14... Nd7 { [%clk 1:19:04] } 15. a5 { [%clk 1:34:26] } 15... Qc7
{ [%clk 1:19:03] } 16. Rfc1 { [%clk 1:32:42] } 16... Rab8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. [%clk 1:14:40] } 17. Nd2 { [%clk 1:17:55] } 17...
Rb5 { [%clk 1:09:17] } 18. Qc4 { [%clk 1:14:59] } 18... Qb7 { [%clk 1:07:07] }
19. Qd3 { [%clk 1:09:21] } 19... d5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. [%clk 0:59:42] } 20. exd5 { [%clk 1:07:45] } 20...
Rxd5 { [%clk 0:58:57] } 21. Qe2 { [%clk 1:02:11] } 21... Rc8 { [%clk 0:52:29] }
22. c3 { [%clk 1:00:16] } 22... bxc3 { [%clk 0:45:14] } 23. Rxc3
{ [%clk 0:59:30] } 23... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:43:44] } 24. bxc3 { [%clk 0:59:56] }
24... Qb2 { [%clk 0:42:39] } 25. Rb1 { [%clk 1:00:01] } 25... Qxc3
{ [%clk 0:42:57] } 26. Qxa6 { [%clk 0:58:11] } 26... Rxd2 { [%clk 0:40:00] }
27. Bxd2 { [%clk 0:58:20] } 27... Qxd2 { [%clk 0:40:24] } 28. Qc8+
{ [%clk 0:58:31] } 28... Nf8 { [%clk 0:40:30] } 29. a6 { [%clk 0:56:03] } 29...
Qd4 { [%clk 0:40:37] } 30. Rc1 { [%clk 0:55:52] } 30... Ba3 { [%clk 0:40:21] }
31. Qc4 { [%clk 0:49:28] } 31... Qa7 $4
{ Blunder. Qb6 was best. [%clk 0:34:29] } 32. Rb1 { [%clk 0:49:40] } 32... Qa8
{ [%clk 0:33:33] } 33. Rb7 { [%clk 0:46:17] } 33... Ne6 { [%clk 0:28:53] } 34.
Qb5 { [%clk 0:46:41] } 34... Bd6 $4 { Blunder. Bf8 was best. [%clk 0:28:01] }
35. a7 { [%clk 0:44:55] } 35... Bf8 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 36. Qd7
{ [%clk 0:44:38] } 36... Nd8 { [%clk 0:10:18] } 37. Rb8 { [%clk 0:43:33] }
37... Qe4 { [%clk 0:10:29] } 38. Qd1 { [%clk 0:42:26] } 1-0