Bensidi, Abdelmalek vs Malhotra, Rehaan
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · Round 5 · 2026.06.12 · 1-0 · A03 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bensidi, Abdelmalek"]
[Black "Malhotra, Rehaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[WhiteElo "2070"]
[WhiteFideId "7923023"]
[BlackElo "1819"]
[BlackFideId "39914500"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. f4 { [%clk 1:30:34] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:29] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d3 { [%clk 1:29:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:22] }
4. g3 { [%clk 1:29:11] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:05] } 5. Bg2 { [%clk 1:28:35] }
5... O-O { [%clk 1:27:53] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:26:19] } 6... c6
{ [%clk 1:27:33] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:22:18] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:26:05] } 8. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:21:35] } 8... Qc7 { [%clk 1:19:17] } 9. Kh1 { [%clk 1:12:17] } 9...
e5 { [%clk 1:08:34] } 10. e4 { [%clk 1:07:13] } 10... dxe4 { [%clk 1:01:55] }
11. dxe4 { [%clk 1:06:10] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 0:57:21] } 12. f5
{ [%clk 1:03:31] } 12... Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. [%clk 0:52:23] } 13.
Nh4 { [%clk 1:03:04] } 13... b6 { [%clk 0:50:25] } 14. Qf3 { [%clk 0:58:43] }
14... Ba6 { [%clk 0:47:05] } 15. Rf2 { [%clk 0:58:28] } 15... Rad8
{ [%clk 0:44:57] } 16. Bg5 { [%clk 0:58:01] } 16... Rd6 { [%clk 0:44:40] } 17.
Be3 $2 { Mistake. a3 was best. [%clk 0:49:54] } 17... Ncd7 $4
{ Blunder. Rd4 was best. [%clk 0:35:25] } 18. Bf1 { [%clk 0:49:23] } 18... Bxf1
{ [%clk 0:34:08] } 19. Raxf1 { [%clk 0:49:46] } 19... Kh8 { [%clk 0:30:12] }
20. Qe2 $6 { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. [%clk 0:49:15] } 20... Nb8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best. [%clk 0:21:02] } 21. Bg5 { [%clk 0:48:53] } 21...
Ng8 { [%clk 0:20:42] } 22. fxg6 $2 { Mistake. g4 was best. [%clk 0:47:34] }
22... fxg6 { [%clk 0:20:52] } 23. Rf7 { [%clk 0:35:42] } 23... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:17:25] } 24. Qc4 { [%clk 0:33:55] } 24... Qc8 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 25.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:25:11] } 25... Rf8 { [%clk 0:06:16] } 26. Rxf8 { [%clk 0:25:15] }
26... Bxf8 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 27. Rf2 { [%clk 0:21:47] } 27... Qe8
{ [%clk 0:06:17] } 28. Nf3 { [%clk 0:16:56] } 28... h6 $4
{ Blunder. b5 was best. [%clk 0:04:00] } 29. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 29... b5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. [%clk 0:02:13] } 30. Qb3 $4
{ Blunder. Rxf8 was best. [%clk 0:14:24] } 30... Bc5 $2
{ Mistake. Rg7 was best. [%clk 0:02:34] } 31. Nxd7 { [%clk 0:10:49] } 31...
Bxf2 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 32. Nf6 { [%clk 0:07:16] } 32... Qf8 { [%clk 0:00:57] }
33. Qxg8+ { [%clk 0:07:23] } 33... Qxg8 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 34. Nxg8
{ [%clk 0:07:48] } 34... hxg5 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 35. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:05:07] }
35... Kxg8 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 36. Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:32] } 36... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:02:13] } 37. Kg4 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 37... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 38.
e5+ { [%clk 0:05:59] } 38... Kxe5 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 39. Kxg5
{ [%clk 0:06:24] } 39... b4 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 40. Ne2 { [%clk 0:36:21] } 40...
Ke4 { [%clk 0:33:39] } 41. Kxg6 { [%clk 0:33:51] } 41... Nd7 { [%clk 0:32:57] }
42. h4 { [%clk 0:32:15] } 42... Kf3 { [%clk 0:33:08] } 43. Nd4+
{ [%clk 0:32:35] } 43... Kxg3 { [%clk 0:33:33] } 44. h5 { [%clk 0:33:00] }
44... Ne5+ { [%clk 0:33:47] } 45. Kg7 { [%clk 0:33:19] } 45... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:34:00] } 46. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:33:30] } 46... Kf4 { [%clk 0:34:23] } 47.
h6 { [%clk 0:33:54] } 47... Nxh6 { [%clk 0:34:49] } 48. Kxh6 { [%clk 0:34:14] }
48... Ke3 { [%clk 0:35:12] } 49. Nxb4 { [%clk 0:34:12] } 49... Kd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. [%clk 0:35:31] } 50. c4 { [%clk 0:34:37] } 50... a5
{ [%clk 0:35:57] } 51. Na6 { [%clk 0:34:39] } 51... Kc2 { [%clk 0:36:17] } 52.
c5 { [%clk 0:35:03] } 52... Kxb2 { [%clk 0:36:43] } 53. c6 { [%clk 0:35:21] }
53... Kxa2 { [%clk 0:37:09] } 54. c7 { [%clk 0:35:46] } 54... a4
{ [%clk 0:37:31] } 55. c8=Q { [%clk 0:36:06] } 55... a3 { [%clk 0:37:57] } 1-0