Om Esh Gottumukkala vs Turaga, Varun Karthik
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · Round 8 · 2026.06.24 · 0-1 · C24 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Om Esh Gottumukkala"]
[Black "Turaga, Varun Karthik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteElo "1469"]
[WhiteFideId "88136175"]
[BlackElo "1673"]
[BlackFideId "39977110"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:20] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 3. d3 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:30:13] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 4... Bb4 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. f4
$2 { Mistake. Nf3 was best. [%clk 1:29:37] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:29:31] } 6. exd5
{ [%clk 1:09:50] } 6... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:24:11] } 7. Bd2 { [%clk 1:07:15] } 7...
Nxf4 { [%clk 1:22:41] } 8. Bxf4 { [%clk 1:01:16] } 8... exf4 { [%clk 1:21:27] }
9. Qe2+ { [%clk 0:56:40] } 9... Qe7 { [%clk 1:18:02] } 10. Qxe7+
{ [%clk 0:56:23] } 10... Nxe7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. [%clk 1:15:37] }
11. O-O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. [%clk 0:54:23] } 11... Bg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. [%clk 1:09:27] } 12. Nf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. [%clk 0:46:58] } 12... f6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. [%clk 1:06:16] } 13. Rde1 { [%clk 0:44:55] } 13...
O-O-O { [%clk 1:03:02] } 14. Be6+ { [%clk 0:44:30] } 14... Bxe6
{ [%clk 1:03:23] } 15. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:44:39] } 15... Nf5 { [%clk 1:01:55] } 16.
a3 { [%clk 0:38:31] } 16... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:00:36] } 17. bxc3 { [%clk 0:38:53] }
17... Rhe8 { [%clk 0:59:36] } 18. Rhe1 { [%clk 0:38:44] } 18... Kd7
{ [%clk 0:58:46] } 19. Rxe8 { [%clk 0:38:35] } 19... Rxe8 { [%clk 0:59:11] }
20. Rxe8 { [%clk 0:39:02] } 20... Kxe8 { [%clk 0:59:36] } 21. Kd2
{ [%clk 0:39:10] } 21... Kd7 { [%clk 0:59:18] } 22. d4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a4 was best. [%clk 0:36:01] } 22... Kc6 { [%clk 0:56:33] } 23. c4
{ [%clk 0:36:06] } 23... Ne3 { [%clk 0:56:30] } 24. g3 { [%clk 0:33:49] } 24...
Nxc4+ { [%clk 0:56:06] } 25. Kd3 { [%clk 0:33:54] } 25... Nxa3
{ [%clk 0:56:07] } 26. gxf4 { [%clk 0:34:01] } 26... Kd5 { [%clk 0:55:38] } 27.
Nh4 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 27... Nc4 { [%clk 0:53:29] } 28. Nf5 { [%clk 0:34:07] }
28... g6 { [%clk 0:53:14] } 29. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:34:18] } 29... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:53:24] } 30. Nc8 { [%clk 0:29:59] } 30... Nd6 { [%clk 0:52:02] } 31.
Nxa7 { [%clk 0:29:41] } 31... Kf5 { [%clk 0:51:09] } 32. c4 { [%clk 0:29:46] }
32... Kxf4 { [%clk 0:50:46] } 33. c5 { [%clk 0:29:51] } 33... Ne8
{ [%clk 0:50:37] } 34. Nb5 { [%clk 0:30:14] } 34... g5 { [%clk 0:50:11] } 35.
d5 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 35... Ke5 { [%clk 0:50:08] } 36. Kc4 { [%clk 0:27:30] }
36... f5 { [%clk 0:49:51] } 37. Nxc7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. [%clk 0:26:57] } 37... Nxc7 { [%clk 0:50:12] } 38.
d6 { [%clk 0:27:24] } 38... Ne6 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 39. Kb5 { [%clk 0:27:40] }
39... f4 { [%clk 0:50:48] } 40. Kb6 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. [%clk 0:27:57] } 40... f3
{ [%clk 0:51:10] } 41. d7 { [%clk 0:28:24] } 41... f2 { [%clk 0:51:30] } 42.
Kxb7 { [%clk 0:28:51] } 42... Nxc5+ { [%clk 0:51:49] } 43. Kc7
{ [%clk 0:29:17] } 43... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:52:11] } 44. Kxd7 { [%clk 0:29:40] }
44... f1=Q { [%clk 0:52:32] } 45. h4 { [%clk 0:30:06] } 45... gxh4
{ [%clk 0:52:52] } 46. Ke7 { [%clk 0:30:29] } 46... Qf6+ { [%clk 0:53:13] } 47.
Kd7 { [%clk 0:30:54] } 47... Kd5 { [%clk 0:53:36] } 48. Kc7 { [%clk 0:31:20] }
48... Kc5 { [%clk 0:54:00] } 49. Kb7 { [%clk 0:31:46] } 49... Qe7+
{ [%clk 0:54:24] } 50. Ka6 { [%clk 0:32:04] } 50... Qd7 { [%clk 0:54:49] } 51.
Ka5 { [%clk 0:32:26] } 51... Qa7# { [%clk 0:55:17] } 0-1