Budisavljevic, Luka vs Mcconnell, Sullivan
Texas Grand Circuit Edition 1: Dallas · Round 1.1 · 2026.03.12 · 1-0 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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PGN
[Event "Texas Grand Circuit Edition 1: Dallas"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Budisavljevic, Luka"]
[Black "Mcconnell, Sullivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[WhiteFideId "960047"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[BlackFideId "30934885"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:19] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. f4
{ [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:42] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 8.
Qd2 { [%clk 1:33:24] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:30:56] } 9. dxc5 { [%clk 1:33:37] }
9... Nxc5 { [%clk 1:27:09] } 10. O-O-O { [%clk 1:33:58] } 10... Qa5
{ [%clk 1:26:43] } 11. Kb1 { [%clk 1:25:01] } 11... Rb8 { [%clk 1:22:30] } 12.
Qf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 1:24:01] } 12... b6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 1:07:27] } 13. Nd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.[%clk 1:06:22] } 13... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:03:59] } 14.
Bxd4 { [%clk 1:06:36] } 14... Bb7 { [%clk 0:57:47] } 15. g4 { [%clk 1:03:28] }
15... f6 { [%clk 0:57:18] } 16. Bg2 { [%clk 0:58:52] } 16... Rbc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best.[%clk 0:50:58] } 17. Rhe1 { [%clk 0:53:31] } 17...
fxe5 { [%clk 0:49:18] } 18. Bxe5 { [%clk 0:53:54] } 18... b5
{ [%clk 0:45:50] } 19. f5 $4 { Blunder. a3 was best.[%clk 0:44:07] } 19... b4
{ [%clk 0:38:19] } 20. Ne2 { [%clk 0:40:24] } 20... Rc6 $4
{ Blunder. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:31:51] } 21. Nc1 { [%clk 0:38:39] } 21... Ra6
{ [%clk 0:31:43] } 22. Bf1 { [%clk 0:26:43] } 22... Rc6 { [%clk 0:26:55] } 23.
Qd4 { [%clk 0:25:53] } 23... Bh4 { [%clk 0:25:26] } 24. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:22:24] }
24... Rf7 { [%clk 0:23:50] } 25. Bh6 $2
{ Mistake. Be5 was best.[%clk 0:13:01] } 25... Bxe1 { [%clk 0:24:10] } 26.
Rxe1 { [%clk 0:13:25] } 26... b3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:21:45] } 27. Bd2 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 27...
bxc2+ { [%clk 0:19:24] } 28. Ka1 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 28... Qa4
{ [%clk 0:19:37] } 29. Qxa4 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 29... Nxa4 { [%clk 0:20:01] }
30. Bb5 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 30... Nc5 { [%clk 0:20:19] } 31. Bxc6
{ [%clk 0:05:34] } 31... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:20:47] } 32. Be3 { [%clk 0:04:13] }
32... Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d4 was best.[%clk 0:20:24] } 33. fxe6
{ [%clk 0:04:42] } 33... Re7 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 34. Re2 { [%clk 0:02:46] }
34... Rxe6 $2 { Mistake. a5 was best.[%clk 0:20:14] } 35. Bxa7
{ [%clk 0:02:30] } 35... Bd7 { [%clk 0:19:24] } 36. Rxc2 { [%clk 0:02:46] }
36... Ra6 { [%clk 0:19:47] } 37. Bd4 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 37... Bxg4
{ [%clk 0:19:22] } 38. b3 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 38... h5 { [%clk 0:19:18] } 39.
Kb2 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 39... Ng5 { [%clk 0:19:19] } 40. Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:51] }
40... Nf3 { [%clk 0:19:29] } 41. Nb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.[%clk 0:00:55] } 41... Rg6 { [%clk 0:18:32] } 42.
Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 42... Bf5 { [%clk 0:18:42] } 43. Re2 $2
{ Mistake. Rf2 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 43... Be4 $4
{ Blunder. d4 was best.[%clk 0:19:04] } 44. a4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 44... h4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re6 was best.[%clk 0:19:29] } 45. a5 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 45... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:17:32] } 46. a6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 46... Ke6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best.[%clk 0:17:42] } 47. a7 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 47...
Rg8 { [%clk 0:18:07] } 48. Na6 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 48... Kd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best.[%clk 0:18:33] } 49. Nb8+ { [%clk 0:01:23] } 1-0