[Event "English Rapid Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "9.23"]
[White "Hristov, Georgi"]
[Black "Iyengar, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1618"]
[WhiteFideId "5901766"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[BlackFideId "405949"]
[TimeControl "G15' + 10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Defense"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.25"]
[UTCTime "12:40:04"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Rapid"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-open-rapid/round-9/NipGAbmN/GRsrCycT"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:25] } 2. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:26] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:23] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:20] } 5. cxd3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:14:06] } 6. Ngf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:12] } 7. a3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:52] } 7... a5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:13:55] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:15:45] } 8... a4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:42] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:34] } 9... axb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:13:48] } 10. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:34] } 10... Ra7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:12:32] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:01] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:12:01] } 12. Bc3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:49] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:12:05] } 13. Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:57] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:35] } 14. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:29] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:10:49] } 15. Bc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:14:27] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:10:29] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:14:35] } 16... e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:10:36] } 17. d4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:14:03] } 17... e4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:08:20] } 18. Nh4?! { [%eval -1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:55] } 18... Ng4 { [%eval -1.58] [%clk 0:06:45] } 19. Nf5?! { [%eval -2.74] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:39] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:06:41] } 20. h3 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:10:25] } 20... Qxf5 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:06:10] } 21. hxg4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:10:32] } 21... Qxg4 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:06:19] } 22. Qd1 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:10:24] } 22... Qh4 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:04:47] } 23. g3?! { [%eval -3.63] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 23... Qh3 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:04:41] } 24. Qf1 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:09:44] } 24... Qf5 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:04:35] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:08:02] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:04:38] } 26. Qh1? { [%eval -6.38] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:06] } 26... Ng4 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:04:37] } 27. Rf1 { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:06:48] } 27... Re6 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:04:33] } 28. f3?! { [%eval -9.36] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:31] } 28... Nxe3+ { [%eval -9.18] [%clk 0:04:39] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -9.69] [%clk 0:05:39] } 29... Nxf1 { [%eval -9.57] [%clk 0:04:39] } 30. Kxf1 { [%eval -11.16] [%clk 0:05:06] } 30... e3 { [%eval -10.94] [%clk 0:04:25] } 31. Nb1?! { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 31... Qc2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:04:11] } 0-1