ApprenChess vs Balkus
Lichess · classical · 2026-08-07 · Result 1-0
White: ApprenChess (1721). Black: Balkus (1884).
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
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Recorded moves
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Rb1 Qxd4 7. Nf3 Qd8 8. e4 Nf6 9. Be2 Bc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Bd6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. h3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 e5 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Bc4 Ne7 19. Ng5 Ng6 20. Qh5 h6 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qxh6+ Ke8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxf6 Qe7 27. Rbf1 a5 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Rf7 axb4 30. Rxe7+ Bxe7 31. axb4 Bxb4 32. Qxe5 Bd6 33. Rf7+ Kc6 34. Qd5+ Kb6 35. Rf6 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Bd7 37. e5 Bc6 38. Qb3+ Bb5 39. exd6 Rf1+ 40. Kg3 Rxf6 41. dxc7 Rg6+ 42. Kh4 Rc6 43. g4 Rxc7 44. e4 Ka6 45. e5 Rc6 46. e6 Bc4 47. Qa3+ Kb6 48. e7 Rc8 49. Qe3+ Kb5 50. e8=Q+ Rxe8 51. Qxe8+ Kc5 52. g5 b5 53. g6 b4 54. g7 b3 55. g8=Q Bxg8 56. Qxg8 Kb4 57. Qg1 Kc3 58. Qb1 b2 59. Kg4 Kb3 60. h4 Kc3 61. h5 Kb3 62. h6 Kc3 63. h7 Kb3 64. h8=Q Ka3 65. Qa8+ Kb3 66. Qb8+ Ka4 67. Qa2# 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Classical Shield Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7K3NemEy"] [Date "2026.08.07"] [Round "-"] [White "ApprenChess"] [Black "Balkus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7K3NemEy"] [UTCDate "2026.08.07"] [UTCTime "21:32:36"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1884"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "D30"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Rb1 Qxd4 7. Nf3 Qd8 8. e4 Nf6 9. Be2 Bc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Bd6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. h3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 e5 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Bc4 Ne7 19. Ng5 Ng6 20. Qh5 h6 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qxh6+ Ke8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxf6 Qe7 27. Rbf1 a5 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Rf7 axb4 30. Rxe7+ Bxe7 31. axb4 Bxb4 32. Qxe5 Bd6 33. Rf7+ Kc6 34. Qd5+ Kb6 35. Rf6 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Bd7 37. e5 Bc6 38. Qb3+ Bb5 39. exd6 Rf1+ 40. Kg3 Rxf6 41. dxc7 Rg6+ 42. Kh4 Rc6 43. g4 Rxc7 44. e4 Ka6 45. e5 Rc6 46. e6 Bc4 47. Qa3+ Kb6 48. e7 Rc8 49. Qe3+ Kb5 50. e8=Q+ Rxe8 51. Qxe8+ Kc5 52. g5 b5 53. g6 b4 54. g7 b3 55. g8=Q Bxg8 56. Qxg8 Kb4 57. Qg1 Kc3 58. Qb1 b2 59. Kg4 Kb3 60. h4 Kc3 61. h5 Kb3 62. h6 Kc3 63. h7 Kb3 64. h8=Q Ka3 65. Qa8+ Kb3 66. Qb8+ Ka4 67. Qa2# 1-0