Williams, John A vs Powell-Jones, Liam
Welsh Championships 2026 | Open · Round 7 · 2026.03.23 · 0-1 · E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
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[Event "Welsh Championships 2026 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Williams, John A"]
[Black "Powell-Jones, Liam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[WhiteElo "1656"]
[WhiteFideId "1807480"]
[BlackElo "1666"]
[BlackFideId "1806807"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:09] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Qc2 { [%clk 1:31:07] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:30:47] } 5. a3
{ [%clk 1:30:21] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:29:39] } 6. Qxc3 { [%clk 1:30:33] }
6... Ne4 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 7. Qd3 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 7... d5
{ [%clk 1:29:01] } 8. cxd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. e3 was best.[%clk 1:25:20] } 8...
exd5 { [%clk 1:29:24] } 9. Nf3 { [%clk 1:22:41] } 9... a5 { [%clk 1:23:55] }
10. Bf4 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 10... a4 { [%clk 1:23:21] } 11. Rc1
{ [%clk 1:18:24] } 11... c6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 1:23:23] } 12.
Nd2 { [%clk 1:18:24] } 12... Bf5 { [%clk 1:22:08] } 13. Nxe4
{ [%clk 1:14:09] } 13... Bxe4 { [%clk 1:22:31] } 14. Qg3 { [%clk 1:14:05] }
14... Qb6 { [%clk 1:21:47] } 15. Qc3 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 15... Ra5
{ [%clk 1:19:57] } 16. Bd6 { [%clk 1:01:20] } 16... Re8 { [%clk 1:15:48] } 17.
Qg3 $4 { Blunder. e3 was best.[%clk 0:48:00] } 17... Qxb2 { [%clk 1:15:24] }
18. Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.[%clk 0:47:20] } 18... Rb5
{ [%clk 1:14:46] } 19. Bh6 $2 { Mistake. Qc3 was best.[%clk 0:45:11] } 19...
Bg6 { [%clk 1:14:23] } 20. Bf4 { [%clk 0:41:54] } 20... Rb3 { [%clk 1:14:42] }
21. f3 { [%clk 0:40:39] } 21... Rxa3 { [%clk 1:14:43] } 22. h4
{ [%clk 0:40:56] } 22... Ra1 { [%clk 1:14:47] } 23. Rxa1 { [%clk 0:41:11] }
23... Qxa1+ { [%clk 1:15:10] } 24. Kf2 { [%clk 0:41:29] } 24... Qxd4+
{ [%clk 1:15:30] } 25. e3 { [%clk 0:41:44] } 25... Qb2+ { [%clk 1:09:47] } 26.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:40:47] } 26... a3 { [%clk 1:09:31] } 27. h5 { [%clk 0:39:58] }
27... Bb1 { [%clk 1:07:29] } 28. Bxb8 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 28... a2
{ [%clk 1:07:38] } 29. f4 { [%clk 0:33:24] } 29... a1=Q { [%clk 1:07:33] } 30.
Be5 { [%clk 0:33:06] } 30... Rxe5 { [%clk 1:07:43] } 31. h6 { [%clk 0:32:33] }
31... g6 { [%clk 1:07:51] } 32. Qg4 { [%clk 0:31:11] } 32... Re8
{ [%clk 1:07:42] } 0-1