Williams, John A vs Powell, Rohan
Welsh Championships 2026 | Open · Round 3 · 2026.03.23 · 1-0 · A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
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[Event "Welsh Championships 2026 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.03.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Williams, John A"]
[Black "Powell, Rohan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[WhiteElo "1656"]
[WhiteFideId "1807480"]
[BlackElo "1640"]
[BlackFideId "1808249"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 1... f5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:02] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 1:31:20] } 4. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... exf6 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 5.
e4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 1:31:03] } 5... fxe4 { [%clk 1:31:42] }
6. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 6... f5 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:00] }
7... Qe7+ { [%clk 1:31:22] } 8. Qe2 { [%clk 1:26:06] } 8... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:30:28] } 9. Qxe7+ { [%clk 1:20:56] } 9... Nxe7 { [%clk 1:30:25] } 10.
O-O-O { [%clk 1:20:24] } 10... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:18] } 11. Bc4
{ [%clk 1:17:16] } 11... b6 { [%clk 1:28:22] } 12. Nf3 { [%clk 1:12:12] }
12... Bb7 { [%clk 1:27:19] } 13. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:11:27] } 13... Bh6+
{ [%clk 1:24:28] } 14. Kb1 { [%clk 1:11:39] } 14... Bf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 1:24:48] } 15. Re2 { [%clk 1:02:47] } 15...
Kd8 $2 { Mistake. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 1:20:02] } 16. Rde1 $4
{ Blunder. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:57:23] } 16... Bd6 $4
{ Blunder. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 1:18:02] } 17. Ng5 { [%clk 0:46:15] } 17... Ke8
$6 { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best.[%clk 1:17:12] } 18. Nf7 { [%clk 0:46:10] }
18... Kf8 { [%clk 1:14:55] } 19. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:44:05] } 19... cxd6
{ [%clk 1:15:09] } 20. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:44:16] } 20... Bxg2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best.[%clk 1:13:21] } 21. Rf7+
{ [%clk 0:44:34] } 21... Kg8 { [%clk 1:13:37] } 22. Rxd7+ { [%clk 0:43:24] }
22... d5 { [%clk 1:13:43] } 23. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:43:07] } 23... Be4
{ [%clk 1:13:02] } 24. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:42:34] } 24... Kf8 { [%clk 1:13:12] } 25.
Rf7# { [%clk 0:42:23] } 1-0