Van Meter, Lester vs Liu, Richard Jingjie
2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships · Round 9.12 · 2026.01.10 · 1/2-1/2 · A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation
Moves
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
PGN
[Event "2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.10"]
[Round "9.12"]
[White "Van Meter, Lester"]
[Black "Liu, Richard Jingjie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[WhiteElo "1918"]
[WhiteFideId "2001691"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[BlackFideId "4316967"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:14] }
2... b6 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:46] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:33] }
5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:26] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:29:58] } 6... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 1:25:29] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:33] } 8. d3
{ [%clk 1:22:07] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:18:41] } 9... Be7
{ [%clk 1:32:10] } 10. b4 { [%clk 1:13:46] } 10... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 1:26:57] } 11. d4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 1:07:34] } 11... d5 { [%clk 1:20:58] } 12. cxd5
{ [%clk 1:03:30] } 12... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:20:21] } 13. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:56:59] }
13... exd5 { [%clk 1:19:41] } 14. Bh3 { [%clk 0:54:53] } 14... Rb8
{ [%clk 1:18:40] } 15. Bf4 { [%clk 0:49:04] } 15... Bd6 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 16.
Rac1 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 16... Qf6 { [%clk 1:10:38] } 17. Bxd6
{ [%clk 0:35:21] } 17... cxd6 { [%clk 1:10:09] } 18. Qd3 { [%clk 0:30:17] }
18... Bc8 { [%clk 1:03:52] } 19. Bxc8 { [%clk 0:30:23] } 19... Rbxc8
{ [%clk 1:03:11] } 20. Rc2 { [%clk 0:30:39] } 20... Ne7 { [%clk 0:58:06] } 21.
Rfc1 { [%clk 0:30:08] } 21... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:58:19] } 22. Rxc2
{ [%clk 0:30:18] } 22... Rc8 { [%clk 0:58:24] } 23. Kg2 $2
{ Mistake. Rxc8+ was best.[%clk 0:21:25] } 23... Qe6 { [%clk 0:57:47] } 24.
Rxc8+ { [%clk 0:19:16] } 24... Qxc8 { [%clk 0:57:27] } 25. Qb5
{ [%clk 0:18:51] } 25... Kh7 { [%clk 0:55:18] } 26. Qd3+ { [%clk 0:15:19] }
26... Kg8 { [%clk 0:55:31] } 27. Qb5 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 27... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:55:50] } 1/2-1/2