Amburgy, Ryan vs Liang, Awonder

35th Annual Chicago Open · Round 2 · 2026.05.22 · 0-1 · D52 Queen's Gambit Declined

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. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67.
PGN
[Event "35th Annual Chicago Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Liang, Awonder"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[WhiteFideId "30924820"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[BlackFideId "2056437"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:20:00] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:13:17] }
4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 4... c6 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 5. Bg5 { [%clk 1:20:00] }
5... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:19:08] } 6... h6
{ [%clk 1:13:17] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 1:19:08] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:13:07] } 8. Qc2
{ [%clk 1:17:50] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:13:07] } 9. Rd1 { [%clk 1:14:25] } 9...
a6 { [%clk 1:10:42] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 1:07:48] } 10... exd5 { [%clk 1:10:42] }
11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:07:48] } 11... Ne8 { [%clk 1:07:32] } 12. Bg3
{ [%clk 1:03:42] } 12... Bd6 { [%clk 1:07:32] } 13. Ne5 { [%clk 1:01:17] }
13... Ndf6 { [%clk 0:55:47] } 14. Be2 { [%clk 0:56:53] } 14... g6
{ [%clk 0:55:34] } 15. O-O { [%clk 0:52:34] } 15... Ng7 { [%clk 0:55:15] } 16.
e4 { [%clk 0:46:08] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:50:11] } 17. Bc4 { [%clk 0:44:39] }
17... Be6 { [%clk 0:45:41] } 18. Bxe6 { [%clk 0:43:09] } 18... Nxe6
{ [%clk 0:45:41] } 19. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:43:09] } 19... Be7 $6
{ Inaccuracy.  Nxe4 was best.[%clk 0:41:02] } 20. Nxf6+ $2
{ Mistake. Rfe1 was  best.[%clk 0:38:30] } 20... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:41:02] } 21.
Qc4 { [%clk 0:38:30] } 21... Qe7 { [%clk 0:36:39] } 22. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:36:20] }
22... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:33:57] } 23. h3 { [%clk 0:34:55] } 23... Rad8
{ [%clk 0:33:41] } 24. d5 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 24... cxd5 { [%clk 0:32:13] } 25.
Rxd5 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 25... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:32:13] } 26. Qxd5
{ [%clk 0:31:48] } 26... h5 { [%clk 0:31:53] } 27. Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b3 was best.[%clk 0:26:44] } 27... Bg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best.[%clk 0:25:16] } 28. Be5 { [%clk 0:21:03] } 28...
Nf4 { [%clk 0:19:00] } 29. Qd2 $2 { Mistake. Qd4 was best.[%clk 0:20:52] }
29... Qg5 { [%clk 0:18:45] } 30. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:20:52] } 30... Rxe1+
{ [%clk 0:18:45] } 31. Qxe1 { [%clk 0:20:52] } 31... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:18:45] }
32. Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:18:00] } 32... Bxb2
{ [%clk 0:14:03] } 33. Nxb7 { [%clk  0:17:22] } 33... Qc4 { [%clk 0:13:42] }
34. Qb1 { [%clk 0:07:25] } 34... Bd4 { [%clk 0:13:36] } 35. Qd1 $4
{ Blunder. Nd6 was best.[%clk 0:06:43] } 35... Qb4 { [%clk 0:10:39] } 36. g3
{ [%clk 0:05:49] } 36... Qb2 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 37. Qf3 { [%clk 0:05:45] }
37... Qxa2 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 38. Nd6 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 38... Qe6
{ [%clk 0:06:30] } 39. Ne4 { [%clk 0:05:37] } 39... a5 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 40.
Qd3 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 40... Qe5 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 41. Kg2 { [%clk 0:03:40] }
41... Bb6 { [%clk 0:03:37] } 42. g4 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 42... hxg4
{ [%clk 0:03:15] } 43. hxg4 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 43... a4 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 44.
g5 { [%clk 0:28:13] } 44... a3 { [%clk 0:32:37] } 45. Qc4 { [%clk 0:28:13] }
45... Kg7 { [%clk 0:30:34] } 46. f3 { [%clk 0:28:07] } 46... Qb2+
{ [%clk 0:28:42] } 47. Kh3 { [%clk 0:28:07] } 47... Bg1 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 48.
Qc3+ { [%clk 0:24:24] } 48... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 49. Nxc3
{ [%clk 0:24:24] } 49... Be3 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 50. Kg4 { [%clk 0:24:24] }
50... Bd2 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 51. Na2 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 51... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:28:27] } 52. f4 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 52... Ke7 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 53.
f5 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 53... Kd6 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 54. fxg6 { [%clk 0:24:24] }
54... fxg6 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 55. Kf3 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 55... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:28:27] } 56. Ke2 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 56... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 57.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:24:24] } 57... Bf6 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 58. Nc1 { [%clk 0:23:57] }
58... g5 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 59. Kc2 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 59... Kc4
{ [%clk 0:28:08] } 60. Kb1 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 60... Bb2 { [%clk 0:27:52] } 61.
Nb3 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 61... g4 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 62. Nd2+ { [%clk 0:23:57] }
62... Kb4 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 63. Ne4 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 63... g3
{ [%clk 0:27:13] } 64. Nd2 { [%clk 0:23:43] } 64... g2 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 65.
Nf3 { [%clk 0:23:43] } 65... g1=Q+ { [%clk 0:28:08] } 66. Nxg1
{ [%clk 0:23:43] } 66... Kb3 { [%clk 0:28:08] } 67. Nh3 { [%clk 0:23:43] }
67... a2# { [%clk 0:28:08] } 0-1