Qian, Eric vs Vettese, Nicholas
Canadian Closed Championships 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.04.03 · 0-1 · E15 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line
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[Event "Canadian Closed Championships 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Qian, Eric"]
[Black "Vettese, Nicholas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[WhiteFideId "2637774"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[BlackFideId "2620090"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-04-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:25:55] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:26:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... b6 { [%clk 1:26:42] }
4. g3 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 4... Ba6 { [%clk 1:26:54] } 5. b3 { [%clk 1:31:57] }
5... Bb4+ { [%clk 1:25:33] } 6. Bd2 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 6... Be7
{ [%clk 1:25:57] } 7. Bg2 { [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:25:06] } 8. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:32:13] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:24:29] } 9. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 9...
exd5 { [%clk 1:24:43] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:32:40] } 10... Re8 { [%clk 1:16:33] }
11. Rc1 { [%clk 1:33:03] } 11... c6 { [%clk 1:02:26] } 12. Ne5
{ [%clk 1:28:52] } 12... Bd6 { [%clk 0:47:58] } 13. Nd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.[%clk 1:21:28] } 13... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:47:03] } 14.
exd3 { [%clk 1:21:49] } 14... h6 { [%clk 0:41:08] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 1:21:43] }
15... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:32:22] } 16. Nd1 { [%clk 1:21:48] } 16... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:27:21] } 17. Ne3 { [%clk 1:21:54] } 17... g6 { [%clk 0:25:38] } 18.
Bh3 { [%clk 1:19:03] } 18... h5 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 19. Rc2 { [%clk 1:18:55] }
19... Nh7 { [%clk 0:23:43] } 20. Ng2 { [%clk 1:14:45] } 20... Rc7
{ [%clk 0:23:30] } 21. Rfc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.[%clk 1:12:45] }
21... Ba3 { [%clk 0:22:32] } 22. Rb1 { [%clk 1:12:14] } 22... Bd6
{ [%clk 0:20:33] } 23. Rbc1 { [%clk 1:12:26] } 23... Nb8 { [%clk 0:16:40] } 24.
Kh1 { [%clk 0:51:56] } 24... Ng5 { [%clk 0:16:11] } 25. Bxg5 { [%clk 0:52:17] }
25... Qxg5 { [%clk 0:16:39] } 26. Ne3 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 26... Rce7
{ [%clk 0:16:57] } 27. Bg2 { [%clk 0:52:22] } 27... h4 { [%clk 0:15:55] } 28.
gxh4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.[%clk 0:36:05] } 28... Qxh4
{ [%clk 0:14:57] } 29. Bh3 { [%clk 0:36:13] } 29... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:10:08] }
30. Rg1 { [%clk 0:36:15] } 30... Qf4 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 31. Qg2
{ [%clk 0:36:21] } 31... Re5 { [%clk 0:07:36] } 32. Bg4 { [%clk 0:24:50] }
32... Kg7 { [%clk 0:06:52] } 33. d4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.[%clk 0:18:55] } 33... Rg5 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 34. h4
$6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:13:20] } 34... Rh8 { [%clk 0:06:53] } 35.
Qg3 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 35... Qe4+ { [%clk 0:05:43] } 36. Qf3 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best.[%clk 0:13:33] } 36... Rxg4
{ [%clk 0:06:05] } 0-1