Qiu, Laurie vs Gao, Lucy
North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 GIRLS · Round 2 · 2025.11.23 · 1-0 · E11 Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
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PGN
[Event "North American Junior Chess Championship U20 2025 GIRLS"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Qiu, Laurie"]
[Black "Gao, Lucy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "2016"]
[WhiteFideId "30998190"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackElo "1890"]
[BlackFideId "2629640"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:24] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Bb4+
{ [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Bd2 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Qe7 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. e3
{ [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 6...
Bxd2+ { [%clk 1:32:14] } 7. Qxd2 { [%clk 1:33:19] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:32] }
8. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:31:40] }
9... e5 { [%clk 1:32:29] } 10. Bc2 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 10... Bg4
{ [%clk 1:32:44] } 11. Ng5 { [%clk 1:32:26] } 11... h6 { [%clk 1:18:30] } 12.
Nge4 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 12... Rae8 { [%clk 1:18:13] } 13. h3 { [%clk 1:26:53] }
13... Bc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best.[%clk 1:17:43] } 14. Nd5
{ [%clk 1:23:10] } 14... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:17:21] } 15. cxd5 { [%clk 1:23:34] }
15... Nb8 { [%clk 1:16:07] } 16. dxe5 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 16... Qxe5
{ [%clk 1:12:20] } 17. f4 { [%clk 1:19:11] } 17... Qe7 { [%clk 1:04:52] } 18.
f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best.[%clk 1:17:27] } 18... Qe5
{ [%clk 1:01:15] } 19. Rae1 { [%clk 1:09:24] } 19... Nd7 { [%clk 0:47:18] } 20.
f6 { [%clk 1:08:50] } 20... g6 { [%clk 0:40:41] } 21. Bb1 { [%clk 1:04:41] }
21... Nb6 { [%clk 0:38:36] } 22. Nc3 { [%clk 1:03:48] } 22... Nc4
{ [%clk 0:35:36] } 23. Qc1 { [%clk 1:01:54] } 23... Qg5 { [%clk 0:31:49] } 24.
e4 { [%clk 0:59:06] } 24... Qxc1 { [%clk 0:26:26] } 25. Rxc1 { [%clk 0:59:22] }
25... c5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 0:25:04] } 26. Nb5
{ [%clk 0:56:11] } 26... Bd7 { [%clk 0:24:50] } 27. b3 { [%clk 0:51:52] }
27... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:24:37] } 28. bxc4 { [%clk 0:52:15] } 28... Ba4
{ [%clk 0:23:31] } 29. Bd3 { [%clk 0:51:56] } 29... Re5 { [%clk 0:23:11] } 30.
Rc3 { [%clk 0:51:36] } 30... a6 { [%clk 0:17:41] } 31. Rb1 { [%clk 0:46:50] }
31... b5 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 32. cxb5 { [%clk 0:44:50] } 32... Bxb5 $4
{ Blunder. axb5 was best.[%clk 0:17:37] } 33. Bc2 { [%clk 0:44:29] } 33...
Kh7 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 34. a4 { [%clk 0:44:40] } 34... Rb8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best.[%clk 0:12:03] } 35. Rcb3 { [%clk 0:43:47] } 35...
Bxa4 $6 { Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:11:50] } 36. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:43:44] }
36... Bxc2 { [%clk 0:12:01] } 37. R1b7 { [%clk 0:44:09] } 37... g5
{ [%clk 0:11:33] } 38. Rxf7+ { [%clk 0:44:28] } 38... Kg6 { [%clk 0:12:00] }
39. Rbf8 { [%clk 0:44:43] } 39... Kh5 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 40. Re7
{ [%clk 0:44:45] } 40... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:08:36] } 41. g4+ { [%clk 0:44:16] }
41... Kh4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg4+ was best.[%clk 0:10:27] }
42. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 42... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:10:52] } 43. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:45:04] } 43... Bg6 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 44. Rh8 { [%clk 0:45:24] }
44... h5 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 45. Rxh5+ { [%clk 0:45:39] } 45... Bxh5
{ [%clk 0:10:27] } 46. gxh5 { [%clk 0:46:04] } 46... c4 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 47.
f7 { [%clk 0:46:28] } 47... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 48. f8=Q { [%clk 0:46:51] }
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