Liu, Richard Jingjie vs Palliyaguruge, Imeth Hansira

FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 | Asian Continental stage · Round 4 · 2026.04.06 · 1-0 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack

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.
PGN
[Event "FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026 | Asian Continental stage"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Liu, Richard Jingjie"]
[Black "Palliyaguruge, Imeth Hansira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[WhiteFideId "4316967"]
[BlackElo "1639"]
[BlackFideId "29976090"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:44:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:45:25] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:44:42] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:45:32] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:44:48] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:45:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 0:44:49] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:45:47] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 0:44:50] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 0:45:55] }
6... a6 { [%clk 0:44:45] } 7. Qf3 { [%clk 0:45:59] } 7... Nge7
{ [%clk 0:44:12] } 8. O-O-O { [%clk 0:45:47] } 8... Ng6 { [%clk 0:43:59] } 9.
h4 { [%clk 0:44:20] } 9... h5 { [%clk 0:43:26] } 10. Nb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best.[%clk 0:42:03] } 10... Nce5 { [%clk 0:42:54] } 11.
Qg3 { [%clk 0:41:03] } 11... Bd6 $2 { Mistake. b5 was best.[%clk 0:42:47] } 12.
f4 { [%clk 0:38:41] } 12... Ng4 { [%clk 0:42:36] } 13. e5 { [%clk 0:35:08] }
13... N6xe5 $4 { Blunder. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:42:15] } 14. Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:34:36] } 14... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:42:22] } 15. fxe5 { [%clk 0:34:44] }
15... Qxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.[%clk 0:42:27] } 16. Bf4
{ [%clk 0:34:05] } 16... Qf6 { [%clk 0:39:24] } 17. Ne4 { [%clk 0:34:00] }
17... Qg6 { [%clk 0:39:26] } 18. Nd6+ { [%clk 0:33:40] } 18... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:39:12] } 19. Bd3 { [%clk 0:33:40] } 19... f5 { [%clk 0:39:06] } 20.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 20... Kg8 { [%clk 0:39:01] } 21. Na4 { [%clk 0:31:42] }
21... Qf6 { [%clk 0:38:08] } 22. Nb6 { [%clk 0:30:44] } 22... e5
{ [%clk 0:37:52] } 23. Bc4+ { [%clk 0:29:19] } 23... Kh7 { [%clk 0:37:54] } 24.
Nf7 $4 { Blunder. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:28:43] } 24... exf4 $4
{ Blunder. Qxb6 was  best.[%clk 0:37:29] } 25. Ng5+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best.[%clk 0:28:45] } 25... Qxg5 { [%clk 0:37:01] } 26.
hxg5 { [%clk 0:28:54] } 26... fxg3 { [%clk  0:37:05] } 27. Rxh5+
{ [%clk 0:28:54] } 27... Nh6 { [%clk 0:37:05] } 28. Nxa8 { [%clk 0:23:45] }
28... Kg6 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:36:58] } 29. gxh6
{ [%clk 0:23:36] } 29... gxh6 { [%clk 0:34:04] } 30. Rh3 { [%clk 0:23:01] }
30... f4 { [%clk 0:33:27] } 31. Nb6 { [%clk 0:22:15] } 31... d5
{ [%clk 0:32:58] } 32. Bd3+ { [%clk 0:22:13] } 32... Kg5 { [%clk 0:31:45] } 33.
Nxc8 { [%clk 0:22:08] } 33... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:31:51] } 34. Be2
{ [%clk 0:22:15] } 34... Re8 { [%clk  0:30:56] } 35. Kd2 { [%clk 0:22:20] }
35... Rd8 { [%clk 0:25:49] } 36. Bf3 { [%clk  0:22:12] } 36... b6
{ [%clk 0:25:06] } 37. Rh5+ { [%clk 0:22:21] } 37... Kg6 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 38.
Rxd5 { [%clk 0:22:19] } 38... Rxd5+ { [%clk 0:25:21] } 39. Bxd5
{ [%clk 0:22:28] } 39... Kf5 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 40. Kd3 { [%clk 0:22:36] }
40... h5 { [%clk 0:25:17] } 41. Kd4 { [%clk 0:22:40] } 41... h4
{ [%clk 0:25:24] } 42. Bf3 { [%clk 0:22:42] } 42... Kf6 { [%clk 0:22:04] } 43.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:22:51] } 43... Kg5 { [%clk 0:22:12] } 44. Ke5 { [%clk 0:23:00] }
44... a5 $6 { Inaccuracy.  h3 was best.[%clk 0:20:57] } 45. a4
{ [%clk 0:23:09] } 45... h3 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 46. gxh3 { [%clk 0:23:17] }
46... Kh4 { [%clk 0:20:12] } 47. Kxf4 { [%clk  0:23:26] } 47... Kxh3
{ [%clk 0:20:20] } 48. Ke5 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 48... g2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh4 was best.[%clk 0:19:10] } 49. Bxg2+ { [%clk 0:23:39] } 49...
Kxg2 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 50. Kd5 { [%clk 0:23:48] } 50... Kf3 { [%clk 0:19:24] }
51. Kc6 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 51... Ke3 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 52. Kxb6
{ [%clk 0:24:05] } 52... Kd2 { [%clk 0:19:40] } 53. c4 { [%clk 0:24:13] } 53...
Kc2 { [%clk 0:19:46] } 54. c5 { [%clk 0:24:22] } 54... Kxb2 { [%clk 0:19:53] }
55. c6 { [%clk 0:24:31] } 55... Kb3 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best.[%clk 0:20:01] } 56. Kxa5
{ [%clk 0:24:39] } 56... Ka3 { [%clk 0:20:10] } 57. c7 { [%clk 0:24:48] } 57...
Ka2 { [%clk 0:20:18] } 58. c8=Q { [%clk 0:24:55] } 58... Ka3
{ [%clk  0:20:26] } 59. Qb7 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 59... Ka2 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 60.
Qb4 { [%clk  0:25:08] } 60... Ka1 { [%clk 0:20:43] } 61. Kb5 { [%clk 0:25:17] }
61... Ka2 { [%clk 0:20:51] } 62. a5 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 62... Ka1
{ [%clk 0:20:59] } 63. a6 { [%clk 0:25:34] } 63... Ka2 { [%clk 0:21:07] } 64.
a7 { [%clk 0:25:43] } 64... Ka1 { [%clk 0:21:15] } 65. a8=R# { [%clk 0:25:43] }
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