Colville, Julian vs Liang, Jason
54th annual World Open - 2026 · Round 4 · 2026.07.03 · 1/2-1/2 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
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PGN
[Event "54th annual World Open - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.07.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Colville, Julian"]
[Black "Liang, Jason"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[WhiteFideId "30963273"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[BlackFideId "30940303"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:21:57] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 3. Nge2 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 3... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:28:48] } 4. d4 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 4... cxd4 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 5.
Nxd4 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:21:57] }
6... a6 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 7. Qf3 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 7... b5 { [%clk 1:28:10] }
8. Qg3 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 8... Qxg3 { [%clk 1:28:00] } 9. hxg3
{ [%clk 1:21:57] } 9... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:27:38] } 10. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:21:57] }
10... Bb7 { [%clk 1:27:38] } 11. f3 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 11... Ne7
{ [%clk 1:27:38] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:20:54] } 12... Nc6 { [%clk 1:27:38] }
13. Be3 { [%clk 1:20:54] } 13... f6 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 14. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a4 was best. [%clk 1:20:22] } 14... Ne5 { [%clk 1:24:02] } 15.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:15:24] } 15... Rc8 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 16. Nd4 { [%clk 1:15:08] }
16... Be7 { [%clk 1:19:04] } 17. Kb1 { [%clk 1:06:00] } 17... h6
{ [%clk 1:17:22] } 18. Nb3 { [%clk 1:01:56] } 18... Nc4 { [%clk 1:08:56] } 19.
Bxc4 { [%clk 0:58:33] } 19... bxc4 { [%clk 1:08:56] } 20. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:58:33] } 20... Kf7 { [%clk 1:08:19] } 21. Ne2 { [%clk 0:57:04] }
21... d5 { [%clk 1:04:53] } 22. exd5 { [%clk 0:53:39] } 22... Bxd5
{ [%clk 1:04:53] } 23. Rhe1 { [%clk 0:51:02] } 23... Rhd8 { [%clk 1:00:11] }
24. Bb6 { [%clk 0:49:40] } 24... Rd7 { [%clk 1:00:08] } 25. Nf4
{ [%clk 0:49:23] } 25... Bc6 { [%clk 1:00:08] } 26. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:48:16] }
26... Bxd7 { [%clk 1:00:08] } 27. Rd1 { [%clk 0:47:47] } 27... Bc6
{ [%clk 1:00:07] } 28. Ne2 { [%clk 0:47:46] } 28... e5 { [%clk 1:00:07] } 29.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:47:46] } 29... Ke6 { [%clk 0:59:58] } 30. Be3 { [%clk 0:43:36] }
30... g6 { [%clk 0:54:26] } 31. Rh1 { [%clk 0:37:10] } 31... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:52:14] } 32. b3 { [%clk 0:35:35] } 32... h5 { [%clk 0:51:13] } 33.
Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. [%clk 0:25:44] } 33... f5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. [%clk 0:50:01] } 34. gxf5+ { [%clk 0:24:33] } 34...
gxf5 { [%clk 0:50:01] } 35. Nc5+ { [%clk 0:24:33] } 35... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:38:24] } 36. Nxa6 { [%clk 0:23:35] } 36... c3 { [%clk 0:28:54] } 37.
Bc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. [%clk 0:22:06] } 37... Bg5 $2
{ Mistake. e4 was best. [%clk 0:25:48] } 38. Nb4 { [%clk 0:21:37] } 38... Ba8
{ [%clk 0:25:48] } 39. Nd3 { [%clk 0:20:51] } 39... Bf6 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 40.
a4 { [%clk 0:16:50] } 40... h4 { [%clk 0:12:17] } 41. Bd6 $4
{ Blunder. Nf2 was best. [%clk 0:11:00] } 41... e4 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 42. fxe4
{ [%clk 0:09:59] } 42... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:12:07] } 43. Rg1 $2
{ Mistake. Rh2 was best. [%clk 0:08:12] } 43... Rg8 { [%clk 0:10:25] } 44. Nf4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. [%clk 0:07:59] } 44... Rd8 { [%clk 0:10:13] }
45. Bc5 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 45... Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 46. Rc1
{ [%clk 0:07:47] } 46... Bg5 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 47. Be3 { [%clk 0:07:26] }
47... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:07:44] } 48. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 48... Rxg2
{ [%clk 0:07:44] } 49. Ka2 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 49... Kg6 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 50.
Ka3 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 50... Kh5 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 51. a5 { [%clk 0:06:50] }
51... Kg4 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 52. Rf1 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 52... h3
{ [%clk 0:27:47] } 53. a6 { [%clk 0:35:31] } 53... h2 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 54.
Bxh2 { [%clk 0:35:13] } 54... Rxh2 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 55. b4 { [%clk 0:35:13] }
55... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:25:19] } 56. Kb3 { [%clk 0:34:56] } 56... Rd2
{ [%clk 0:23:14] } 57. Kxc3 { [%clk 0:34:28] } 57... Rd3+ { [%clk 0:16:13] }
58. Kc4 { [%clk 0:34:19] } 58... Ra3 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 59. Rg1+
{ [%clk 0:34:19] } 59... Kf3 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 60. b5 { [%clk 0:34:19] } 60...
f4 $4 { Blunder. Ke2 was best. [%clk 0:14:08] } 61. Re1 { [%clk 0:30:46] }
61... Re3 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 62. Ra1 { [%clk 0:26:45] } 62... Re2
{ [%clk 0:05:56] } 63. b6 { [%clk 0:25:11] } 63... Rc2+ { [%clk 0:05:25] } 64.
Kd4 { [%clk 0:24:38] } 64... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:05:25] } 65. Kc5 { [%clk 0:24:03] }
65... Rc2+ { [%clk 0:04:33] } 66. Kd6 { [%clk 0:22:55] } 66... Rc6+
{ [%clk 0:03:36] } 67. Ke5 { [%clk 0:22:55] } 67... Rxb6 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 68.
Ra3+ { [%clk 0:22:55] } 68... Kg4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 69. Kxe4
{ [%clk 0:22:55] } 69... Re6+ { [%clk 0:02:13] } 70. Kd5 { [%clk 0:22:22] }
70... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 71. a7 { [%clk 0:22:22] } 71... Ra8
{ [%clk 0:02:13] } 72. Kc6 { [%clk 0:21:57] } 72... f3 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 73.
Rxf3 { [%clk 0:21:57] } 73... Kxf3 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 74. Kb7
{ [%clk 0:21:57] } 74... Rxa7+ { [%clk 0:02:13] } 75. Kxa7 { [%clk 0:21:57] }
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