Liu, Liam vs Le, Quang Long
4th annual DC International · Round 5 · 2026.06.27 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
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PGN
[Event "4th annual DC International"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Liu, Liam"]
[Black "Le, Quang Long"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[WhiteElo "2074"]
[WhiteFideId "39918270"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:17:24] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:17:22] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:17:22] } 3... Qxd5
{ [%clk 1:19:57] } 4. d4 { [%clk 1:17:22] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:17:22] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:17:06] } 6...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 7. cxd4 { [%clk 1:17:06] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 1:19:57] }
8. Nc3 { [%clk 1:17:06] } 8... Qd6 { [%clk 1:19:27] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:17:06] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:19:27] } 10. Bg5 { [%clk 1:15:05] } 10... O-O
{ [%clk 1:19:15] } 11. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:14:18] } 11... Bxf6 { [%clk 1:19:15] }
12. Ne4 { [%clk 1:13:47] } 12... Qf4 { [%clk 1:19:09] } 13. Nxf6+
{ [%clk 1:13:47] } 13... Qxf6 { [%clk 1:19:09] } 14. Bb5 { [%clk 1:08:04] }
14... Ne7 { [%clk 1:15:26] } 15. Ne5 { [%clk 1:07:13] } 15... Rd8
{ [%clk 1:15:26] } 16. Qa4 { [%clk 1:01:55] } 16... Nf5 { [%clk 1:13:45] } 17.
Rfd1 { [%clk 1:01:51] } 17... Qe7 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 18. Rac1
{ [%clk 1:00:30] } 18... a6 { [%clk 1:01:58] } 19. Be2 { [%clk 0:47:08] } 19...
f6 { [%clk 1:01:40] } 20. Nf3 { [%clk 0:47:08] } 20... Bd7 { [%clk 1:01:32] }
21. Qb3 { [%clk 0:46:48] } 21... Bc6 { [%clk 1:01:32] } 22. Bc4
{ [%clk 0:44:11] } 22... Bd5 { [%clk 1:00:21] } 23. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:43:30] }
23... Rxd5 { [%clk 1:00:21] } 24. Rc2 { [%clk 0:36:19] } 24... Rad8
{ [%clk 1:00:21] } 25. Rcd2 { [%clk 0:33:52] } 25... h5 { [%clk 1:00:21] } 26.
h3 { [%clk 0:33:52] } 26... R8d6 { [%clk 0:58:09] } 27. a3 { [%clk 0:33:31] }
27... Qd7 { [%clk 0:57:49] } 28. Qc4 { [%clk 0:33:24] } 28... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:55:57] } 29. b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. [%clk 0:33:24] } 29...
Rc6 { [%clk 0:53:22] } 30. Qe2 { [%clk 0:33:24] } 30... Qc8 { [%clk 0:50:15] }
31. Ne1 { [%clk 0:32:49] } 31... g6 { [%clk 0:50:10] } 32. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:32:37] } 32... h4 { [%clk 0:48:11] } 33. Qe4 { [%clk 0:32:31] } 33...
g5 { [%clk 0:48:11] } 34. Qg4 { [%clk 0:31:45] } 34... Kg6 { [%clk 0:48:10] }
35. Re1 { [%clk 0:31:45] } 35... Rc1 { [%clk 0:45:58] } 36. Re2
{ [%clk 0:31:45] } 36... Rxe1+ { [%clk 0:45:58] } 37. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:31:45] }
37... Rd6 { [%clk 0:44:22] } 38. Qe4 { [%clk 0:31:27] } 38... Qc6
{ [%clk 0:44:22] } 39. Qb1 { [%clk 0:27:00] } 39... Kg7 { [%clk 0:44:07] } 40.
Rc1 { [%clk 0:26:33] } 40... Qd7 { [%clk 0:43:58] } 41. Rc5 { [%clk 0:23:24] }
41... b6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. [%clk 0:42:38] } 42. Rc4
{ [%clk 0:22:16] } 42... Nxd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. [%clk 0:42:34] }
43. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:22:16] } 43... Rxd4 { [%clk 0:42:34] } 44. Rxd4
{ [%clk 0:22:16] } 44... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:42:34] } 45. Qc2 { [%clk 0:22:16] }
45... f5 { [%clk 0:23:42] } 46. Qc7+ $2
{ Mistake. Qe2 was best. [%clk 0:22:16] } 46... Kf6 { [%clk 0:23:42] } 47. Qc1
{ [%clk 0:18:11] } 47... b5 { [%clk 0:22:21] } 48. Qc8 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 48...
Qa1+ { [%clk 0:19:47] } 49. Kh2 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 49... Qe5+
{ [%clk 0:18:52] } 50. Kh1 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 50... Qe1+ { [%clk 0:18:52] } 51.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 51... Qxf2 { [%clk 0:18:51] } 52. Qh8+
{ [%clk 0:13:06] } 52... Ke7 { [%clk 0:18:50] } 53. Qg7+ { [%clk 0:13:06] }
53... Kd6 { [%clk 0:18:47] } 54. Qxg5 { [%clk 0:13:06] } 54... Kd5 $4
{ Blunder. f4 was best. [%clk 0:09:57] } 55. Qd8+ { [%clk 0:12:29] } 55... Kc4
{ [%clk 0:09:19] } 56. Qc8+ { [%clk 0:12:27] } 56... Kb3 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 57.
Qxa6 $4 { Blunder. Qxe6+ was best. [%clk 0:12:18] } 57... Qe2
{ [%clk 0:08:57] } 58. Qa8 $4 { Blunder. Qd6 was best. [%clk 0:08:32] } 58...
f4 { [%clk 0:08:06] } 59. Kh1 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 59... Qe1+ { [%clk 0:06:22] }
60. Kh2 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 60... Qg3+ { [%clk 0:06:22] } 61. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:07:26] } 61... f3 { [%clk 0:06:22] } 62. gxf3 { [%clk 0:07:26] }
62... Qxh3+ { [%clk 0:06:22] } 63. Kg1 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 63... Qg3+
{ [%clk 0:06:22] } 64. Kf1 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 64... h3 { [%clk 0:06:22] } 65.
Qe4 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 65... Qg2+ { [%clk 0:06:22] } 66. Ke1 { [%clk 0:07:26] }
66... h2 { [%clk 0:06:22] } 67. Qb1+ $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3+ was best. [%clk 0:07:26] } 67... Qb2
{ [%clk 0:06:13] } 68. Qd1+ { [%clk 0:07:26] } 68... Ka2 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 69.
Qd5+ { [%clk 0:07:26] } 69... exd5 { [%clk 0:06:13] } 0-1