Forster, William vs Liu, Richard Jingjie
2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships · Round 5.10 · 2026.01.05 · 0-1 · C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.05"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "Forster, William"]
[Black "Liu, Richard Jingjie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "1812"]
[WhiteFideId "4301358"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[BlackFideId "4316967"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:39] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... exd4
{ [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 5.
Be3 { [%clk 1:30:21] } 5... Qf6 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:30:01] }
6... Nge7 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 7. Be2 { [%clk 1:28:19] } 7... Qg6
{ [%clk 1:28:01] } 8. Bf3 { [%clk 1:12:20] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:24:43] } 9.
Nxc6 { [%clk 1:04:07] } 9... Qxc6 { [%clk 1:24:59] } 10. Bxc5
{ [%clk 1:04:00] } 10... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 11. Nd2 { [%clk 1:01:55] }
11... d6 { [%clk 1:22:29] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:02:09] } 12... Be6
{ [%clk 1:22:13] } 13. Nb3 { [%clk 0:53:30] } 13... Qg5 { [%clk 1:21:40] } 14.
Re1 { [%clk 0:50:33] } 14... Ng6 { [%clk 1:20:39] } 15. Qd2 { [%clk 0:40:45] }
15... Qf6 { [%clk 1:19:30] } 16. Be2 { [%clk 0:34:05] } 16... a5
{ [%clk 1:19:14] } 17. Bf1 { [%clk 0:33:04] } 17... a4 { [%clk 1:19:23] } 18.
Nd4 { [%clk 0:32:48] } 18... h5 { [%clk 1:18:16] } 19. a3 { [%clk 0:29:37] }
19... h4 { [%clk 1:16:32] } 20. Rad1 { [%clk 0:21:33] } 20... Ra5
{ [%clk 1:15:44] } 21. Nb5 $6 { Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:13:21] } 21...
h3 { [%clk 1:15:18] } 22. g3 { [%clk 0:10:51] } 22... Ne5 { [%clk 1:15:01] }
23. Nd4 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 23... Bb3 { [%clk 0:52:47] } 24. f4
{ [%clk 0:09:33] } 24... Bxd1 { [%clk 0:51:39] } 25. Qxd1 { [%clk 0:07:47] }
25... Nc6 { [%clk 0:49:57] } 26. Nf5 $2
{ Mistake. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:06:19] } 26... d5 { [%clk 0:48:37] } 27. Bxh3
{ [%clk 0:05:46] } 27... dxe4 { [%clk 0:48:47] } 28. Ne3 { [%clk 0:04:13] }
28... Ne7 { [%clk 0:46:57] } 29. Bg2 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 29... Qb6
{ [%clk 0:45:01] } 30. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 30... Nf5 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 31.
Qh5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best.[%clk 0:02:59] } 31... g6
{ [%clk 0:44:29] } 32. Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 32... Re8 { [%clk 0:43:56] } 33.
Kh1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:55] } 33... Nxe3
{ [%clk 0:44:04] } 34. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 34... Qxe3 { [%clk 0:43:32] }
35. Rxe3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 35... Kg7 { [%clk 0:43:55] } 36. Re2
{ [%clk 0:01:05] } 36... Rb5 { [%clk 0:44:00] } 37. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:46] }
37... f5 { [%clk 0:44:15] } 38. Bd3 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 38... Rxe2+
{ [%clk 0:44:41] } 39. Bxe2 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 39... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:45:07] }
40. Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 40... Rb3 { [%clk 0:45:25] } 0-1