Nicholls, Leighton vs Liu, Richard Jingjie
2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships · Round 4.14 · 2026.01.04 · 0-1 · C36 King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense
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[Event "2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Nicholls, Leighton"]
[Black "Liu, Richard Jingjie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[WhiteFideId "4303776"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[BlackFideId "4316967"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.[%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:26:11] } 3. exd5
{ [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... exf4 { [%clk 1:24:58] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 4...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:52] } 5. c4 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 5... c6 { [%clk 1:23:43] } 6.
dxc6 { [%clk 1:31:07] } 6... Nxc6 { [%clk 1:24:45] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:30:12] }
7... Bf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.[%clk 1:18:49] } 8. Bxf4 $2
{ Mistake. Nc3 was best.[%clk 1:25:16] } 8... Nb4 $4
{ Blunder. Bb4+ was best.[%clk 1:08:10] } 9. Na3 { [%clk 1:23:10] } 9... Qe7+
{ [%clk 1:07:35] } 10. Ne5 { [%clk 1:21:45] } 10... Nd7 { [%clk 1:01:19] } 11.
Kf2 $2 { Mistake. c5 was best.[%clk 1:15:29] } 11... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:53:37] }
12. Bxe5 { [%clk 1:14:23] } 12... a6 $4
{ Blunder. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:49:19] } 13. Be2 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 1:08:18] } 13... Nc6 { [%clk 0:44:17] } 14. Bg3
{ [%clk 0:57:19] } 14... Qf6 { [%clk 0:44:26] } 15. Bf3 { [%clk 0:55:51] }
15... Be7 $4 { Blunder. O-O-O was best.[%clk 0:35:20] } 16. Re1
{ [%clk 0:50:14] } 16... O-O { [%clk 0:33:54] } 17. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:41:23] }
17... bxc6 { [%clk 0:23:53] } 18. Be5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best.[%clk 0:40:52] } 18... Qg6 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 19.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:38:45] } 19... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:18:41] } 20. Rc1 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 0:35:29] } 20... Qh6 $4
{ Blunder. c5 was best.[%clk 0:16:03] } 21. Qf3 { [%clk 0:33:30] } 21... Bg5
{ [%clk 0:13:58] } 22. Rcd1 { [%clk 0:33:07] } 22... Qg6 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 23.
c5 $2 { Mistake. Qf2 was best.[%clk 0:32:44] } 23... Bg4 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 24.
Qd3 { [%clk 0:27:54] } 24... Bxd1 { [%clk 0:12:23] } 25. Qxd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best.[%clk 0:28:17] } 25... Bf6 $2
{ Mistake. f6 was best.[%clk 0:12:07] } 26. Nc4 { [%clk 0:28:23] } 26... Bxe5
{ [%clk 0:11:06] } 27. Rxe5 $2 { Mistake. dxe5 was best.[%clk 0:28:38] } 27...
Rxe5 { [%clk 0:10:44] } 28. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:29:01] } 28... Qe4
{ [%clk 0:10:08] } 29. h3 { [%clk 0:28:13] } 29... Rd8 { [%clk 0:09:53] } 30.
Qb3 $4 { Blunder. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:28:24] } 30... Qxd4+ { [%clk 0:10:03] }
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