Zhou, Martin vs Liu, Richard Jingjie
2026 New Zealand Congress | Rapid · Round 9.9 · 2026.01.12 · 1/2-1/2 · A04 Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto
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PGN
[Event "2026 New Zealand Congress | Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.12"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "Zhou, Martin"]
[Black "Liu, Richard Jingjie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[WhiteElo "1786"]
[WhiteFideId "4315006"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[BlackFideId "4316967"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:24:56] } 1... g6 { [%clk 0:25:09] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:25:00] }
2... Bg7 { [%clk 0:25:14] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:25:04] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:25:17] } 4. O-O { [%clk 0:25:07] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:25:20] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 0:25:11] } 5... d5 { [%clk 0:25:23] } 6. b3 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 6... b6
{ [%clk 0:25:12] } 7. Bb2 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 7... Bb7 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 8. c4
{ [%clk 0:25:22] } 8... e6 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 9. e3 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 9...
dxc4 { [%clk 0:24:42] } 10. bxc4 { [%clk 0:25:28] } 10... c5
{ [%clk 0:24:45] } 11. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:25:07] } 11... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:24:32] }
12. Qb3 { [%clk 0:25:07] } 12... Rc8 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 13. Rac1
{ [%clk 0:25:03] } 13... Qe7 { [%clk 0:24:18] } 14. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:25:04] }
14... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:24:18] } 15. h3 { [%clk 0:22:12] } 15... h6
{ [%clk 0:24:14] } 16. Ne5 { [%clk 0:20:42] } 16... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:23:00] } 17.
Kxg2 { [%clk 0:20:43] } 17... cxd4 { [%clk 0:22:08] } 18. Nxd7
{ [%clk 0:20:17] } 18... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 19. exd4 { [%clk 0:20:19] }
19... e5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:19:18] } 20. Ba3
{ [%clk 0:17:00] } 20... Qe6 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 21. d5 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 21...
Qf5 { [%clk 0:17:26] } 22. Qe3 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 22... Kh7 $4
{ Blunder. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:13:19] } 23. Ne4 { [%clk 0:16:11] } 23... Bf8
{ [%clk 0:13:00] } 1/2-1/2