Holmes, Matthew A vs Liu, Yutong
Kidlington Chess Congress 2026: Open · Round 2 · 2026.01.30 · 1/2-1/2 · E06 Catalan Opening: Closed
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PGN
[Event "Kidlington Chess Congress 2026: Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Holmes, Matthew A"]
[Black "Liu, Yutong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[WhiteElo "1823"]
[WhiteFideId "495514"]
[BlackElo "1963"]
[BlackFideId "8610487"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:42] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:22] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 5. d4 { [%clk 1:31:20] }
5... O-O { [%clk 1:30:17] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 6... b6
{ [%clk 1:25:38] } 7. cxd5 { [%clk 1:27:04] } 7... exd5 { [%clk 1:25:47] } 8.
Ne5 { [%clk 1:24:43] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 1:24:35] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:23:40] }
9... Nbd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best.[%clk 1:21:08] } 10. Nxd7 $2
{ Mistake. Qa4 was best.[%clk 1:19:27] } 10... Qxd7 { [%clk 1:21:08] } 11. Bf4
{ [%clk 1:16:32] } 11... a6 { [%clk 1:17:57] } 12. Qb3 { [%clk 1:13:00] } 12...
Rad8 { [%clk 1:15:24] } 13. Rac1 { [%clk 1:11:17] } 13... h6
{ [%clk 1:12:08] } 14. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:59:08] } 14... Kh8 { [%clk 1:06:16] } 15.
Nb1 { [%clk 0:50:53] } 15... Rc8 { [%clk 1:05:53] } 16. Nd2 { [%clk 0:47:27] }
16... Nh5 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 17. Be3 { [%clk 0:45:20] } 17... Qe6
{ [%clk 1:03:25] } 18. Nf3 { [%clk 0:44:03] } 18... Bd6 { [%clk 0:57:55] } 19.
Rc2 { [%clk 0:38:48] } 19... f5 { [%clk 0:42:04] } 20. a4 { [%clk 0:35:56] }
20... f4 { [%clk 0:39:23] } 21. Bc1 { [%clk 0:35:24] } 21... fxg3
{ [%clk 0:38:29] } 22. hxg3 { [%clk 0:35:19] } 22... Nf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:36:27] } 23. a5 { [%clk 0:28:30] } 23... Ne4
{ [%clk 0:34:01] } 24. axb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best.[%clk 0:28:11] }
24... cxb6 $2 { Mistake. c5 was best.[%clk 0:34:12] } 25. Rxc8
{ [%clk 0:27:46] } 25... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:34:21] } 26. Be3 { [%clk 0:24:28] }
26... b5 { [%clk 0:22:11] } 27. Ne5 { [%clk 0:14:49] } 27... Re8
{ [%clk 0:21:41] } 28. Bxe4 $2 { Mistake. Bf4 was best.[%clk 0:13:00] } 28...
dxe4 { [%clk 0:21:46] } 29. Nf7+ { [%clk 0:12:14] } 29... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:21:40] } 30. Qxe6 { [%clk 0:12:14] } 30... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:21:50] }
31. d5 { [%clk 0:11:25] } 31... Rf6 { [%clk 0:20:54] } 32. Nxd6
{ [%clk 0:11:32] } 32... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:21:02] } 33. Bc5 { [%clk 0:10:28] }
33... Rd8 { [%clk 0:18:11] } 34. e3 { [%clk 0:08:43] } 34... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:17:42] } 35. d6 { [%clk 0:08:41] } 35... Kf7 { [%clk 0:17:34] } 36.
b4 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 36... Ke6 { [%clk 0:17:28] } 37. Kg2 { [%clk 0:04:03] }
37... Kd7 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 38. Bd4 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 38... Rg8
{ [%clk 0:15:58] } 39. Bc5 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 1/2-1/2