Short, Nigel D (2540) - Liu, Yan (2436)FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026 (Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), 18.06.2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.c3 Be7 7.Bc2 O-O 8.d4 Re8 9.O-O Bg4 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Bh5 12.Ne3 Bf8 13.Nf5 Qb8 14.a4 b6 15.h3 Qb7 16.g4 Bg6 17.a5?! b5?! 18.a6 Qc6 19.N3h4 Rab8?! 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Ng3 Nb6?! 22.g5 Nfd5 23.h4 Qd7?! 24.Kg2 b4 25.Qf3 bxc3 26.bxc3 Qc6 27.Ra3?! Re6?! 28.Rh1 Rbe8 29.h5 Ne7 30.Qxc6 Nxc6 31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Bd3?! d5 33.Ra2 Bd6 34.Bb5 Bxg3?! 35.Kxg3 Rc8 36.Bf4?! Ne7 37.Be5 Nf5+ 38.Kg4 c6?! 39.Bd3 Nd6 40.f4 Nbc4 41.Rah2 Kf7 42.Rh7?! Rg8?! 43.Rb1 Nb5?? 44.Bxc4 dxc4 45.d5 Rxe5 46.fxe5 Rd8?! 47.e6+ Ke7 48.Rxg7+ Kd6 49.dxc6 Kxc6 50.Rxg6 Kd5?
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