Nicholls, Leighton vs Liu, Richard Jingjie - 2025 NZ Champs - 2026.01.04

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Liu, Richard Jingjie (1924)
Nicholls, Leighton (1882)
Event2025 NZ Champs
Sitehttps://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-new-zealand-congress--championships/round-4/y7AX2HOn/EQWNZMos
Date2026.01.04
Round4.14
WhiteNicholls, Leighton
BlackLiu, Richard Jingjie
Result0-1
WhiteElo1882
WhiteTitleCM
WhiteFideId4303776
BlackElo1924
BlackFideId4316967
TimeControl40 move sin 90 minutes, 30 second incerement from move 1, 30 minutes added at move 40
VariantStandard
ECOC36
OpeningKing's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense
UTCDate2026.01.04
UTCTime22:32:27
BroadcastName2026 New Zealand Congress | Championships
BroadcastURLhttps://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-new-zealand-congress--championships/round-4/y7AX2HOn
GameURLhttps://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-new-zealand-congress--championships/round-4/y7AX2HOn/EQWNZMos
Engine eval --
0-1
Nicholls, Leighton
3 blunders
4 mistakes
3 inaccuracies
77% accuracy
Liu, Richard Jingjie
4 blunders
1 mistake
1 inaccuracy
82% accuracy