WORLDBASE Game IM Roberson vs CM Liu

[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Roberson, P"] [Black "Liu, Steven"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "2439"] [BlackElo "2077"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine's defence"] [Variation "Maroczy variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "412384"] [BlackFideId "39942341"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. d3 Nf6 2. e4 e6 3. f4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Ne4 f6 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. exf6 gxf6 13. f5 e5 14. Bh6 Qc7 15. Nfd2 O-O-O 16. a3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rdxf8 18. Rb1 h5 19. b4 h4 20. g4 Nd8 21. h3 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nb7 23. Qd2 Nd6 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. a4 Kc7 27. a5 Rb8 28. axb6+ Rxb6 29. Ra1 Nc8 30. Ra5 Qb4 31. Qa2 Qb3 32. c5 Rb4 33. Rxa7+ Nxa7 34. Qxa7+ Rb7 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qa5+ Kc6 37. Ra1 Rb8 38. Qa6+ Qxa6 39. Rxa6+ Kxc5 40. Rxf6 Rb3 41. g5 Rxd3 42. g6 Rf3 43. Kg2 e4 44. Rf8 d3 45. f6 d2 46. Rd8 Rd3 47. Rxd3 exd3 48. f7 d1=Q 49. f8=Q+ Kc4 50. Qf4+ Kc3 51. Qxh4 Qd2+ 52. Qf2 Qe3 53. Qxe3 Kc2 54. g7 d2 55. Qxd2+ Kxd2 56. g8=Q Ke2 57. Qd5 Ke3 58. Qe5+ Kd2 59. Qc7 Kd3 60. Qa7 Ke2 61. Qb8 Kd2 62. Qe8 Kd3 63. Qd8+ Kc2 64. Qb8 1-0