Li, Henry Zulin vs Lee, Jiho
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 8 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Henry Zulin"]
[Black "Lee, Jiho"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[WhiteElo "1512"]
[WhiteFideId "39996506"]
[BlackElo "1549"]
[BlackFideId "13234269"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:23] }
2... Bb4 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 3. d3 { [%clk 1:29:42] } 3... Bxc3+
{ [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. bxc3 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:27:55] } 5... h6 { [%clk 1:30:39] } 6. g3 { [%clk 1:27:47] } 6... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:30:30] } 7. Bg2 { [%clk 1:28:11] } 7... Be6 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 8. Rb1
{ [%clk 1:28:07] } 8... Bd7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best.[%clk 1:27:42] } 9.
Rxb7 { [%clk 1:24:32] } 9... Bc6 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 10. Rb1 { [%clk 1:22:32] }
10... O-O { [%clk 1:26:20] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:19:27] } 11... Nbd7
{ [%clk 1:22:37] } 12. Re1 { [%clk 1:11:11] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:19:56] } 13.
Be3 { [%clk 1:05:45] } 13... Rxb1 { [%clk 1:20:01] } 14. Qxb1
{ [%clk 1:05:47] } 14... Nb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best.[%clk 1:20:31] }
15. Qc1 { [%clk 0:58:51] } 15... Ng4 { [%clk 1:19:44] } 16. Bxb6 $2
{ Mistake. Bd2 was best.[%clk 0:56:25] } 16... axb6 { [%clk 1:19:48] } 17. h3
{ [%clk 0:55:25] } 17... Nf6 { [%clk 1:17:42] } 18. d4 { [%clk 0:50:36] } 18...
Re8 { [%clk 1:17:42] } 19. Qa3 { [%clk 0:44:02] } 19... Bxf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.[%clk 1:14:48] } 20. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:43:42] } 20...
e4 { [%clk 1:15:15] } 21. Bg2 { [%clk 0:41:22] } 21... e3 { [%clk 1:14:17] }
22. Qc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. f4 was best.[%clk 0:34:48] } 22... exf2+
{ [%clk 1:12:54] } 23. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:34:53] } 23... Nh5 { [%clk 1:07:13] } 24.
Bf3 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 24... Nf6 { [%clk 1:05:27] } 25. Qc2 { [%clk 0:31:13] }
25... Qd7 { [%clk 1:04:04] } 26. Kg2 { [%clk 0:30:25] } 26... Nh7
{ [%clk 1:02:07] } 27. h4 { [%clk 0:29:19] } 27... g5 { [%clk 1:00:56] } 28.
Be4 { [%clk 0:27:40] } 28... Nf6 { [%clk 1:00:30] } 29. Bf3 { [%clk 0:26:18] }
29... g4 { [%clk 0:59:54] } 30. Bd5 { [%clk 0:25:43] } 30... c6 $4
{ Blunder. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:59:11] } 31. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:23:55] } 31... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:58:55] } 32. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:23:32] } 32... cxd5 { [%clk 0:59:22] }
33. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:23:25] } 33... Kg8 { [%clk 0:58:52] } 34. Qg5+
{ [%clk 0:23:22] } 34... Kf8 { [%clk 0:58:17] } 35. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:23:28] }
35... Qe7 { [%clk 0:58:12] } 36. Qc6 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 36... Qf6
{ [%clk 0:57:21] } 37. c5 $4 { Blunder. e3 was best.[%clk 0:20:13] } 37... bxc5
{ [%clk 0:57:02] } 38. dxc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. e3 was best.[%clk 0:20:14] } 38...
Qxc3 { [%clk 0:56:57] } 39. Qxd6+ { [%clk 0:20:16] } 39... Kg8 $2
{ Mistake. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:57:23] } 40. Qf4 $4
{ Blunder. Qd1 was best.[%clk 0:19:05] } 40... Qxe1 { [%clk 0:57:12] } 41.
Qxg4+ $4 { Blunder. Qg5+ was best.[%clk 0:19:05] } 41... Kf8 { [%clk 0:57:35] }
42. a4 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 0:16:28] } 42... Rxe2+
{ [%clk 0:57:50] } 43. Qxe2 Qxe2+ { [%clk 0:58:19] } 44. Kh3
{ [%clk 0:15:11] } 44... Qe6+ { [%clk 0:58:36] } 45. g4 { [%clk 0:15:28] }
45... f5 { [%clk 0:59:29] } 46. gxf5 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 46... Qxf5+
{ [%clk 0:59:29] } 47. Kg3 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 47... Qxc5 { [%clk 0:59:42] } 48.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:15:25] } 48... Qc6+ { [%clk 1:00:05] } 49. Kg4 { [%clk 0:15:39] }
49... Qxa4+ 50. Kh5 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 50... Kg7 { [%clk 1:00:54] } 51. Kg5
{ [%clk 0:16:25] } 51... Qb5+ { [%clk 1:00:53] } 52. Kg4 { [%clk 0:16:50] }
52... Qe5 { [%clk 1:01:18] } 53. Kh3 { [%clk 0:16:24] } 53... Qh5
{ [%clk 1:01:41] } 54. Kg3 Kf6 55. Kh3 { [%clk 0:17:16] } 55... Kf5
{ [%clk 1:02:37] } 56. Kg3 { [%clk 0:17:42] } 56... Qg4+ { [%clk 1:03:03] } 57.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:18:06] } 57... Kf4 { [%clk 1:03:27] } 58. h5 Qg3+ 59. Ke2 Qe3+
{ [%clk 1:04:25] } 60. Kd1 { [%clk 0:19:14] } 60... Qf2 { [%clk 1:04:51] } 61.
h6 { [%clk 0:19:39] } 61... Ke3 { [%clk 1:05:14] } 62. Kc1 { [%clk 0:20:06] }
62... Qd2+ { [%clk 1:05:40] } 63. Kb1 { [%clk 0:20:33] } 63... Kd3
{ [%clk 1:05:44] } 64. h7 { [%clk 0:21:03] } 64... Qc2+ { [%clk 1:05:26] } 65.
Ka1 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 65... Qh2 { [%clk 1:05:44] } 66. h8=R { [%clk 0:20:59] }
66... Qe5+ { [%clk 1:05:51] } 67. Kb1 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 67... Qxh8
{ [%clk 1:06:13] } 68. Kc1 { [%clk 0:21:46] } 68... Qc3+ { [%clk 1:06:31] } 69.
Kb1 { [%clk 0:22:16] } 69... Qd2 { [%clk 1:05:48] } 70. Ka1 { [%clk 0:22:43] }
70... Kc3 { [%clk 1:06:12] } 71. Kb1 { [%clk 0:23:07] } 71... Qb2#
{ [%clk 1:06:29] } 0-1