Smith, Andrew Philip vs Wang, Hao
2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open · Round 1 · 2025.11.27 · 0-1 · C22 Center Game: Berger Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smith, Andrew Philip"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[WhiteFideId "2500833"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[BlackFideId "8602883"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:26:42] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:26:55] }
2... exd4 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:27:19] } 3... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. Qe3 { [%clk 1:27:42] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:28:06] } 5... Bb4 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Bd2 { [%clk 1:28:29] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 1:32:18] } 7. O-O-O { [%clk 1:28:52] } 7... Re8 { [%clk 1:32:43] }
8. Bc4 { [%clk 1:29:07] } 8... Ne5 { [%clk 1:33:05] } 9. Bb3 { [%clk 1:22:58] }
9... a5 { [%clk 1:32:52] } 10. a4 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 10... b5
{ [%clk 1:33:02] } 11. Nge2 { [%clk 1:01:54] } 11... bxa4 { [%clk 1:27:38] }
12. Bxa4 $2 { Mistake. Nxa4 was best.[%clk 1:01:59] } 12... Ba6
{ [%clk 1:24:21] } 13. Ng3 { [%clk 0:52:00] } 13... Nc4 { [%clk 1:19:50] } 14.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:47:21] } 14... Nb6 $2 { Mistake. Qb8 was best.[%clk 1:11:36] }
15. Bb3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.[%clk 0:36:10] } 15... a4
{ [%clk 1:10:19] } 16. Ba2 { [%clk 0:35:37] } 16... Bc4 { [%clk 1:02:27] } 17.
Kb1 { [%clk 0:27:06] } 17... Bxa2+ { [%clk 0:54:27] } 18. Kxa2
{ [%clk 0:26:35] } 18... Qe7 { [%clk 0:53:49] } 19. Rhe1 $2
{ Mistake. Ka1 was best.[%clk 0:10:20] } 19... Qe6+ { [%clk 0:52:47] } 20. Ka1
{ [%clk 0:10:24] } 20... Nc4 { [%clk 0:49:49] } 21. Bg5 $2
{ Mistake. e5 was best.[%clk 0:08:10] } 21... Ng4 $2
{ Mistake. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:49:39] } 22. Nf5 { [%clk 0:06:34] } 22... a3
{ [%clk 0:47:12] } 23. b3 { [%clk 0:06:40] } 23... Nce5 $4
{ Blunder. a2 was best.[%clk 0:32:48] } 24. Qg3 { [%clk 0:06:57] } 24... Bxc3+
{ [%clk 0:32:04] } 25. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 25... Nxf2 { [%clk 0:32:14] }
26. Rd4 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 26... f6 { [%clk 0:22:31] } 27. Bh4
{ [%clk 0:04:52] } 27... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:20:50] } 28. Nh6+ { [%clk 0:05:05] }
28... gxh6 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 29. Rdxe4 { [%clk 0:05:13] } 29... d6
{ [%clk 0:20:00] } 30. Rf1 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 30... f5 { [%clk 0:19:46] } 31.
Re3 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 31... Qf7 { [%clk 0:12:23] } 32. Rg3+ { [%clk 0:03:20] }
32... Ng6 { [%clk 0:11:44] } 33. Bf6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 33... Qe6
{ [%clk 0:12:00] } 34. h4 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 34... f4 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 35.
Rgf3 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 35... h5 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 36. Ka2 { [%clk 0:01:58] }
36... Rf8 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 37. Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 37... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:03:58] } 38. Re1 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 38... Qg4 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 39.
Bh6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 39... Nxh4 $4 { Blunder. Qxh4 was best.[%clk 0:02:53] }
40. Qc6 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 40... Raf8 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 41. Bxf8
{ [%clk 0:25:07] } 41... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 42. Qe8+ { [%clk 0:21:19] }
42... Kg7 { [%clk 0:27:43] } 43. Re7 { [%clk 0:21:34] } 43... Rxe7
{ [%clk 0:27:41] } 44. Qxe7+ { [%clk 0:21:58] } 44... Kg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh6 was best.[%clk 0:27:44] } 45. Rc3 { [%clk 0:20:29] } 45...
Nf5 { [%clk 0:26:53] } 46. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:19:23] } 46... Kg5 { [%clk 0:26:57] }
47. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 47... Qd1 { [%clk 0:26:45] } 48. Qg8+
{ [%clk 0:18:36] } 48... Kh4 { [%clk 0:25:58] } 49. Rc3 { [%clk 0:14:08] }
49... Ne3 { [%clk 0:26:06] } 50. Qd8+ $2
{ Mistake. b4 was best.[%clk 0:12:40] } 50... Kg4 $2
{ Mistake. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:26:23] } 51. Qd7+ $2
{ Mistake. Qg8+ was best.[%clk 0:12:00] } 51... Kg3 { [%clk 0:25:49] } 52.
Qh3+ { [%clk 0:12:05] } 52... Kf2 { [%clk 0:26:14] } 53. Qh4+
{ [%clk 0:12:10] } 53... Kg1 { [%clk 0:26:18] } 54. Qxf4 { [%clk 0:01:53] }
54... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:26:41] } 55. Rxc2 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 55... Qxc2+
{ [%clk 0:27:06] } 56. Kxa3 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 56... Qc5+ { [%clk 0:27:28] }
57. Ka4 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 57... Qe5 { [%clk 0:26:14] } 58. Qf3
{ [%clk 0:01:47] } 58... h4 { [%clk 0:26:18] } 59. b4 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 59...
d5 { [%clk 0:26:35] } 60. Qd1+ { [%clk 0:01:03] } 60... Kh2 { [%clk 0:25:39] }
61. b5 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 61... d4 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 62. b6 { [%clk 0:01:31] }
62... Qe4 { [%clk 0:24:51] } 63. Qb3 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 63... d3+
{ [%clk 0:25:12] } 64. Ka3 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 64... d2 { [%clk 0:23:53] } 65.
b7 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 65... Qe7+ { [%clk 0:15:43] } 66. Ka2 { [%clk 0:00:40] }
66... Qxb7 { [%clk 0:15:29] } 67. Qxb7 $2
{ Mistake. Qh3+ was best.[%clk 0:00:56] } 67... d1=Q { [%clk 0:15:54] } 68.
Qe4 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 68... Qd2+ { [%clk 0:16:03] } 69. Kb3
{ [%clk 0:00:38] } 69... Qf2 $2 { Mistake. Qxg2 was best.[%clk 0:15:50] } 70.
Ka4 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 70... h6 { [%clk 0:14:44] } 71. Ka5 { [%clk 0:00:35] }
71... Qg3 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 72. Ka6 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 72... h5
{ [%clk 0:15:03] } 73. Ka5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 73... Qg5+ { [%clk 0:14:27] } 74.
Ka6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 74... Qf6+ { [%clk 0:14:11] } 75. Ka5
{ [%clk 0:01:24] } 75... Kg3 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 76. Qd5 { [%clk 0:01:22] }
76... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:11:26] } 77. Kb6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 77... Qb2+
{ [%clk 0:11:37] } 78. Ka5 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 78... Qe2 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 79.
Qg5+ { [%clk 0:00:39] } 79... Qg4 { [%clk 0:10:26] } 80. Qd5 { [%clk 0:00:56] }
80... Kf4 { [%clk 0:10:36] } 81. Kb6 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 81... Qg6+
{ [%clk 0:10:35] } 82. Ka7 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 82... Qf5 { [%clk 0:10:40] } 83.
Qf3+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 83... Kg5 { [%clk 0:10:56] } 84. Qe3+
{ [%clk 0:01:04] } 84... Qf4 { [%clk 0:10:50] } 85. Qe7+ { [%clk 0:01:19] }
85... Kg6 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 86. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:01:08] } 86... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:10:44] } 87. Qe2 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 87... Kf8 { [%clk 0:10:18] } 88.
Qxh5 $4 { Blunder. Kb6 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 88... Qf7+ { [%clk 0:09:27] }
89. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:00:59] } 89... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:09:52] } 90. Kb6
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 90... Kf6 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 91. Kc6 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka7 was best.[%clk 0:01:20] } 91... Kg5
{ [%clk 0:09:29] } 92. Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 92... Kf4 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 93.
Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1