Lau, Lut Yin Luke vs Smith, Andrew Philip
2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open · Round 7 · 2025.12.01 · 1-0 · C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lau, Lut Yin Luke"]
[Black "Smith, Andrew Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[WhiteFideId "6002226"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[BlackFideId "2500833"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:10] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:31:13] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:44] }
4. e5 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:40] }
5... Bd7 { [%clk 1:30:21] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... f6
{ [%clk 1:23:47] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:32:28] } 7... fxe5 { [%clk 1:24:05] } 8.
dxe5 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 8... Qc7 { [%clk 1:24:15] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:30:20] }
9... O-O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best.[%clk 1:23:02] } 10. a4
{ [%clk 1:19:19] } 10... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:18:56] } 11. Na3 { [%clk 0:58:25] }
11... Nxf3+ { [%clk 1:14:00] } 12. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:58:54] } 12... a6
{ [%clk 1:14:11] } 13. b4 { [%clk 0:51:41] } 13... Bd6 { [%clk 0:51:10] } 14.
c4 { [%clk 0:28:04] } 14... Nf6 { [%clk 0:35:00] } 15. cxd5 $4
{ Blunder. Nb5 was best.[%clk 0:24:53] } 15... exd5 { [%clk 0:33:46] } 16.
bxc5 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 16... Bxh2+ { [%clk 0:28:57] } 17. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:22:32] } 17... Ne4 $2 { Mistake. Be5 was best.[%clk 0:28:02] } 18.
Be3 { [%clk 0:19:43] } 18... Bf4 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 19. Bd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best.[%clk 0:10:59] } 19... Qc6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 20.
g3 { [%clk 0:09:11] } 20... Qh6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxg3+ was best.[%clk 0:07:47] } 21. Kg1 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 21...
Bc7 $4 { Blunder. Nxg3 was best.[%clk 0:07:05] } 22. c6 { [%clk 0:08:43] }
22... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:07:03] } 23. Nb5 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 23... axb5 $4
{ Blunder. Rhf8 was best.[%clk 0:04:05] } 24. axb5 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 24...
Bxb5 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 25. Bg4+ { [%clk 0:08:07] } 25... Rd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best.[%clk 0:01:51] } 26. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:08:10] } 26...
Bb8 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 27. Rxe4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best.[%clk 0:07:53] }
27... dxe4 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 28. Be5 { [%clk 0:08:07] } 28... Kd8
{ [%clk 0:01:09] } 29. Bxd7 { [%clk 0:08:22] } 29... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 30.
Bxb5 { [%clk 0:08:16] } 30... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 31. Qa1 { [%clk 0:07:47] }
31... Qh5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 32. Qa3+ { [%clk 0:06:04] } 32... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:00:57] } 33. Bc4+ { [%clk 0:05:22] } 33... Kf5 { [%clk 0:01:12] }
34. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 34... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:00:54] } 35. Bf1
{ [%clk 0:04:53] } 35... Kxe5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:01:14] } 36. Qc5+
{ [%clk 0:05:07] } 36... Rd5 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 37. Re8+ $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best.[%clk 0:05:26] } 37... Qxe8
{ [%clk 0:01:59] } 38. f4+ { [%clk 0:04:45] } 38... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 39.
Bh3+ { [%clk 0:05:02] } 39... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 40. Qxd5
{ [%clk 0:05:23] } 40... Qc6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 41. Qxc6+ { [%clk 0:00:31] }
41... bxc6 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 42. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 42... g5
{ [%clk 0:02:00] } 43. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 43... h5 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 44.
Kxe4 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 44... h4 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:01:05] }
45. g4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 45... gxf4 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 46. Kxf4
{ [%clk 0:01:03] } 46... c5 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 47. g5+ { [%clk 0:01:29] }
47... Kg6 { [%clk 0:30:20] } 48. Bf5+ { [%clk 0:31:50] } 48... Kh5
{ [%clk 0:30:28] } 49. g6 { [%clk 0:32:15] } 49... Kh6 { [%clk 0:30:08] } 50.
Kg4 { [%clk 0:32:36] } 1-0