Yu, Tianxiang Carlos vs Marin, Sam
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · Round 8 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yu, Tianxiang Carlos"]
[Black "Marin, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[WhiteFideId "39922723"]
[BlackElo "1958"]
[BlackFideId "2622955"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... exd4
{ [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Be7
{ [%clk 1:32:29] } 6. g3 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. Bg2
{ [%clk 1:32:52] } 7... Re8 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:32:54] } 8...
Bf8 { [%clk 1:33:17] } 9. h3 { [%clk 1:29:07] } 9... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:33:20] }
10. Re1 { [%clk 1:26:36] } 10... g6 { [%clk 1:30:11] } 11. Bf4
{ [%clk 1:15:45] } 11... Bg7 { [%clk 1:27:53] } 12. Qd2 { [%clk 1:14:04] }
12... Ne5 { [%clk 1:28:01] } 13. b3 { [%clk 1:11:47] } 13... a6
{ [%clk 1:13:10] } 14. Kh2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best.[%clk 1:04:15] }
14... Bd7 { [%clk 0:57:34] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 0:54:16] } 15... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:54:05] } 16. Be3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nde2 was best.[%clk 0:49:32] }
16... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:35:45] } 17. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:50:01] } 17... c5
{ [%clk 0:35:25] } 18. Be3 { [%clk 0:47:16] } 18... Qa5 { [%clk 0:35:00] } 19.
Nd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best.[%clk 0:35:56] } 19... Qxd2
{ [%clk 0:34:45] } 20. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:35:09] } 20... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:31:15] }
21. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:35:35] } 21... Bc6 { [%clk 0:31:31] } 22. Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:33:42] } 22... Bf8 { [%clk 0:31:44] } 23. Rd2 { [%clk 0:27:13] }
23... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:31:55] } 24. Red1 { [%clk 0:27:02] } 24... b5
{ [%clk 0:26:55] } 25. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:20:28] } 25... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:27:24] }
26. Rd8 { [%clk 0:20:13] } 26... Re8 { [%clk 0:23:13] } 27. R8d7
{ [%clk 0:20:26] } 27... Rac8 $6 { Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:21:37] } 28.
Ra7 { [%clk 0:19:08] } 28... Ra8 { [%clk 0:19:04] } 29. Rc7 { [%clk 0:17:49] }
29... Rec8 { [%clk 0:17:37] } 30. Rdd7 { [%clk 0:17:48] } 30... Rxc7
{ [%clk 0:14:38] } 31. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:17:48] } 31... Rd8 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 32.
Bxc5 $4 { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } 32... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:15:30] } 33. Rxc5
{ [%clk 0:18:00] } 33... Rd2 $4 { Blunder. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:15:30] } 34.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:18:00] } 34... b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:14:26] }
35. Rc4 { [%clk 0:17:28] } 35... a5 36. Rc5 { [%clk 0:17:00] } 36... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:14:23] } 37. Kf3 Rd6 { [%clk 0:14:53] } 38. Ke3 { [%clk 0:15:04] }
38... Re6+ { [%clk 0:12:24] } 39. Kd2 { [%clk 0:15:04] } 39... Rd6+
{ [%clk 0:12:40] } 40. Ke2 { [%clk 0:15:12] } 40... Re6+ { [%clk 0:13:00] } 41.
Kf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best.[%clk 0:14:21] } 41... Kf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best.[%clk 0:13:28] } 42. h4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a4 was best.[%clk 0:11:29] } 42... h5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best.[%clk 0:11:19] } 43. a3 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 43...
Ra6 { [%clk 0:08:59] } 44. a4 { [%clk 0:07:45] } 44... Ke6 { [%clk 0:08:59] }
45. Ke3 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 45... Kd6 { [%clk 0:09:23] } 46. Rb5
{ [%clk 0:07:03] } 46... Rc6 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 47. Kd2 { [%clk 0:06:35] }
47... Ra6 { [%clk 0:09:13] } 48. f3 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 48... Ra7
{ [%clk 0:09:13] } 49. g4 { [%clk 0:06:31] } 49... hxg4 { [%clk 0:09:33] } 50.
fxg4 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 50... f6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best.[%clk 0:09:17] }
51. h5 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 51... gxh5 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 52. gxh5
{ [%clk 0:05:12] } 52... Ke6 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 53. Kd3 { [%clk 0:03:39] }
53... f5 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 54. h6 $4 { Blunder. Ke3 was best.[%clk 0:03:53] }
54... Kf6 55. Kc4 { [%clk 0:03:59] } 55... f4 $2
{ Mistake. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:09:20] } 56. Kd3 Rd7+ 57. Ke4 Rc7 58. Rh5 Rh7
59. Rxa5 Kg6 60. Kxf4 Kxh6 61. Ra6+ Kh5 62. Rb6 Rc7 63. Rxb4 Rxc2 64. Kf5 Rf2+
65. Ke5 Kg5 66. Kd6 Ra2 67. Kc6 Kf5 68. Rd4 Ke5 69. Rd3 Ke4 70. Rc3 Kd4 71.
Rc4+ Kd3 72. Kb5 Rh2 73. a5 Rh8 74. Rc7 Rb8+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 75. Ka4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0