Nehme, Romeo vs Yu, Andrew
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 2 · 2025.12.23 · 1/2-1/2 · D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nehme, Romeo"]
[Black "Yu, Andrew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[WhiteElo "1726"]
[WhiteFideId "30964920"]
[BlackElo "1460"]
[BlackFideId "39962431"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:56] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:21] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:34] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:30:27] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 8.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:29:03] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 9. Bb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 1:20:20] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:28:51] } 10. O-O
$6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 1:18:19] } 10... cxd4 { [%clk 1:28:24] } 11.
cxd4 { [%clk 1:15:27] } 11... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:27:55] } 12. Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:14:43] } 12... Bxd4 { [%clk 1:28:20] } 13. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:14:43] }
13... Qxd4 { [%clk 1:28:41] } 14. Qe2 { [%clk 1:13:49] } 14... Be6
{ [%clk 1:22:58] } 15. Rfc1 { [%clk 1:02:25] } 15... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:15:35] }
16. a3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:42:49] } 16... Rc3
{ [%clk 1:09:47] } 17. Rd1 { [%clk 0:42:43] } 17... Bg4 { [%clk 1:00:13] } 18.
Qxg4 { [%clk 0:42:16] } 18... Rxd3 { [%clk 1:00:50] } 19. Rxd3
{ [%clk 0:36:51] } 19... Qxd3 { [%clk 1:00:50] } 20. Qf3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:36:23] } 20... Qxf3 { [%clk 0:54:49] } 21.
gxf3 { [%clk 0:36:31] } 21... Rc8 { [%clk 0:55:10] } 22. Rd1 { [%clk 0:34:58] }
22... Rc3 $2 { Mistake. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:55:15] } 23. Rd7
{ [%clk 0:35:14] } 23... Rxf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best.[%clk 0:51:46] }
24. Rxe7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best.[%clk 0:34:53] } 24... Rxa3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best.[%clk 0:51:56] } 25. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:34:53] } 25...
a5 { [%clk 0:51:43] } 26. Kf1 { [%clk 0:34:17] } 26... Ra2 { [%clk 0:51:24] }
27. e5 { [%clk 0:31:30] } 27... a4 { [%clk 0:50:20] } 28. Ra7
{ [%clk 0:31:11] } 28... a3 { [%clk 0:49:40] } 29. Kg2 { [%clk 0:23:43] } 29...
Ra1 { [%clk 0:49:39] } 30. Kf3 { [%clk 0:22:40] } 30... a2 { [%clk 0:47:20] }
31. Kg2 $4 { Blunder. Ra8+ was best.[%clk 0:22:35] } 31... g5 $4
{ Blunder. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:47:07] } 32. h3 $4
{ Blunder. Ra8+ was best.[%clk 0:19:48] } 32... h6 $4
{ Blunder. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:46:46] } 33. Kh2 $4
{ Blunder. Ra8+ was best.[%clk 0:18:32] } 33... Re1 $4
{ Blunder. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:44:15] } 34. Rxa2 { [%clk 0:18:32] } 34... Rxe5
{ [%clk 0:44:21] } 35. Kg3 { [%clk 0:17:59] } 35... Kg7 { [%clk 0:44:33] } 36.
Ra6 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 36... f6 { [%clk 0:44:57] } 37. Ra7+ { [%clk 0:14:45] }
37... Kg6 { [%clk 0:45:02] } 38. Ra8 { [%clk 0:14:11] } 38... f5
{ [%clk 0:43:49] } 39. Ra6+ { [%clk 0:13:42] } 39... Kh5 { [%clk 0:42:59] } 40.
Ra3 { [%clk 0:13:05] } 40... Rb5 { [%clk 0:42:35] } 41. Rc3 { [%clk 0:10:15] }
41... g4 { [%clk 0:42:12] } 42. Rd3 { [%clk 0:09:16] } 42... Kg5
{ [%clk 0:42:09] } 43. hxg4 { [%clk 0:08:22] } 43... fxg4 { [%clk 0:42:17] }
44. Rd4 { [%clk 0:07:53] } 44... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:42:24] } 45. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:07:52] } 45... h5 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 46. Rd8 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 46...
Rb5 { [%clk 0:39:59] } 47. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:06:44] } 1/2-1/2