Nehme, Romeo vs Zhang, Yangming
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 8 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nehme, Romeo"]
[Black "Zhang, Yangming"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[WhiteElo "1726"]
[WhiteFideId "30964920"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[BlackFideId "8656380"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:57] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:28] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... g6 { [%clk 1:30:09] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 5. Nge2
{ [%clk 1:30:53] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:30:21] } 6...
Nge7 { [%clk 1:28:04] } 7. d3 { [%clk 1:30:16] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:28:09] } 8.
Be3 { [%clk 1:21:46] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:21:49] }
9... Nd4 { [%clk 1:24:34] } 10. f4 { [%clk 1:11:07] } 10... Nxe2+
{ [%clk 1:15:18] } 11. Qxe2 { [%clk 1:08:53] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:10:04] } 12.
g4 { [%clk 1:07:02] } 12... f5 { [%clk 1:08:41] } 13. g5 { [%clk 0:57:12] }
13... Rd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best.[%clk 1:05:14] } 14. h4
{ [%clk 0:52:15] } 14... fxe4 { [%clk 1:02:45] } 15. dxe4 { [%clk 0:45:53] }
15... d5 { [%clk 0:56:52] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 0:42:48] } 16... exd5
{ [%clk 0:56:18] } 17. Rae1 { [%clk 0:38:37] } 17... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:43:00] }
18. bxc3 { [%clk 0:38:56] } 18... Nf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:43:00] } 19. Bf2 { [%clk 0:33:30] } 19... b6
{ [%clk 0:24:55] } 20. c4 { [%clk 0:32:16] } 20... Bb7 { [%clk 0:24:40] } 21.
h5 $2 { Mistake. Qe6+ was best.[%clk 0:16:14] } 21... Qf7 { [%clk 0:23:15] }
22. hxg6 { [%clk 0:14:44] } 22... hxg6 { [%clk 0:23:15] } 23. Qe6
{ [%clk 0:14:34] } 23... Rd6 { [%clk 0:22:26] } 24. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:11:49] }
24... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 25. Re5 { [%clk 0:11:49] } 25... Rad8
{ [%clk 0:22:28] } 26. Bh3 { [%clk 0:07:57] } 26... Bc8 { [%clk 0:20:51] } 27.
cxd5 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 27... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:21:15] } 28. Re2 $4
{ Blunder. Rxd5 was best.[%clk 0:05:00] } 28... Ba6 { [%clk 0:21:23] } 29. Bg2
$6 { Inaccuracy. Ree1 was best.[%clk 0:04:32] } 29... R5d6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxe2 was best.[%clk 0:21:17] } 30. Re4 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 30...
Bxf1 { [%clk 0:20:30] } 31. Bxf1 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 31... Re8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:20:34] } 32. Ra4 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 32...
Re7 { [%clk 0:20:34] } 33. Bc4+ { [%clk 0:03:45] } 33... Kf8 { [%clk 0:20:40] }
34. Ra3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best.[%clk 0:03:32] } 34... Rd1+
{ [%clk 0:19:19] } 35. Kg2 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 35... Nd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:19:05] } 36. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 36...
Kg7 { [%clk 0:17:10] } 37. Kf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.[%clk 0:02:22] }
37... Nf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:17:28] } 38. Kg4
{ [%clk 0:02:15] } 38... Rd2 { [%clk 0:17:36] } 39. Bg3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best.[%clk 0:01:52] } 39... Nxg3 { [%clk 0:17:25] } 40.
Kxg3 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 40... Re3+ { [%clk 0:17:33] } 41. Kg4
{ [%clk 0:01:52] } 41... Rg2+ 42. Kh4 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 42... a5
{ [%clk 0:18:00] } 43. Rb3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 43... Rgg3 { [%clk 0:18:25] } 44.
Bf1 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 44... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:18:43] } 45. axb3
{ [%clk 0:01:47] } 45... Rf3 { [%clk 0:19:11] } 46. Bd3 { [%clk 0:01:45] }
46... Rxf4+ { [%clk 0:19:01] } 47. Kg3 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 47... Rd4
{ [%clk 0:19:27] } 48. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 48... a4 { [%clk 0:19:54] } 49.
bxa4 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 49... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:20:23] } 50. Bb5 Rb4
{ [%clk 0:20:53] } 51. Bd3 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 51... c4 { [%clk 0:21:20] } 52.
Be4 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 52... c3 { [%clk 0:21:43] } 53. Bd3 { [%clk 0:03:46] }
53... Rd4 { [%clk 0:22:02] } 54. Be4 b5 55. Bc6 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 55... b4
{ [%clk 0:23:01] } 56. Ba4 { [%clk 0:04:29] } 56... Kf7 { [%clk 0:23:17] } 57.
Bb3+ { [%clk 0:04:52] } 57... Ke7 { [%clk 0:23:45] } 58. Ba2 { [%clk 0:05:08] }
58... Rd6 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 59. Bb3 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 59... Ra6
{ [%clk 0:24:00] } 60. Bc4 { [%clk 0:05:43] } 60... Ra1 { [%clk 0:24:21] } 61.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 61... Rg1 { [%clk 0:24:26] } 62. Kf4 { [%clk 0:06:29] }
62... Rg2 { [%clk 0:24:54] } 63. Bb3 { [%clk 0:06:34] } 63... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:25:16] } 64. Ba4 { [%clk 0:06:37] } 64... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:25:42] } 65.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 65... Rf5 { [%clk 0:26:04] } 0-1