Chen, Yanxi Lolly vs Zhu, Nathaniel Adrian Yi-xing
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 1 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B52 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chen, Yanxi Lolly"]
[Black "Zhu, Nathaniel Adrian Yi-xing"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[WhiteElo "1401"]
[WhiteFideId "362105217"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[BlackFideId "6008569"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Ngf6
{ [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 8. d4
{ [%clk 1:32:24] } 8... Qc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. O-O was best.[%clk 1:32:03] } 9.
Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 1:30:27] } 9... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:11] }
10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:34] } 10... Nh5 { [%clk 1:29:21] } 11. Qd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.[%clk 1:27:49] } 11... Nxf4 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 12.
Qxf4 { [%clk 1:28:13] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:28:51] } 13. Nbd2
{ [%clk 1:27:19] } 13... Rac8 { [%clk 1:28:34] } 14. Rec1 $2
{ Mistake. Qe3 was best.[%clk 1:26:30] } 14... Qb6 $2
{ Mistake. Qxc1+ was best.[%clk 1:28:11] } 15. b3 { [%clk 1:26:19] } 15... Qb4
{ [%clk 1:26:22] } 16. Nf1 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 16... h6 { [%clk 1:24:32] } 17.
h4 { [%clk 1:22:03] } 17... Bf6 { [%clk 1:23:19] } 18. Qe3 { [%clk 1:19:52] }
18... Nb6 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 19. Ng3 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 19... Qa3
{ [%clk 1:18:43] } 20. Nh5 { [%clk 1:14:27] } 20... Nd7 { [%clk 1:17:54] } 21.
Nh2 $4 { Blunder. Qd2 was best.[%clk 1:12:59] } 21... Rxc1+ $2
{ Mistake. Bxd4 was best.[%clk 1:17:54] } 22. Rxc1 { [%clk 1:10:46] } 22...
Bxd4 { [%clk 1:15:39] } 23. Qd2 { [%clk 1:09:14] } 23... Nc5 $4
{ Blunder. Bb6 was best.[%clk 1:08:27] } 24. Rc4 $2
{ Mistake. Rc2 was best.[%clk 1:06:03] } 24... Be5 { [%clk 1:07:28] } 25. Ng4
{ [%clk 1:03:59] } 25... Qb2 { [%clk 1:00:44] } 26. Qxb2 { [%clk 0:59:54] }
26... Bxb2 { [%clk 1:00:44] } 27. e5 { [%clk 0:59:54] } 27... b6
{ [%clk 0:57:47] } 28. exd6 { [%clk 1:00:10] } 28... Rd8 { [%clk 0:58:03] } 29.
Rc2 { [%clk 0:59:48] } 29... Ba3 { [%clk 0:58:18] } 30. Ne5 { [%clk 0:58:48] }
30... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:49:54] } 31. Nc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:55:17] } 31... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:50:23] } 32.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:55:26] } 32... Bc1 { [%clk 0:50:15] } 33. Ng3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:54:08] } 33... Bf4 { [%clk 0:49:49] } 34.
Kh3 { [%clk 0:53:22] } 34... Bxg3 $4 { Blunder. f5 was best.[%clk 0:43:20] }
35. fxg3 $4 { Blunder. Kxg3 was best.[%clk 0:52:43] } 35... f6 $2
{ Mistake. Rh1+ was best.[%clk 0:33:59] } 36. Kh2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:51:30] } 36... Kf7 { [%clk 0:32:34] } 37. Rd2
$2 { Mistake. g4 was best.[%clk 0:51:47] } 37... Rxd2 { [%clk 0:32:13] } 38.
Nxd2 { [%clk 0:51:47] } 38... Nd3 { [%clk 0:32:21] } 39. g4 { [%clk 0:51:06] }
39... Ke7 { [%clk 0:32:52] } 40. Kg3 { [%clk 0:51:19] } 40... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:32:55] } 41. Kf3 { [%clk 0:51:19] } 41... Kd5 { [%clk 0:32:55] } 42.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:51:05] } 42... Ne5 { [%clk 0:33:00] } 43. Kf4 { [%clk 0:50:57] }
43... g5+ { [%clk 0:33:01] } 44. hxg5 { [%clk 0:50:57] } 44... fxg5+
{ [%clk 0:32:46] } 45. Kg3 { [%clk 0:50:48] } 45... Kd4 { [%clk 0:32:46] } 46.
Nf3+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best.[%clk 0:51:14] } 46... Nxf3
{ [%clk 0:32:59] } 47. Kxf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best.[%clk 0:51:33] }
47... Kd3 { [%clk 0:33:23] } 48. g3 { [%clk 0:51:33] } 48... e5
{ [%clk 0:33:49] } 49. Kf2 { [%clk 0:51:50] } 49... e4 { [%clk 0:34:04] } 50.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:52:07] } 50... Ke3 { [%clk 0:34:15] } 51. a3 Kf3
{ [%clk 0:34:26] } 52. Kd2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best.[%clk 0:52:42] } 52... Kf2
{ [%clk 0:34:39] } 53. Kd1 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best.[%clk 0:52:24] } 53... e3
{ [%clk 0:34:59] } 0-1