Ma, Ethan vs Balaji, Shreenidhi
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 7 · 2025.12.23 · 1/2-1/2 · C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ma, Ethan"]
[Black "Balaji, Shreenidhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[WhiteElo "1524"]
[WhiteFideId "39906957"]
[BlackElo "1490"]
[BlackFideId "374101382"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... exd5
{ [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 4... Bd6 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 5. h3
{ [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 6...
h6 $2 { Mistake. c6 was best.[%clk 1:30:50] } 7. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:30:19] } 7...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%clk 1:30:38] } 8... Qxf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] }
9. Bc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best.[%clk 1:31:07] } 9... O-O
{ [%clk 1:31:03] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:30:22] } 10... Nd7 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 11.
Re1 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 11... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:30:22] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 1:29:34] }
12... Be7 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 13. c3 { [%clk 1:29:41] } 13... Qg6
{ [%clk 1:27:30] } 14. Kh1 { [%clk 1:27:56] } 14... Qd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best.[%clk 1:25:13] } 15. Qb3 { [%clk 1:27:33] } 15...
Bg6 { [%clk 1:23:19] } 16. Qxb7 { [%clk 1:25:51] } 16... Nb6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best.[%clk 1:19:25] } 17. Qa6 $2
{ Mistake. Bb5 was best.[%clk 1:25:00] } 17... c6 $2
{ Mistake. Nxc4 was best.[%clk 1:09:14] } 18. Bd3 { [%clk 1:23:12] } 18... Bxd3
{ [%clk 1:06:43] } 19. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:23:36] } 19... Bf6 { [%clk 1:06:03] } 20.
Bd2 { [%clk 1:23:43] } 20... Rad8 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 21. c4 { [%clk 1:23:12] }
21... Rxe1+ { [%clk 1:03:00] } 22. Rxe1 { [%clk 1:23:12] } 22... Bxd4
{ [%clk 0:57:08] } 23. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:10:54] } 23... c5 { [%clk 0:57:41] } 24.
Be3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best.[%clk 1:23:37] } 24... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:56:42] } 25. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:17:00] } 25... Qf4 $2
{ Mistake. Nxc4 was best.[%clk 0:57:08] } 26. g3 { [%clk 1:10:54] } 26... Qc7
{ [%clk 0:55:02] } 27. Bxb6 { [%clk 1:09:51] } 27... Qxb6 { [%clk 0:53:57] }
28. Qc2 { [%clk 1:09:49] } 28... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:53:06] } 29. Kh2
{ [%clk 1:09:39] } 29... Qf3 { [%clk 0:52:06] } 30. Qe2 { [%clk 1:09:05] }
30... Qf6 { [%clk 0:51:28] } 31. Qc2 { [%clk 1:07:38] } 31... Qd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:49:18] } 32. c5 { [%clk 1:08:08] } 32... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:48:45] } 33. c6 { [%clk 1:08:18] } 33... Qb6 { [%clk 0:48:14] } 34.
c7 $2 { Mistake. Rc1 was best.[%clk 1:04:45] } 34... g6 { [%clk 0:42:11] } 35.
Re7 $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 1:03:42] } 35... Qf6 $4
{ Blunder. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:38:14] } 36. Re3 $4
{ Blunder. Rd7 was best.[%clk 1:02:27] } 36... Rxc7 { [%clk 0:32:53] } 37.
Re8+ $2 { Mistake. Rc3 was best.[%clk 1:02:49] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:32:53] }
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