Chen, Yanyu vs Raj, Skandha
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 2 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Moves
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chen, Yanyu"]
[Black "Raj, Skandha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[WhiteFideId "343099799"]
[BlackElo "1541"]
[BlackFideId "39946959"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:27:19] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:16] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:27:19] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:27:46] }
4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 4... cxd4 { [%clk 1:27:44] } 5. Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:38] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 6. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 6...
bxc6 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 7... Bf5 { [%clk 1:28:21] }
8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 8... Bg6 { [%clk 1:27:42] } 9. Bf4 { [%clk 1:30:54] }
9... e6 { [%clk 1:27:24] } 10. Qg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 1:29:24] } 10... Ne7 { [%clk 1:25:40] } 11.
Bxg6 $2 { Mistake. O-O was best.[%clk 1:28:08] } 11... Nxg6 { [%clk 1:24:47] }
12. Bg5 { [%clk 1:27:47] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 1:23:46] } 13. Na4
{ [%clk 1:26:37] } 13... Qa6 { [%clk 1:20:54] } 14. Bf4 $4
{ Blunder. b3 was best.[%clk 1:23:36] } 14... Qxa4 { [%clk 1:19:55] } 15. g3
{ [%clk 1:20:53] } 15... Qb4+ { [%clk 1:17:25] } 16. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 1:20:10] } 16... Qxb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe4+ was best.[%clk 1:14:14] } 17. O-O { [%clk 1:19:32] } 17...
Bc5 { [%clk 1:14:14] } 18. Rab1 { [%clk 1:16:01] } 18... Qxa2
{ [%clk 1:13:29] } 19. Ra1 { [%clk 1:15:45] } 19... Qc4 { [%clk 1:12:48] } 20.
Rac1 { [%clk 1:15:31] } 20... O-O { [%clk 1:12:48] } 21. h4 { [%clk 1:12:46] }
21... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:12:33] } 22. Qh3 { [%clk 1:10:27] } 22... Nd3
{ [%clk 1:11:28] } 23. Rcd1 { [%clk 1:09:13] } 23... Nxf4 { [%clk 1:10:47] }
24. gxf4 { [%clk 1:09:02] } 24... Qxf4 { [%clk 1:10:41] } 25. h5
{ [%clk 1:07:48] } 25... Qg5+ { [%clk 1:07:54] } 26. Kh1 { [%clk 1:07:08] }
26... Be7 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 27. f4 { [%clk 1:03:27] } 27... Qh4
{ [%clk 1:07:12] } 28. Rd3 { [%clk 1:03:13] } 28... Qxh3+ { [%clk 1:07:32] }
29. Rxh3 { [%clk 1:03:38] } 29... a5 { [%clk 1:07:03] } 30. h6
{ [%clk 1:03:25] } 30... g6 { [%clk 1:07:29] } 31. Rb1 { [%clk 1:02:58] } 31...
Rfb8 { [%clk 1:07:38] } 32. Rc1 { [%clk 1:02:04] } 32... Rb3 { [%clk 1:07:36] }
33. Rh2 { [%clk 1:02:10] } 33... a4 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 34. c4
{ [%clk 1:01:39] } 34... a3 { [%clk 1:07:04] } 35. Ra1 { [%clk 1:01:26] } 35...
Bf6 { [%clk 1:07:18] } 36. Raa2 { [%clk 1:00:46] } 36... Rb2 { [%clk 1:07:17] }
37. cxd5 { [%clk 1:00:46] } 37... exd5 { [%clk 1:06:28] } 38. Kg1 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best.[%clk 1:00:17] } 38... Rxh2
{ [%clk 1:06:14] } 39. Kxh2 { [%clk 1:00:35] } 39... Bb2 { [%clk 1:06:44] } 40.
Kg2 { [%clk 1:00:49] } 40... d4 { [%clk 1:07:07] } 41. Kf1 { [%clk 1:00:58] }
41... d3 { [%clk 1:07:07] } 42. Ke1 { [%clk 0:59:56] } 42... c5
{ [%clk 1:07:19] } 43. Kd2 { [%clk 0:59:56] } 43... c4 { [%clk 1:07:44] } 44.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:57:50] } 44... Re8+ { [%clk 1:07:39] } 45. Kd2 { [%clk 0:57:28] }
45... Re2+ { [%clk 1:08:00] } 46. Kd1 { [%clk 0:57:18] } 46... c3
{ [%clk 1:07:31] } 47. Rxa3 { [%clk 0:57:18] } 47... c2# { [%clk 1:08:00] } 0-1