Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ vs Raj, Skandha
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 8 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lau, Tsz Yiu Christ"]
[Black "Raj, Skandha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[WhiteElo "1652"]
[WhiteFideId "6007732"]
[BlackElo "1541"]
[BlackFideId "39946959"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 e6 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. cxd5
{ [%clk 1:31:25] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 5. Qc2 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 5...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 6... c6 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 7.
e3 { [%clk 1:32:25] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:30:13] } 8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:35] }
8... h6 { [%clk 1:30:13] } 9. Bh4 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 9... Be6
{ [%clk 1:29:21] } 10. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:27] } 10... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:27:04] } 11.
O-O { [%clk 1:22:35] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 1:24:07] } 12. a3 { [%clk 1:20:12] }
12... Qc8 { [%clk 1:19:31] } 13. Rac1 { [%clk 1:17:35] } 13... a5
{ [%clk 1:14:43] } 14. Kh1 { [%clk 1:01:48] } 14... Bd6 { [%clk 1:05:06] } 15.
Bg3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng1 was best.[%clk 1:00:59] } 15... Bxg3
{ [%clk 1:03:58] } 16. fxg3 { [%clk 1:00:40] } 16... Nb6 { [%clk 0:56:38] } 17.
Ne5 { [%clk 0:56:31] } 17... Nfd7 $2 { Mistake. Nbd7 was best.[%clk 0:55:01] }
18. Bh7+ { [%clk 0:52:02] } 18... Kh8 { [%clk 0:53:35] } 19. Nxf7+
{ [%clk 0:48:57] } 19... Bxf7 { [%clk 0:53:47] } 20. Rxf7 { [%clk 0:49:23] }
20... Rf8 $2 { Mistake. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:46:54] } 21. Rcf1 $4
{ Blunder. Rxg7 was best.[%clk 0:45:10] } 21... Nf6 $4
{ Blunder. Qe8 was best.[%clk 0:43:30] } 22. Rxf8+ $2
{ Mistake. R1xf6 was best.[%clk 0:38:46] } 22... Qxf8 { [%clk 0:43:55] } 23.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:38:37] } 23... Qe7 { [%clk 0:41:42] } 24. e4 { [%clk 0:31:17] }
24... dxe4 { [%clk 0:40:22] } 25. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:31:27] } 25... Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:39:51] } 26. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:31:57] } 26... Re8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:38:19] } 27. Bg6 { [%clk 0:29:12] } 27...
Rd8 { [%clk 0:24:21] } 28. Qf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. h3 was best.[%clk 0:28:27] }
28... Nd5 { [%clk 0:18:32] } 29. Qe5 $2
{ Mistake. h3 was best.[%clk 0:22:09] } 29... a4 $4
{ Blunder. Qxe5 was best.[%clk 0:10:24] } 30. Re1 $4
{ Blunder. Rf7 was best.[%clk 0:17:49] } 30... Rf8 $2
{ Mistake. Qxe5 was best.[%clk 0:06:04] } 31. Kg1 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 31... Qf6
{ [%clk 0:04:20] } 32. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 32... gxf6 { [%clk 0:03:12] }
33. Bc2 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 33... b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best.[%clk 0:02:01] } 34. Re6 { [%clk 0:15:44] } 34...
Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 35. Be4 { [%clk 0:12:08] } 35... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:45] }
36. Kf2 { [%clk 0:10:21] } 36... Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 37. Bxd5 $4
{ Blunder. g4 was best.[%clk 0:10:10] } 37... cxd5 38. Re2 { [%clk 0:10:08] }
38... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 39. Ke3 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 39... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 40. Kd3 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 40... Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 41.
Re8 { [%clk 0:08:25] } 41... Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 42. Rc8 { [%clk 0:07:27] }
42... b4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 43. Rd8 bxa3 44. bxa3 Rb3+ 45. Kc2 Ke4 46. Ra8 $4
{ Blunder. Rd6 was best. } 46... Rxa3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 47. Kb2
{ [%clk 0:07:57] } 47... Rb3+ 48. Kc2 { [%clk 0:07:57] } 48... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 49. Ra6 Kxd4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 50. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:07:43] }
50... Ke3 $4 { Blunder. Rc4+ was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 51. Rxh6
{ [%clk 0:07:13] } 51... Re4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc4+ was best.[%clk 0:00:00] }
52. Kd1 $4 { Blunder. h4 was best.[%clk 0:07:24] } 52... d4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
53. Rf6 d3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 54. h4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf3+ was best.[%clk 0:07:04] } 54... a3 55. Ra6 Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 56. Re6+ { [%clk 0:07:04] } 56... Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
57. Ra6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd6+ was best.[%clk 0:06:58] } 57... Rb3 $4
{ Blunder. Rb1+ was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 58. h5 $2
{ Mistake. Kc1 was best.[%clk 0:07:17] } 58... Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 59. Rc6+
Kb2 $4 { Blunder. Kd4 was best. } 60. h6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best.[%clk 0:07:28] } 60... a2
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 61. Rc1 $6 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6 was best. }
61... a1=Q $4 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc3 was best. } 62. Rxa1 Kxa1
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 63. g4 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 63... Rb1+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 64.
Kd2 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 64... Rh1 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 65. g5 { [%clk 0:06:03] }
65... Rh2 $4 { Blunder. Rh5 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 66. Kxd3
{ [%clk 0:06:06] } 66... Rxg2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] }
67. h7 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 67... Rh2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 68. g6
{ [%clk 0:06:45] } 68... Rh3+ $2 { Mistake. Rh4 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 69.
Ke4 Rh4+ $2 { Mistake. Rh5 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 70. Kf5
{ [%clk 0:06:59] } 70... Rh5+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 71. Kf6 { [%clk 0:07:17] }
71... Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 72. Kg7 { [%clk 0:07:14] } 72... Rxh7+ $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh2 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 73. gxh7
{ [%clk 0:07:33] } 73... Kb1 74. h8=Q Kc2 75. Qh3 Kd2 76. Kf6 Ke2 77. Ke5 Kf2
78. Ke4 Ke2 79. Qg2+ Kd1 80. Kd3 Kc1 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 81. Qc2#
{ [%clk 0:10:37] } 1-0