Raj, Skandha vs Wong, Lok Him
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 1 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Raj, Skandha"]
[Black "Wong, Lok Him"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "216"]
[WhiteElo "1541"]
[WhiteFideId "39946959"]
[BlackElo "1611"]
[BlackFideId "6016073"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Nf3 Bd6 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Be3 { [%clk 1:34:57] } 12...
Be6 { [%clk 1:17:21] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 1:35:12] } 13... Rc8 { [%clk 1:17:36] }
14. Nf3 { [%clk 1:34:54] } 14... a6 { [%clk 1:17:15] } 15. Bd4
{ [%clk 1:33:34] } 15... Nh5 { [%clk 1:12:39] } 16. Bc2 { [%clk 1:27:51] }
16... Nf4 { [%clk 1:11:13] } 17. Be5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk 1:23:09] } 17... Bxe5 { [%clk 1:10:28] } 18.
Rxe5 { [%clk 1:21:51] } 18... h6 { [%clk 1:10:28] } 19. Qd2 { [%clk 1:19:42] }
19... Qf6 { [%clk 1:10:12] } 20. Re3 { [%clk 1:12:20] } 20... Rfe8
{ [%clk 1:08:34] } 21. Bb3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best.[%clk 1:06:15] }
21... Qg6 { [%clk 1:08:32] } 22. Nh4 { [%clk 1:01:15] } 22... Qg5
{ [%clk 1:08:30] } 23. g3 { [%clk 1:00:08] } 23... Nxh3+ { [%clk 1:08:34] } 24.
Kh2 $4 { Blunder. Kg2 was best.[%clk 0:51:04] } 24... Nf4 $4
{ Blunder. d4 was best.[%clk 1:06:40] } 25. Rf3 $2
{ Mistake. Rae1 was best.[%clk 0:45:43] } 25... Nh3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best.[%clk 1:06:40] } 26. Qxg5 $4
{ Blunder. Rd3 was best.[%clk 0:45:43] } 26... Nxg5 { [%clk 1:06:36] } 27.
Rd3 { [%clk 0:45:14] } 27... Red8 $4 { Blunder. d4 was best.[%clk 1:06:27] }
28. f3 $2 { Mistake. Rad1 was best.[%clk 0:44:53] } 28... Nh7 $2
{ Mistake. d4 was best.[%clk 1:06:27] } 29. Rad1 { [%clk 0:44:05] } 29... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:06:49] } 30. Ng2 { [%clk 0:42:17] } 30... Bf5 { [%clk 1:06:34] } 31.
Rd4 { [%clk 0:41:40] } 31... Be6 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 32. Ne3 { [%clk 0:41:40] }
32... Rc5 { [%clk 1:04:57] } 33. c4 { [%clk 0:38:53] } 33... Rc6
{ [%clk 1:00:28] } 34. cxd5 { [%clk 0:38:42] } 34... Rcd6 { [%clk 1:00:28] }
35. Rb4 { [%clk 0:34:13] } 35... Bc8 { [%clk 1:00:24] } 36. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:31:48] } 36... Re8 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 37. Kf2 { [%clk 0:31:19] }
37... b5 { [%clk 0:58:42] } 38. a4 { [%clk 0:30:03] } 38... Bd7
{ [%clk 0:58:17] } 39. axb5 { [%clk 0:29:58] } 39... axb5 { [%clk 0:58:17] }
40. Rbd4 { [%clk 0:28:13] } 40... g6 { [%clk 0:51:50] } 41. Nc2
{ [%clk 0:27:28] } 41... Bf5 { [%clk 0:51:35] } 42. Na3 { [%clk 0:26:51] }
42... Bd7 { [%clk 0:50:30] } 43. Rb4 { [%clk 0:25:50] } 43... Rb8
{ [%clk 0:50:47] } 44. Rbd4 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 44... Kg7 { [%clk 0:50:41] } 45.
Nc2 { [%clk 0:23:26] } 45... Bf5 { [%clk 0:50:47] } 46. Nb4 { [%clk 0:23:01] }
46... Re8 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 47. Nc6 { [%clk 0:21:26] } 47... g5
{ [%clk 0:50:55] } 48. g4 { [%clk 0:19:11] } 48... Bd7 { [%clk 0:51:09] } 49.
Nb4 { [%clk 0:18:41] } 49... h5 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 50. gxh5 { [%clk 0:19:09] }
50... Nxh5 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 51. Rg1 { [%clk 0:19:09] } 51... Kh6
{ [%clk 0:50:29] } 52. Rh1 { [%clk 0:19:00] } 52... Kg6 { [%clk 0:50:18] } 53.
Bc2+ { [%clk 0:18:33] } 53... Kh6 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 0:50:43] }
54. Kf1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Re4 was best.[%clk 0:15:36] } 54... Rf6
{ [%clk 0:50:19] } 55. Be4 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 55... g4 { [%clk 0:49:49] } 56.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:11:02] } 56... Kg5 { [%clk 0:49:29] } 57. Rg1 $2
{ Mistake. d6 was best.[%clk 0:10:17] } 57... g3+ $4
{ Blunder. Nf4 was best.[%clk 0:49:29] } 58. Ke3 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 58... Rf4
{ [%clk 0:49:01] } 59. Nd3 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 59... Rh4 { [%clk 0:49:26] } 60.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:05:13] } 60... Bc8 { [%clk 0:49:23] } 61. d6 { [%clk 0:04:01] }
61... f5 { [%clk 0:49:34] } 62. d7 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 62... Bxd7
{ [%clk 0:50:24] } 63. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 63... fxe4 { [%clk 0:50:38] }
64. Nxe4+ { [%clk 0:03:38] } 64... Kg6 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 65. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:02:51] } 65... Rf4 { [%clk 0:50:04] } 66. Rd6+ { [%clk 0:02:51] }
66... Kg7 { [%clk 0:51:01] } 67. Ke3 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 67... Rf5
{ [%clk 0:50:23] } 68. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:03:26] } 68... Kg6 { [%clk 0:51:28] } 69.
Rd6+ Kf7 { [%clk 0:51:01] } 70. Rh6 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 70... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:50:58] } 71. Rc6 { [%clk 0:03:41] } 71... Ref8 { [%clk 0:51:21] }
72. Nd2 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 72... Re8+ { [%clk 0:51:21] } 73. Kd3 $4
{ Blunder. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:03:34] } 73... Rd5+ { [%clk 0:51:38] } 74. Kc2
{ [%clk 0:03:47] } 74... Re2 { [%clk 0:51:39] } 75. Rd1 { [%clk 0:04:17] }
75... g2 { [%clk 0:52:05] } 76. Kc1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best.[%clk 0:04:01] } 76... Nf4 { [%clk 0:51:52] } 77.
Rc2 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 77... Nd3+ { [%clk 0:52:16] } 78. Kb1 { [%clk 0:04:25] }
78... Ne1 { [%clk 0:52:16] } 79. Rc7+ { [%clk 0:04:14] } 79... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:51:57] } 80. Ne4+ { [%clk 0:04:30] } 80... Ke6 $4
{ Blunder. Rxe4 was best.[%clk 0:51:57] } 81. Rc6+ $4
{ Blunder. Rxd5 was best.[%clk 0:04:00] } 81... Ke5 { [%clk 0:52:14] } 82.
Rxd5+ { [%clk 0:04:14] } 82... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:52:25] } 83. Rg6
{ [%clk 0:03:44] } 83... Kd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:52:43] } 84.
Ng3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.[%clk 0:03:26] } 84... Re5 { [%clk 0:52:59] }
85. Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 85... Nxf3 { [%clk 0:53:16] } 86. Rxg2
{ [%clk 0:03:00] } 86... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:53:16] } 87. Ka2 Kc4 { [%clk 0:53:46] }
88. Rg3 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 88... Nd2 { [%clk 0:53:59] } 89. Rc3+ $2
{ Mistake. Ka3 was best.[%clk 0:03:34] } 89... Kb4 { [%clk 0:54:23] } 90. Rd3
{ [%clk 0:03:34] } 90... Re2 { [%clk 0:54:29] } 91. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:03:22] }
91... Kc5 { [%clk 0:54:54] } 92. Rg4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 92... Nc4
{ [%clk 0:55:20] } 93. Rg5+ { [%clk 0:03:04] } 93... Kb6 $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kb4 was best.[%clk 0:55:32] } 94. Rg6+ $2
{ Mistake. Kb3 was best.[%clk 0:03:04] } 94... Ka5 { [%clk 0:55:52] } 95. Ka1
{ [%clk 0:03:04] } 95... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:56:27] } 96. Ra6+ { [%clk 0:03:52] }
96... Kb4 { [%clk 0:56:27] } 97. Ra4+ { [%clk 0:03:52] } 97... Kc5
{ [%clk 0:55:52] } 98. Ra8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc4+ was best.[%clk 0:03:15] } 98... Rg2
{ [%clk 0:55:35] } 99. Rc8+ { [%clk 0:03:15] } 99... Kb4 { [%clk 0:55:55] }
100. Rh8 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 100... Rg6 { [%clk 0:55:45] } 101. Rh3
{ [%clk 0:03:24] } 101... Ra6+ { [%clk 0:56:02] } 102. Kb1 { [%clk 0:03:24] }
102... Ka4 { [%clk 0:55:37] } 103. Kc2 { [%clk 0:03:10] } 103... b4
{ [%clk 0:56:04] } 104. Rg3 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best.[%clk 0:02:52] } 104... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:56:23] } 105. Rg8 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 105... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:56:06] }
106. Kc1 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 106... b3 { [%clk 0:55:39] } 107. Ra8+
{ [%clk 0:03:11] } 107... Kb4 { [%clk 0:55:59] } 108. Kb1 { [%clk 0:03:19] }
108... Rd1# { [%clk 0:55:59] } 0-1