Shao, Raymond vs Jia, Zining (matthew)

Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 1 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Morphy 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.
PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shao, Raymond"]
[Black "Jia, Zining (matthew)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[WhiteElo "1485"]
[WhiteFideId "39981487"]
[BlackElo "1774"]
[BlackFideId "3271307"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:06] } 6. Bc4
{ [%clk 1:31:04] } 6... Bc5 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:31:14] } 7...
Nge7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 8. Bf4 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 8... a6 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 9.
e5 { [%clk 1:27:34] } 9... Ng6 { [%clk 1:23:02] } 10. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg3 was  best.[%clk 1:27:07] } 10... Be7 { [%clk 1:12:36] } 11.
Ne4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxe7  was best.[%clk 1:25:25] } 11... Bxg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk  1:10:22] } 12. Nfxg5 { [%clk 1:24:56] } 12...
O-O $4 { Blunder. Ngxe5 was  best.[%clk 0:50:49] } 13. Qh5 { [%clk 1:23:25] }
13... h6 { [%clk 0:51:13] } 14. f4 { [%clk 1:17:19] } 14... Nce7
{ [%clk 0:49:28] } 15. f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rad1  was best.[%clk 1:02:08] }
15... exf5 $4 { Blunder. Nxe5 was best.[%clk  0:48:01] } 16. Rxf5 $4
{ Blunder. Nxf7 was best.[%clk 0:58:35] } 16... d5 { [%clk 0:16:52] } 17. exd6
{ [%clk 0:52:21] } 17... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:16:57] } 18. dxe7 { [%clk 0:52:21] }
18... Qd4+ { [%clk 0:16:10] } 19. Kh1 { [%clk 0:52:45] } 19... Nxe7
{ [%clk 0:10:47] } 20. Bxf7+ { [%clk 0:52:30] } 20... Kh8 { [%clk  0:11:08] }
21. Re1 { [%clk 0:37:25] } 21... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 22. Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:36:27] } 22... Rad8 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 23. Ng5 { [%clk 0:33:59] }
23... Qd2 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 24. Qh4 $2
{ Mistake. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:33:23] } 24... Qxg5 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 25. Qc4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best.[%clk  0:33:33] } 25... Rd2 { [%clk 0:05:45] }
26. Rg1 { [%clk 0:33:14] } 26... Rc8 { [%clk 0:06:08] } 27. Qf1
{ [%clk 0:33:01] } 27... Rcc2 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 28. Bb3 { [%clk 0:32:39] }
28... Nf5 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 29. Bxc2 $4
{ Checkmate is now  unavoidable. Qf3 was best.[%clk 0:32:50] } 29... Ng3+
{ [%clk 0:05:22] } 0-1