Chow, Balthazar Sarek vs Li, Henry Zulin
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 7 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
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[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Chow, Balthazar Sarek"]
[Black "Li, Henry Zulin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[WhiteFideId "6019170"]
[BlackElo "1512"]
[BlackFideId "39996506"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:16] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... dxe4
{ [%clk 1:29:45] } 4. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 5.
Nxf6+ { [%clk 1:32:13] } 5... Qxf6 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:31] }
6... Bd6 { [%clk 1:29:04] } 7. Be3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:32:13] } 7... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 1:27:42] } 8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 8... b6
$4 { Blunder. Qe7 was best.[%clk 1:25:20] } 9. O-O $4
{ Blunder. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:30:39] } 9... Bb7 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 10. Be2
{ [%clk 1:28:20] } 10... O-O-O $2 { Mistake. O-O was best.[%clk 1:24:24] } 11.
c4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:26:21] } 11... Nf8 $4
{ Blunder. Qg6 was best.[%clk 1:21:55] } 12. a3 $4
{ Blunder. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:23:19] } 12... c5 $4
{ Blunder. Ng6 was best.[%clk 1:18:56] } 13. dxc5 $4
{ Blunder. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:20:41] } 13... Bxh2+ { [%clk 1:17:50] } 14.
Kxh2 { [%clk 1:20:55] } 14... Rxd1 { [%clk 1:18:14] } 15. Raxd1
{ [%clk 1:21:08] } 15... bxc5 { [%clk 1:15:44] } 16. Bxc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.[%clk 1:21:02] } 16... Qxb2 $4
{ Blunder. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 1:15:51] } 17. Bd3 $4
{ Blunder. Rfe1 was best.[%clk 1:20:52] } 17... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:16:02] } 18.
gxf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best.[%clk 1:21:11] } 18... Qe5+
{ [%clk 1:16:18] } 19. Kg1 { [%clk 1:21:20] } 19... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:16:09] }
20. a4 { [%clk 1:21:25] } 20... Ng6 { [%clk 1:15:44] } 21. Bxg6 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfe1 was best.[%clk 1:20:50] } 21... hxg6
{ [%clk 1:16:07] } 22. Rc1 { [%clk 1:21:02] } 22... Qg5# { [%clk 1:16:13] } 0-1