Romanov, Vasily vs Chen, Dean
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · Round 7.58 · 2025.12.23 · 1/2-1/2 · C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "7.58"]
[White "Romanov, Vasily"]
[Black "Chen, Dean"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[WhiteElo "1857"]
[WhiteFideId "4199146"]
[BlackElo "1908"]
[BlackFideId "3241955"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Ba4 f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 1:31:25] } 5.
d4 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... exd4 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 6. e5 { [%clk 1:32:29] }
6... b5 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... Na5 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 8. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best.[%clk 1:27:53] } 8... Bb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxb3 was best.[%clk 1:04:42] } 9. O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best.[%clk 1:21:57] } 9... Nxb3 { [%clk 1:03:02] } 10.
axb3 { [%clk 1:20:37] } 10... dxc3 { [%clk 1:02:45] } 11. Nxc3
{ [%clk 1:20:37] } 11... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best.[%clk 0:36:57] } 12.
Re1 { [%clk 1:16:37] } 12... b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:25:52] }
13. Na4 { [%clk 1:16:17] } 13... Ng6 { [%clk 0:23:28] } 14. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best.[%clk 1:04:11] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:20:59] } 15.
Nc5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best.[%clk 0:57:25] } 15... Bxf3
{ [%clk 0:18:31] } 16. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:57:25] } 16... Bxd1 { [%clk 0:11:45] }
17. Bxd8 { [%clk 0:57:48] } 17... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 18. Raxd1
{ [%clk 0:45:21] } 18... a5 { [%clk 0:11:11] } 19. Nb7 { [%clk 0:45:21] } 19...
Rc8 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 20. Rd5 { [%clk 0:42:59] } 20... Nf4 { [%clk 0:01:32] }
21. Rxa5 { [%clk 0:43:07] } 21... Ke7 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 22. Nc5
{ [%clk 0:40:07] } 22... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 23. Rb5 { [%clk 0:40:21] }
23... Ne2+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 24. Kf1 { [%clk 0:40:46] } 24... Nd4
{ [%clk 0:00:53] } 25. Rb7 { [%clk 0:41:14] } 25... Ne6 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 26.
Nxe6 { [%clk 0:40:21] } 26... Kxe6 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 27. Rxc7
{ [%clk 0:39:26] } 27... Rhc8 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 28. Rec1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best.[%clk 0:36:47] } 28... Rxc7 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 29.
Rxc7 { [%clk 0:37:56] } 29... Ra2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra1+ was best.[%clk 0:02:26] } 30. Rc2 { [%clk 0:37:56] } 30...
Kxe5 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 31. Ke2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.[%clk 0:37:56] }
31... g5 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 32. Kd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:38:01] } 32... Kd5 $2
{ Mistake. d5 was best.[%clk 0:02:05] } 33. Re2 { [%clk 0:38:19] } 33... d6
{ [%clk 0:01:50] } 34. Kc2 $4 { Blunder. h4 was best.[%clk 0:38:16] } 34... Ra7
$4 { Blunder. Ra1 was best.[%clk 0:02:14] } 35. Rd2+ { [%clk 0:37:44] } 35...
Kc5 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 36. Kd3 { [%clk 0:37:44] } 36... Re7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 37. Rc2+ { [%clk 0:38:19] } 37...
Kd5 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 38. Rc4 { [%clk 0:38:19] } 38... Re1 { [%clk 0:00:15] }
39. Rxb4 { [%clk 0:35:17] } 39... Rh1 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 40. h4
{ [%clk 0:35:17] } 40... gxh4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 41. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:30:57] }
41... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 42. Ke3 { [%clk 0:29:48] } 42... Rb1
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 43. Rb7 { [%clk 0:29:45] } 43... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 44.
Rxh7 { [%clk 0:29:04] } 44... Rxb3+ { [%clk 0:00:45] } 45. Kd4
{ [%clk 0:27:37] } 45... Rb2 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 46. Rh6+ { [%clk 0:27:43] }
46... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 47. Ke3 { [%clk 0:26:05] } 47... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:54] } 48. Rf6 { [%clk 0:25:34] } 48... Rb5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 49.
Rh6 { [%clk 0:26:00] } 49... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 50. Kf4 { [%clk 0:24:37] }
50... Rb2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 51. Ke3 { [%clk 0:24:17] } 51... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 52. Rf6 { [%clk 0:24:18] } 52... Rg4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 53.
Kf3 { [%clk 0:24:57] } 53... Rg5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 54. Rh6 { [%clk 0:24:57] }
54... Rg4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 55. Rf6 { [%clk 0:25:10] } 55... Rg5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 56. Rh6 { [%clk 0:25:35] } 56... d5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 57.
Rxh4 { [%clk 0:25:59] } 57... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 58. Rh8 { [%clk 0:26:15] }
58... d4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 59. Rd8 { [%clk 0:26:42] } 59... Rg4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 60. g3 { [%clk 0:27:02] } 60... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 61.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:26:35] } 61... Rg6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 62. Kd3 { [%clk 0:26:35] }
62... Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 63. f4+ { [%clk 0:25:30] } 63... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 64. Kxd4 { [%clk 0:22:26] } 64... Rd6+ { [%clk 0:00:00] }
65. Rxd6+ { [%clk 0:22:51] } 65... Kxd6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 66. Kc4
{ [%clk 0:23:33] } 66... Kc6 67. Kd4 Kd6 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 68. Ke3
{ [%clk 0:24:08] } 68... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 69. Kf3 { [%clk 0:24:08] }
69... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 70. Kg2 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 70... Kg6
{ [%clk 0:00:19] } 71. Kh3 { [%clk 0:24:22] } 71... Kh5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 72.
g4+ { [%clk 0:24:27] } 72... fxg4+ { [%clk 0:00:56] } 73. Kg3 Kg6
{ [%clk 0:01:52] } 74. Kxg4 { [%clk 0:25:51] } 74... Kf6 75. f5
{ [%clk 0:26:17] } 75... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 76. Kg5 { [%clk 0:26:17] }
76... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 77. f6+ { [%clk 0:27:26] } 77... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:03:50] } 78. Kg6 { [%clk 0:26:56] } 78... Kg8 79. f7+
{ [%clk 0:27:26] } 79... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 80. Kf6 { [%clk 0:27:07] }
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