Yu, Tianxiang Carlos vs Scherer, Frank
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · Round 5 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yu, Tianxiang Carlos"]
[Black "Scherer, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[WhiteElo "1807"]
[WhiteFideId "39922723"]
[BlackElo "2073"]
[BlackFideId "4661184"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:18] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:01] }
4. h4 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Qb6 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. g4 Bd7
{ [%clk 1:30:24] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 6... e6 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 7. Na4
{ [%clk 1:12:38] } 7... Qa5+ { [%clk 1:29:22] } 8. c3 { [%clk 1:12:50] } 8...
c5 { [%clk 1:23:46] } 9. Nxc5 { [%clk 1:13:09] } 9... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:24:08] }
10. dxc5 { [%clk 1:13:22] } 10... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:24:37] } 11. Be3
{ [%clk 1:11:08] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:19:25] } 12. f4 { [%clk 1:04:02] } 12...
Ne7 { [%clk 1:15:20] } 13. h5 { [%clk 1:02:10] } 13... Nbc6 { [%clk 1:12:18] }
14. Nf3 { [%clk 1:02:12] } 14... Na5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk 1:06:38] } 15. Bd4 { [%clk 0:57:19] } 15...
Nec6 { [%clk 0:59:22] } 16. Bd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:56:48] }
16... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:56:25] } 17. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:56:00] } 17... a6
{ [%clk 0:53:16] } 18. Qe2 { [%clk 0:55:12] } 18... Nc6 { [%clk 0:47:10] } 19.
O-O $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:55:15] } 19... Nxd4
{ [%clk 0:43:44] } 20. cxd4 { [%clk 0:55:45] } 20... Qb6 { [%clk 0:43:58] }
21. Qe3 { [%clk 0:49:45] } 21... Bb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best.[%clk 0:37:09] } 22. Bxb5+ { [%clk 0:48:18] }
22... axb5 { [%clk 0:35:26] } 23. f5 { [%clk 0:48:23] } 23... O-O $2
{ Mistake. exf5 was best.[%clk 0:20:57] } 24. f6 { [%clk 0:44:24] } 24... gxf6
{ [%clk 0:16:52] } 25. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:37:53] } 25... Ra4 { [%clk 0:12:25] } 26.
Rd1 { [%clk 0:36:28] } 26... Kh8 { [%clk 0:05:06] } 27. Qf4 { [%clk 0:33:03] }
27... Qc7 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 28. Rc1 { [%clk 0:26:49] } 28... Rc4
{ [%clk 0:04:05] } 29. Rf1 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 29... Rc2 $2
{ Mistake. Qe7 was best.[%clk 0:02:49] } 30. h6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best.[%clk 0:22:40] } 30... Rg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:01:12] } 31. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 31...
fxe6 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:01:17] } 32. Qf6+
{ [%clk 0:15:13] } 32... Rg7 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 33. hxg7+ { [%clk 0:15:37] }
33... Qxg7 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 34. Qd8+ { [%clk 0:15:59] } 34... Qg8
{ [%clk 0:02:02] } 35. Rf8 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 1-0