Sebastian, Ghierzen Lhou vs Nehme, Romeo
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 1 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sebastian, Ghierzen Lhou"]
[Black "Nehme, Romeo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[WhiteElo "1407"]
[WhiteFideId "5248108"]
[BlackElo "1726"]
[BlackFideId "30964920"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 { [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:28:40] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:40] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:28:20] } 5.
Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:29:38] }
6... c6 { [%clk 1:23:39] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:28:36] } 7... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:18:59] } 8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:26:24] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:16:54] } 9. Bh4
{ [%clk 1:25:45] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:11:45] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:20:36] }
10... Bg4 { [%clk 1:08:33] } 11. e4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best.[%clk 1:11:49] } 11... dxe4 { [%clk 1:07:46] } 12.
Nxe4 { [%clk 1:10:02] } 12... Be7 { [%clk 1:06:44] } 13. Nc5 { [%clk 0:53:00] }
13... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:56:39] } 14. gxf3 { [%clk 0:49:23] } 14... Kh8
{ [%clk 0:39:19] } 15. Bc2 { [%clk 0:36:16] } 15... Ra7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best.[%clk 0:32:01] } 16. Qd3 { [%clk 0:31:09] } 16...
g6 { [%clk 0:31:40] } 17. Rae1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best.[%clk 0:23:07] }
17... b6 { [%clk 0:28:50] } 18. Nb3 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 18... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:24:12] } 19. Qe3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.[%clk 0:17:24] }
19... Kh7 { [%clk 0:18:54] } 20. Qe2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.[%clk 0:09:32] } 20... Nd5 { [%clk 0:12:43] } 21.
Bg3 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 21... Bb4 { [%clk 0:08:43] } 22. Rc1 { [%clk 0:05:25] }
22... Re8 { [%clk 0:08:06] } 23. Qd3 { [%clk 0:04:57] } 23... Qg5 $2
{ Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:07:39] } 24. Kh1 $2
{ Mistake. h4 was best.[%clk 0:04:09] } 24... Nf4 { [%clk 0:06:04] } 25. Qc4
{ [%clk 0:02:59] } 25... Bd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:03:12] } 26.
Rce1 $4 { Blunder. Rfe1 was best.[%clk 0:02:15] } 26... Qh5 { [%clk 0:02:20] }
27. Qc3 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 27... Qh3 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 28. Rg1
{ [%clk 0:01:47] } 28... Ne2 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 29. Bxg6+ $2
{ Mistake. Rxe2 was best.[%clk 0:01:47] } 29... fxg6 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 30.
Bxd6 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 30... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 31. Rxe8
{ [%clk 0:02:00] } 31... Qxf3+ { [%clk 0:01:15] } 32. Rg2 { [%clk 0:02:14] }
32... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 33. Re7+ { [%clk 0:02:06] } 33... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:00:54] } 34. Re8+ { [%clk 0:02:32] } 34... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 35.
Rxb8 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3 was best.[%clk 0:02:30] } 35...
Re6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 36. h4 Re1+ { [%clk 0:01:54] } 37. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:02:38] } 37... Qf4+ { [%clk 0:01:40] } 38. Rg3 { [%clk 0:02:01] }
38... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:01:17] } 39. Kh3 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 39... Rh1+ 40. Kg4
{ [%clk 0:02:37] } 40... h5+ { [%clk 0:02:05] } 41. Kg5 Qxg3+
{ [%clk 0:02:30] } 42. Kh6 { [%clk 0:03:21] } 42... Qxb8 { [%clk 0:03:00] }
43. bxc3 { [%clk 0:03:21] } 43... Rg1 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 0-1