Shah, Krishiv vs Chen, Dean
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · Round 2 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shah, Krishiv"]
[Black "Chen, Dean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "1801"]
[WhiteFideId "6009999"]
[BlackElo "1908"]
[BlackFideId "3241955"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:24:40] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:10] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:25:01] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Bc5
{ [%clk 1:25:06] } 4. c3 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 5. d3
{ [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:25:36] } 6. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 6...
d5 { [%clk 1:25:25] } 7. exd5 { [%clk 1:32:47] } 7... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:25:44] }
8. Ne4 { [%clk 1:33:04] } 8... Bb6 { [%clk 1:22:49] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:26:07] }
9... Bg4 { [%clk 1:18:24] } 10. a4 { [%clk 1:19:58] } 10... a6
{ [%clk 1:13:33] } 11. b4 { [%clk 1:18:28] } 11... Qd7 { [%clk 1:09:37] } 12.
h3 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 12... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 13. Qxf3 { [%clk 1:12:19] }
13... Nce7 { [%clk 0:41:28] } 14. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:59:22] } 14... h6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qg3 Ng6 $4
{ Blunder. Qf5 was best. } 17. Qxg6 Kh8 18. Qh5 Qe7 19. Ng3 Qf6 20. Rae1 Rae8
21. Re4 Kh7 22. Qf5+ Qxf5 23. Nxf5 g6 24. Ng3 f5 25. Re2 f4 26. Ne4 f3 27. gxf3
Rxf3 28. Kg2 Ref8 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. bxc5 R3f5 { [%clk 0:24:11] } 31. Rb1
{ [%clk 0:42:05] } 31... Rg5+ { [%clk 0:20:33] } 32. Kf1 { [%clk 0:39:25] }
32... h5 { [%clk 0:16:28] } 33. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:39:20] } 33... Rg3
{ [%clk 0:16:10] } 34. Rxc7+ { [%clk 0:39:39] } 34... Kh6 { [%clk 0:16:10] }
35. Rf7 { [%clk 0:38:32] } 35... Rxf7 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 36. Bxf7
{ [%clk 0:39:22] } 36... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 37. c4 { [%clk 0:39:20] }
37... Rd7 { [%clk 0:16:44] } 38. Bd5 { [%clk 0:39:20] } 38... Re7
{ [%clk 0:16:39] } 39. c6 { [%clk 0:39:40] } 39... Kg5 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 40.
Rxe5+ Rxe5 { [%clk 0:17:29] } 41. c7 { [%clk 0:40:30] } 41... Re8
{ [%clk 0:17:29] } 42. Bb7 { [%clk 0:40:30] } 42... a5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } 43. c8=Q Rxc8
{ [%clk 0:17:34] } 44. Bxc8 { [%clk 0:40:34] } 44... Kf4 { [%clk 0:17:50] } 45.
Be6 { [%clk 0:40:24] } 45... g5 { [%clk 0:18:22] } 46. Bf7 { [%clk 0:41:09] }
46... h4 { [%clk 0:18:22] } 47. Kg2 { [%clk 0:41:09] } 47... Ke4
{ [%clk 0:18:15] } 48. c5 { [%clk 0:41:16] } 1-0