Ngai, Chun Yin vs Raj, Skandha
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 4 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Fianchetto Defense
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ngai, Chun Yin"]
[Black "Raj, Skandha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[WhiteElo "1683"]
[WhiteFideId "6017428"]
[BlackElo "1541"]
[BlackFideId "39946959"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:28:13] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:19] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:28:31] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Be7
{ [%clk 1:28:21] } 4. Bf4 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:07] } 5. e3
{ [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:28:26] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:48] } 6...
b6 { [%clk 1:28:14] } 7. Rc1 { [%clk 1:33:16] } 7... Bb7 { [%clk 1:28:11] } 8.
cxd5 { [%clk 1:33:00] } 8... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 9. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:33:28] }
9... Qxd5 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 10. Rxc7 $2
{ Mistake. a3 was best.[%clk 1:33:40] } 10... Bb4+ { [%clk 1:29:41] } 11. Nd2
{ [%clk 1:33:43] } 11... Na6 { [%clk 1:29:41] } 12. Rc1 $2
{ Mistake. Rxb7 was best.[%clk 1:32:53] } 12... Rac8 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 13.
a3 { [%clk 1:33:16] } 13... Rxc1 { [%clk 1:30:17] } 14. Qxc1 { [%clk 1:33:16] }
14... Rc8 { [%clk 1:30:33] } 15. Qd1 { [%clk 1:33:32] } 15... Bxd2+
{ [%clk 1:30:32] } 16. Qxd2 { [%clk 1:33:59] } 16... Qa2 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 17.
e4 { [%clk 1:27:04] } 17... Qb1+ { [%clk 1:29:00] } 18. Qd1 { [%clk 1:27:34] }
18... Qxe4+ { [%clk 1:22:21] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 1:27:45] } 19... f5 $4
{ Blunder. e5 was best.[%clk 1:21:20] } 20. Qd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best.[%clk 1:26:31] } 20... Rc1+ $2
{ Mistake. Qd5 was best.[%clk 1:17:06] } 21. Kd2 { [%clk 1:25:18] } 21...
Qxd3+ { [%clk 1:16:10] } 22. Kxd3 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 22... Be4+
{ [%clk 1:06:18] } 23. Kd2 { [%clk 1:25:51] } 23... Rb1 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 24.
Kc3 $4 { Blunder. f3 was best.[%clk 1:25:54] } 24... Nc7 { [%clk 1:04:39] }
25. Kb3 { [%clk 1:22:52] } 25... Bd3 { [%clk 1:03:24] } 26. Bxd3
{ [%clk 1:22:48] } 26... Rxh1 { [%clk 1:03:45] } 27. Bc4 { [%clk 1:21:44] }
27... Nd5 { [%clk 1:01:43] } 28. Bxd5 { [%clk 1:22:23] } 28... exd5
{ [%clk 1:02:09] } 29. h3 { [%clk 1:22:21] } 29... h6 { [%clk 0:59:55] } 30.
Kb4 { [%clk 1:22:21] } 30... Rb1 { [%clk 0:59:42] } 31. b3 { [%clk 1:22:30] }
31... a6 { [%clk 0:59:05] } 32. h4 { [%clk 1:22:24] } 32... Kf7
{ [%clk 0:58:57] } 33. Bf4 { [%clk 1:22:21] } 33... Rf1 { [%clk 0:58:29] } 34.
Bc7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 1:22:21] } 34... Rxf2
{ [%clk 0:58:30] } 35. Bxb6 { [%clk 1:22:50] } 35... Rxg2 { [%clk 0:58:43] }
36. Bc7 g5 { [%clk 0:59:05] } 37. hxg5 { [%clk 1:23:22] } 37... hxg5
{ [%clk 0:59:27] } 38. Ka5 { [%clk 1:23:35] } 38... f4 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 39.
Kxa6 $6 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best.[%clk 1:24:05] } 39... f3
{ [%clk 0:59:59] } 40. b4 { [%clk 1:24:18] } 40... f2 { [%clk 1:00:29] } 41. b5
{ [%clk 1:24:48] } 41... f1=Q { [%clk 1:00:48] } 42. a4 { [%clk 1:25:43] }
42... Qf6+ { [%clk 1:00:48] } 43. Bb6 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 43... Ra2
{ [%clk 1:00:39] } 44. a5 { [%clk 1:25:34] } 44... Qf1 { [%clk 1:00:23] } 45.
Bc7 { [%clk 1:25:02] } 45... Rb2 { [%clk 1:00:20] } 0-1