Ma, Ethan vs Zhou, Kevin
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 3 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ma, Ethan"]
[Black "Zhou, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[WhiteElo "1524"]
[WhiteFideId "39906957"]
[BlackElo "1124"]
[BlackFideId "651003813"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:31:11] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:11] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:31:12] } 5. Nc3
{ [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... Bc5 { [%clk 1:30:27] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:43] } 6...
Bb4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.[%clk 1:29:16] } 7. a3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best.[%clk 1:32:03] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:29:12] } 8.
bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 8... h6 $2 { Mistake. Nge7 was best.[%clk 1:28:06] }
9. Be2 $2 { Mistake. Nb5 was best.[%clk 1:32:56] } 9... Nf6 { [%clk 1:27:15] }
10. f3 { [%clk 1:28:00] } 10... d5 { [%clk 1:25:24] } 11. Bd3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best.[%clk 1:28:00] } 11... Bd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 1:21:39] } 12. O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best.[%clk 1:24:40] } 12... Qc7 $4
{ Blunder. e5 was best.[%clk 1:19:36] } 13. Nb5 { [%clk 1:24:40] } 13... Qb8
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best.[%clk 1:17:18] } 14. Bc5 { [%clk 1:22:27] }
14... a6 { [%clk 1:05:41] } 15. Bd6 { [%clk 1:21:22] } 15... Qc8
{ [%clk 1:04:21] } 16. Nc7+ { [%clk 1:21:49] } 16... Kd8 { [%clk 1:04:11] } 17.
Nxa8 { [%clk 1:21:49] } 17... Qxa8 { [%clk 1:04:11] } 18. e5 { [%clk 1:21:49] }
18... Ne8 { [%clk 1:03:05] } 19. c4 { [%clk 1:20:40] } 19... Nxd6
{ [%clk 1:00:55] } 20. exd6 { [%clk 1:21:05] } 20... Qb8 { [%clk 0:58:44] } 21.
cxd5 { [%clk 1:21:18] } 21... exd5 { [%clk 0:58:10] } 22. Kh1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 1:19:59] } 22... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:57:31] } 23.
Be4 { [%clk 1:19:21] } 23... Be6 { [%clk 0:56:53] } 24. c4 { [%clk 1:16:53] }
24... d4 { [%clk 0:56:12] } 25. Bxc6 $2
{ Mistake. Rb1 was best.[%clk 1:16:41] } 25... bxc6 { [%clk 0:56:04] } 26. Qa4
{ [%clk 1:16:41] } 26... c5 { [%clk 0:54:56] } 27. Qa5+ { [%clk 1:16:50] }
27... Ke7 { [%clk 0:55:07] } 28. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:16:50] } 28... Rb8
{ [%clk 0:53:15] } 29. f4 $2 { Mistake. Rab1 was best.[%clk 1:16:12] } 29...
Kf6 $2 { Mistake. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:52:29] } 30. Qa4 $4
{ Blunder. Re5 was best.[%clk 1:14:10] } 30... d3 { [%clk 0:52:18] } 31. Qd1 $2
{ Mistake. h3 was best.[%clk 1:13:03] } 31... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 32. Rb1
$6 { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best.[%clk 0:43:45] } 32... Rxb1 { [%clk 0:45:30] }
33. Qxb1 { [%clk 0:37:24] } 33... Bb5 { [%clk 0:43:59] } 34. Qb2+
{ [%clk 0:37:24] } 34... Qd4 $4 { Blunder. Kg6 was best.[%clk 0:36:37] } 35.
Qxd4+ { [%clk 0:36:50] } 35... cxd4 { [%clk 0:37:00] } 36. Re4
{ [%clk 0:37:10] } 36... g5 { [%clk 0:35:05] } 37. fxg5+ { [%clk 0:37:24] }
37... hxg5 { [%clk 0:35:21] } 38. Rxd4 $4
{ Blunder. Kg1 was best.[%clk 0:37:48] } 38... Ke5 { [%clk 0:34:50] } 39. Rd8
{ [%clk 0:38:14] } 39... Ke4 { [%clk 0:34:32] } 40. Kg1 { [%clk 0:37:51] }
40... Ke3 { [%clk 0:34:04] } 41. Rd5 { [%clk 0:38:09] } 41... f6
{ [%clk 0:31:57] } 42. g3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best.[%clk 0:38:09] } 42...
d2 { [%clk 0:29:52] } 43. Rxd2 { [%clk 0:36:33] } 43... Kxd2
{ [%clk 0:30:11] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:37:18] } 44... gxh4 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 45.
gxh4 { [%clk 0:37:18] } 45... Be2 { [%clk 0:30:15] } 0-1