Chen, Dean vs Cong, Dingzhou
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · Round 1 · 2025.12.23 · 0-1 · B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chen, Dean"]
[Black "Cong, Dingzhou"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[WhiteElo "1908"]
[WhiteFideId "3241955"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2244"]
[BlackFideId "8633444"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 c5 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 5...
e5 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Ndb5 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 6... d6 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 7.
Bg5 a6 8. Na3 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 8... b5 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. Nd5
{ [%clk 1:32:41] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 10. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:33:06] }
10... Bxf6 { [%clk 1:33:12] } 11. c3 { [%clk 1:33:23] } 11... Rb8
{ [%clk 1:33:05] } 12. Nc2 { [%clk 1:29:55] } 12... Bg5 { [%clk 1:33:18] } 13.
Be2 { [%clk 1:25:11] } 13... O-O { [%clk 1:33:29] } 14. O-O { [%clk 1:25:15] }
14... Be6 { [%clk 1:33:23] } 15. Qd3 { [%clk 1:20:10] } 15... a5
{ [%clk 1:26:38] } 16. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:16:41] } 16... g6 { [%clk 1:19:38] } 17.
Nce3 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 17... Kg7 { [%clk 1:18:49] } 18. a4 { [%clk 1:02:56] }
18... bxa4 { [%clk 1:02:53] } 19. Nc4 { [%clk 1:02:38] } 19... f5
{ [%clk 1:01:46] } 20. f3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.[%clk 1:01:30] } 20...
Qd7 $2 { Mistake. fxe4 was best.[%clk 0:56:51] } 21. Kh1 { [%clk 1:00:01] }
21... fxe4 { [%clk 0:54:27] } 22. fxe4 { [%clk 1:00:07] } 22... Rfd8
{ [%clk 0:45:15] } 23. Qg3 { [%clk 0:56:54] } 23... Be7 { [%clk 0:40:54] } 24.
Rd2 { [%clk 0:56:04] } 24... h6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 0:28:01] } 25. Bd1 $4
{ Blunder. h4 was best.[%clk 0:53:04] } 25... Bg5 { [%clk 0:26:44] } 26. Rd3
{ [%clk 0:52:22] } 26... Bf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:22:37] } 27.
Qh4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best.[%clk 0:52:04] } 27... Bg5
{ [%clk 0:22:37] } 28. Qg3 { [%clk 0:52:26] } 28... Bxd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:19:11] } 29. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:50:08] } 29...
Qf7 { [%clk 0:18:26] } 30. Bxa4 $4 { Blunder. Be2 was best.[%clk 0:49:53] }
30... Ne7 { [%clk 0:18:34] } 31. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:45:45] } 31... Qf6
{ [%clk 0:17:48] } 32. Nb5 { [%clk 0:16:22] } 32... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:18:13] }
33. exd5 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 33... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:18:31] } 34. Nc7
{ [%clk 0:17:01] } 34... Rdd8 { [%clk 0:17:47] } 35. Qh3 { [%clk 0:16:03] }
35... Kh7 { [%clk 0:17:09] } 36. Ne6 { [%clk 0:11:38] } 36... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:17:11] } 37. Nc5 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 37... Qf5 { [%clk 0:16:25] } 38.
g4 { [%clk 0:08:36] } 38... Qf4 { [%clk 0:15:25] } 39. Rf1 { [%clk 0:07:43] }
39... Qc4 { [%clk 0:15:32] } 40. b4 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 40... Qd5+
{ [%clk 0:15:17] } 41. Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 41... Qxf3+ { [%clk 0:14:55] }
42. Rxf3 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 42... axb4 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 43. Rf7+
{ [%clk 0:02:00] } 43... Kh8 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 44. Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best.[%clk 0:00:58] } 44... Ra8 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 45.
Bb3 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 45... Rd2 { [%clk 0:11:06] } 46. Rf1 { [%clk 0:00:30] }
46... bxc3 { [%clk 0:10:51] } 47. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 47... c2
{ [%clk 0:10:20] } 48. h4 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 48... Rf2 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 49.
Nxg6+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 49... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:09:41] } 50. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 50... c1=Q+ { [%clk 0:10:05] }
51. Kh2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best.[%clk 0:00:17] } 51... Kxg6
{ [%clk 0:09:49] } 52. Rc2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf7+ was best.[%clk 0:00:31] } 52... Qf4+
{ [%clk 0:10:06] } 0-1