Raj, Skandha vs Xiao, Ruhan
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 5 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Raj, Skandha"]
[Black "Xiao, Ruhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[WhiteElo "1541"]
[WhiteFideId "39946959"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[BlackFideId "8649286"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 e5 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 2... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:31:40] } 3. d4 exd4 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 4...
Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5. e5 { [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... Ne4 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 6.
O-O { [%clk 1:32:02] } 6... d5 { [%clk 1:26:33] } 7. Bb5 { [%clk 1:24:54] }
7... Bg4 { [%clk 1:23:16] } 8. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:24:54] } 8... a6
{ [%clk 1:06:32] } 9. Bxc6+ { [%clk 1:21:29] } 9... bxc6 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 10.
Re1 $2 { Mistake. h3 was best.[%clk 1:18:57] } 10... Bb4 { [%clk 1:00:44] } 11.
Re2 { [%clk 1:08:38] } 11... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:49:47] } 12. Bxd2
{ [%clk 1:08:54] } 12... O-O { [%clk 0:46:34] } 13. Bf4 { [%clk 0:59:37] }
13... c5 { [%clk 0:36:23] } 14. Bg3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:53:14] } 14... f6 { [%clk 0:33:00] } 15.
Qd3 { [%clk 0:43:01] } 15... fxe5 { [%clk 0:20:59] } 16. Bxe5
{ [%clk 0:43:11] } 16... Rf5 $2 { Mistake. Qd7 was best.[%clk 0:18:20] } 17.
Bg3 $4 { Blunder. Rxe4 was best.[%clk 0:41:50] } 17... Qf6 { [%clk 0:17:47] }
18. Qb3 { [%clk 0:36:04] } 18... c6 $4 { Blunder. c4 was best.[%clk 0:15:21] }
19. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:34:15] } 19... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 20. gxf3
{ [%clk 0:34:20] } 20... Rxf3 $2 { Mistake. Rf8 was best.[%clk 0:08:20] } 21.
Qb7 { [%clk 0:32:32] } 21... Rf8 { [%clk 0:08:26] } 22. Re2 { [%clk 0:30:42] }
22... h5 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 23. Qe7 { [%clk 0:30:23] } 23... Qxe7
{ [%clk 0:05:19] } 24. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:30:23] } 24... g5 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 25.
Re5 { [%clk 0:30:04] } 25... R3f5 26. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:30:34] } 26... Rxf5
{ [%clk 0:05:03] } 27. Re1 { [%clk 0:30:50] } 27... h4 { [%clk 0:05:19] } 28.
Re5 { [%clk 0:30:45] } 1-0