Yu, Andrew vs Liang, Zhencheng

Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 7 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yu, Andrew"]
[Black "Liang, Zhencheng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[WhiteElo "1460"]
[WhiteFideId "39962431"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[BlackFideId "8663742"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:31:16] }
2... Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nc6
{ [%clk  1:32:22] } 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... d6
{ [%clk 1:33:18] } 7. exd6 { [%clk 1:32:38] } 7... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:33:46] } 8.
O-O { [%clk 1:32:28] } 8... g6 { [%clk 1:33:53] } 9. d4 { [%clk 1:20:48] } 9...
cxd4 { [%clk 1:33:57] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:20:58] } 10... e6 $4
{ Blunder. Bg7 was best.[%clk 1:31:03] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:17:48] } 11... Be7
{ [%clk 1:26:05] } 12. Nc3 { [%clk 0:54:26] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:17:07] } 13.
Ne4 { [%clk 0:53:43] } 13... Qc7 { [%clk 1:15:11] } 14. Bg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.[%clk 0:53:08] } 14... Kg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best.[%clk 1:11:41] } 15. Qd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.[%clk  0:52:38] } 15... Bxg5 { [%clk 1:11:48] } 16.
Qxg5 { [%clk 0:50:39] } 16... Qd8 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 17. Qg3 { [%clk 0:50:08] }
17... Nd5 { [%clk 1:09:23] } 18. Nd6 { [%clk 0:43:00] } 18... Qf6 $4
{ Blunder. Nf6 was best.[%clk 1:04:49] } 19. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:43:02] } 19... exd5
{ [%clk 1:02:12] } 20. Ne8+ { [%clk 0:43:14] } 20... Rxe8 { [%clk 1:02:36] }
21. Rxe8 { [%clk 0:43:42] } 21... Nxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy.  b6 was best.[%clk  1:01:47] } 22. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:43:46] } 22...
Qxd4 { [%clk  1:01:47] } 23. Qc3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best.[%clk 0:44:26] }
23... Qxc3 { [%clk 1:01:05] } 24. bxc3 { [%clk 0:44:26] } 24... b6
{ [%clk 1:01:17] } 25. Rd1 { [%clk 0:42:28] } 25... Bb7 { [%clk 1:01:30] } 26.
Re7 $2 { Mistake. Rde1 was  best.[%clk  0:40:00] } 26... Ba6 { [%clk 0:57:58] }
27. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:39:22] } 27... Kh8 $4
{ Blunder. Bc4 was best.[%clk 0:57:58] } 28. Rdd7 { [%clk 0:38:32] } 28... Bc4
{ [%clk 0:57:44] } 29. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:38:37] } 29... Rd8 { [%clk  0:57:48] }
30. h3 { [%clk 0:36:24] } 30... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:57:50] } 31. Kh2
{ [%clk  0:36:41] } 31... Rd2 { [%clk 0:58:18] } 32. Kg3 { [%clk 0:36:25] }
32... Rd5 $2 { Mistake. Bxa2 was best.[%clk 0:57:53] } 33. h4
{ [%clk 0:33:55] } 33... Rd3+ { [%clk 0:57:19] } 34. Re3 { [%clk 0:34:12] }
34... Rd2 { [%clk 0:57:18] } 35. a4 { [%clk 0:33:37] } 35... Kg7
{ [%clk 0:57:11] } 36. Rb7 { [%clk 0:32:47] } 36... Rd6 { [%clk 0:56:46] } 37.
Kh2 { [%clk 0:32:01] } 37... Rf6 { [%clk 0:56:39] } 38. Rf3 { [%clk 0:29:41] }
38... Rd6 { [%clk 0:56:54] } 39. Rf4 { [%clk 0:29:53] } 39... Bd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy.  Rc6 was best.[%clk 0:56:58] } 40. Rd4 { [%clk 0:29:33] } 40...
Kf6 { [%clk 0:56:27] } 41. c4 { [%clk 0:29:38] } 41... Bxb7 { [%clk 0:56:41] }
42. Rxd6+ { [%clk 0:30:23] } 42... Ke5 { [%clk 0:57:08] } 43. Rxb6
{ [%clk  0:30:23] } 43... Ba8 { [%clk 0:57:30] } 44. Rb8 { [%clk 0:30:58] }
44... Bc6 { [%clk 0:57:32] } 45. a5 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 1-0