Hu, Xiaoshan vs Shao, Raymond
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers · Round 2 · 2025.12.23 · 1-0 · A45 Indian Defense
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PGN
[Event "Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Challengers"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hu, Xiaoshan"]
[Black "Shao, Raymond"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[WhiteElo "1614"]
[WhiteFideId "8681104"]
[BlackElo "1485"]
[BlackFideId "39981487"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:29:31] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:18] } 2. Bf4 { [%clk 1:31:00] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:28] } 3. e3 Bf5 { [%clk 1:26:55] } 4. c4
{ [%clk 1:29:31] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 5...
Be7 { [%clk 1:30:33] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:30:17] } 7.
Qb3 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 8. Qxb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 1:30:47] } 8... Nb4 { [%clk 1:30:01] } 9. Rc1
{ [%clk 1:29:31] } 9... Nc2+ { [%clk 1:26:55] } 10. Kd1 { [%clk 1:28:50] }
10... Ng4 $4 { Blunder. Rb8 was best.[%clk 1:25:19] } 11. Rxc2
{ [%clk 1:25:38] } 11... Bxc2+ { [%clk 1:25:36] } 12. Kxc2 { [%clk 1:26:05] }
12... Nxf2 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 13. Rg1 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 13... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:19:31] } 14. Qxc7 { [%clk 1:25:52] } 14... Qxc7 { [%clk 1:19:03] }
15. Bxc7 { [%clk 1:26:17] } 15... Ng4 { [%clk 1:19:03] } 16. Bf4
{ [%clk 1:25:20] } 16... Rac8 { [%clk 1:18:32] } 17. h3 { [%clk 1:25:26] }
17... Nf6 { [%clk 1:18:06] } 18. Bg5 { [%clk 1:22:12] } 18... h6
{ [%clk 1:14:49] } 19. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:22:02] } 19... Bxf6 { [%clk 1:15:07] }
20. Nd2 { [%clk 1:21:54] } 20... Bg5 { [%clk 1:14:30] } 21. Nd1
{ [%clk 1:19:56] } 21... c3 { [%clk 1:14:30] } 22. bxc3 { [%clk 1:18:52] }
22... Rc7 { [%clk 1:14:37] } 23. Nf3 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 23... Be7
{ [%clk 1:14:35] } 24. Bd3 { [%clk 1:15:25] } 24... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:12:44] } 25.
Ba6 Rd8 26. Ne5 Rd6 27. Be2 Bg5 28. Bd3 Bf6 29. Ng4 Bg5 30. g3 h5 31. Ne5 Bf6
32. Nf3 Rcd7 33. e4 Rb6 34. Ne3 Rdb7 35. Nc4 Ra6 36. Ra1 Rc7 37. e5 Be7 38.
Nfd2 Rac6 39. Rb1 g6 40. Rb8+ Kg7 41. h4 g5 42. hxg5 Bxg5 43. Ne4 Be7 44. Ncd6
Bxd6 45. exd6 Rd7 46. Bb5 Rdxd6 47. Nxd6 Rxd6 48. Kd3 e5 49. Ke4 Rg6 50. Kxe5
Rxg3 51. d5 h4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rg5+ was best. } 52. d6 Re3+ 53. Kd4 Re1 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } 54. d7 Rd1+ 55. Bd3 h3 56.
d8=Q h2 { [%clk 0:31:08] } 57. Qh8# { [%clk 0:32:31] } 1-0