Chasin, Nico vs Safarli, Eltaj
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+ · Round 2 · 2025.12.18 · 0-1 · E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chasin, Nico"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[WhiteFideId "30908477"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[BlackFideId "13402129"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:03:02] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. f3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... d5 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 5. a3
{ [%clk 0:03:03] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 6. e4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 6...
dxc4 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 7. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... c5 { [%clk 0:02:48] }
8. dxc5 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 8... Qxd1+ { [%clk 0:02:44] } 9. Nxd1
{ [%clk 0:02:31] } 9... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 0:02:32] }
10... Bxe3 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 11. Nxe3 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 11... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:02:43] } 12. e5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 12... Nfd7 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 13.
f4 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 13... Nb6 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 14. Bb3 { [%clk 0:02:08] }
14... Na6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 15. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 15... Nc5
{ [%clk 0:01:55] } 16. Bc2 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 16... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 17.
Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:01:52] } 18. Kxd1
{ [%clk 0:01:23] } 18... Bd7 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 19. Kc1 { [%clk 0:01:18] }
19... Ba4 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 20. Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 20... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:01:45] } 21. Bxa4 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 21... Ncxa4+ { [%clk 0:00:53] }
22. Kb1 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 22... h5 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 23. Rd4
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 23... Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 24. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:15] }
24... Ne4+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 25. Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 25... Nf2+
{ [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 26... Ng4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 27.
h3 $2 { Mistake. Nd1 was best.[%clk 0:00:04] } 27... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:00:35] }
28. Kxe3 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 28... Rc2 $2
{ Mistake. Nc4+ was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 29. b3 $4
{ Blunder. Rd2 was best.[%clk 0:00:05] } 29... Nd5+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 30. Kd3
{ [%clk 0:00:03] } 30... Rc3+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxg2 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] }
31. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 31... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32. a4
{ [%clk 0:00:05] } 32... Rb2+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 33. Nd2 { [%clk 0:00:05] }
33... Ra2 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 34. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 34... Ra3+
{ [%clk 0:00:28] } 35. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 35... Rg3 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 36.
Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 36... Rxg2 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 37. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:04] }
37... Nc3+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 38. Ke1 Re2+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 39. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:00:07] } 39... Re4 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 40. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:00:04] }
40... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 41. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 41... b6
{ [%clk 0:00:27] } 42. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 42... Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 43.
a5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... bxa5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 44. Nxa5 { [%clk 0:00:08] }
44... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 45. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 45... Nb3
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 46. Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 46... Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 47.
Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 47... f5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 48. exf6 { [%clk 0:00:09] }
48... gxf6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 49. Ne8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:00:09] } 49... f5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 50. Ng7
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 50... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 51. Nxh5 { [%clk 0:00:07] }
51... a5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 52. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 52... a4
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 53. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 53... a3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 54.
Kxd4 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 54... a2 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 55. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:04] }
55... a1=Q+ { [%clk 0:00:16] } 56. Kxe6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 56... Qe1+
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 57. Kxf5 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 57... Qh4 { [%clk 0:00:13] }
58. Nf6 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 58... Qxh3+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 59. Ke5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1