Bizhigitov, Zhangir vs Chasin, Nico
International Chessopen Graz 2026 · Round 2.4 · 2026.02.12 · 0-1 · B67 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation
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PGN
[Event "International Chessopen Graz 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Bizhigitov, Zhangir"]
[Black "Chasin, Nico"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[WhiteFideId "13725599"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[BlackFideId "30908477"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B67a"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:26:17] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:26:11] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:07] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:26:33] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:26:04] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:26:38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:26:22] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:26:35] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:27:21] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:25:53] }
6... e6 { [%clk 1:27:38] } 7. Qd2 { [%clk 1:25:03] } 7... a6 { [%clk 1:28:02] }
8. O-O-O { [%clk 1:25:09] } 8... Bd7 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 9. Nxc6
{ [%clk 1:23:10] } 9... Bxc6 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 10. f3 { [%clk 1:23:17] } 10...
b5 { [%clk 1:17:07] } 11. Kb1 { [%clk 1:18:26] } 11... h6 { [%clk 1:13:11] }
12. Be3 { [%clk 1:11:22] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 1:12:09] } 13. Ne2
{ [%clk 1:04:36] } 13... Rd8 { [%clk 1:07:52] } 14. Nd4 { [%clk 0:53:33] }
14... Ba8 { [%clk 1:00:32] } 15. Qf2 { [%clk 0:48:53] } 15... d5 $2
{ Mistake. Be7 was best.[%clk 0:57:15] } 16. Nxb5 { [%clk 0:41:23] } 16...
axb5 { [%clk 0:56:45] } 17. Bxb5+ { [%clk 0:32:51] } 17... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:55:07] } 18. Bb6 { [%clk 0:31:38] } 18... Qc8 { [%clk 0:47:27] } 19.
exd5 $2 { Mistake. e5 was best.[%clk 0:27:05] } 19... Nxd5 $4
{ Blunder. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 0:34:09] } 20. Bxd7+ $2
{ Mistake. c4 was best.[%clk 0:19:44] } 20... Kxd7 { [%clk 0:35:12] } 21. Bd4
$6 { Inaccuracy. b3 was best.[%clk 0:19:46] } 21... f6 { [%clk 0:31:46] } 22.
b3 $6 { Inaccuracy. c4 was best.[%clk 0:19:41] } 22... Ke8 { [%clk 0:32:10] }
23. c4 { [%clk 0:19:56] } 23... Ne7 $4
{ Blunder. Nf4 was best.[%clk 0:32:34] } 24. Bb2 $2
{ Mistake. Bb6 was best.[%clk 0:14:42] } 24... Nf5 { [%clk 0:31:59] } 25. Rd3
{ [%clk 0:11:26] } 25... Bc5 { [%clk 0:31:33] } 26. Qe2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk 0:11:50] } 26... Kf7 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 27.
Rhd1 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 27... Bc6 { [%clk 0:29:13] } 28. f4 { [%clk 0:04:52] }
28... Qa8 { [%clk 0:27:07] } 29. Ka1 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 29... Bxg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re8 was best.[%clk 0:25:14] } 30. Qh5+ { [%clk 0:00:33] } 30...
g6 { [%clk 0:25:33] } 31. Qe2 $2 { Mistake. Rd7+ was best.[%clk 0:00:39] }
31... Bc6 $2 { Mistake. Re8 was best.[%clk 0:25:27] } 32. Bxf6
{ [%clk 0:00:56] } 32... Re8 { [%clk 0:23:07] } 33. Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:50] }
33... Qb8 { [%clk 0:22:51] } 34. Qe5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 34... Qxe5
{ [%clk 0:23:14] } 35. Bxe5 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 35... Ne3 { [%clk 0:23:01] } 36.
R1d2 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 36... Ng4 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 37. Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:54] }
37... Be7 { [%clk 0:22:24] } 38. Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 38... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:22:45] } 39. Re2 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 39... Ne4 { [%clk 0:22:31] } 40.
Be5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 40... Bc5 { [%clk 0:22:59] } 41. Rb2 { [%clk 0:09:56] }
41... Nf2 { [%clk 0:37:58] } 42. Rdd2 { [%clk 0:08:27] } 42... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:38:22] } 43. Bd4 $4 { Blunder. b4 was best.[%clk 0:02:56] } 43...
Bb4 { [%clk 0:38:48] } 44. h3 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 44... Nf6 { [%clk 0:37:45] }
45. Be5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 45... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:38:11] } 46. Rxd2
{ [%clk 0:01:22] } 46... Nd7 { [%clk 0:36:54] } 47. Bc3 { [%clk 0:01:11] }
47... Rc8 { [%clk 0:36:00] } 48. Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 48... g5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.[%clk 0:35:57] } 49. fxg5 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 49...
hxg5 { [%clk 0:36:27] } 50. a4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 50... Nc5 { [%clk 0:35:36] }
51. Rf2+ $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:00:56] } 51... Ke8
{ [%clk 0:35:31] } 52. Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 52... Rb8 { [%clk 0:35:05] } 53.
b4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best.[%clk 0:00:40] } 53... Nxa4+
{ [%clk 0:35:11] } 54. Kc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best.[%clk 0:00:43] }
54... Ke7 { [%clk 0:34:27] } 55. Rh6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 55... Rf8 $2
{ Mistake. Be4+ was best.[%clk 0:32:53] } 56. b5 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 56... Be4+
{ [%clk 0:32:10] } 57. Kb3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 57... Rf3 { [%clk 0:32:39] } 58.
Kxa4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 58... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:33:07] } 59. Kb4
{ [%clk 0:01:11] } 59... Rc1 { [%clk 0:33:06] } 60. Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:40] }
60... Kd7 { [%clk 0:32:54] } 61. c5 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 61... Bd3
{ [%clk 0:31:03] } 62. Rb8 $6 { Inaccuracy. c6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:43] } 62...
Rc4+ { [%clk 0:31:29] } 0-1