Ivanchuk, Vasyl vs Chasin, Nico
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+ · Round 13 · 2025.12.18 · 1-0 · C42 Russian Game: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Main Line
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Chasin, Nico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[WhiteFideId "14100010"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[BlackFideId "30908477"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:04] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... d6
{ [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... d5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:03:07] } 7... Be7 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 8.
c4 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 8... Nb4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 0:03:08] }
9... O-O { [%clk 0:03:00] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 10... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:02:56] } 11. Ne5 { [%clk 0:03:10] } 11... c5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 12.
dxc5 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 12... dxc4 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 13. Bxc4
{ [%clk 0:02:40] } 13... Bxc5 $4 { Blunder. Qxd1 was best.[%clk 0:01:26] } 14.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 14... Qf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best.[%clk 0:00:49] } 15. Nxf7 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 15...
Nxf2 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 16. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 16... Bxe3
{ [%clk 0:00:17] } 17. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 17... Nc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 18. Qxf2 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 18...
Nxa1 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 19. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 19... Qe6 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf7 was best.[%clk 0:00:06] } 20. Ng5 $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf5 was best.[%clk 0:00:23] } 20... Qd6
{ [%clk 0:00:07] } 21. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:00:19] } 21... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 22.
Nxf5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 22... Qg6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 23. Nh4 { [%clk 0:00:12] }
23... Qd6 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:00:05] } 24.
Nf7+ $4 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:11] } 24...
Rxf7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 25. Bxf7 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 25... Nc2 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best.[%clk 0:00:02] } 26. Qxc2 $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 26... Qd8
{ [%clk 0:00:02] } 1-0