Chasin, Nico vs Dinham, James
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Rapid Open 31+ · Round 4 · 2025.12.18 · 1-0 · B84 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Rapid Open 31+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chasin, Nico"]
[Black "Dinham, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[WhiteFideId "30908477"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2091"]
[BlackFideId "14327023"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:28] }
2... d6 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:15:37] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 5... a6 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 0:15:53] }
6... e6 { [%clk 0:15:47] } 7. g4 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 7... h6 { [%clk 0:14:47] }
8. f4 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 8... Nfd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:13:45] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 0:15:30] } 9... Be7
{ [%clk 0:13:51] } 10. O-O { [%clk 0:15:03] } 10... b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.[%clk 0:13:42] } 11. a3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:15:04] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 12. Bf3
{ [%clk 0:15:05] } 12... Nc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best.[%clk 0:13:42] } 13.
Bg2 $2 { Mistake. e5 was best.[%clk 0:12:25] } 13... O-O $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.[%clk 0:13:14] } 14. h4 $2
{ Mistake. e5 was best.[%clk 0:11:32] } 14... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:12:54] } 15. Qxd4
{ [%clk 0:11:37] } 15... e5 { [%clk 0:12:31] } 16. Qd2 { [%clk 0:11:45] } 16...
exf4 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 17. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 17... Ne5
{ [%clk 0:11:56] } 18. g5 { [%clk 0:11:54] } 18... hxg5 { [%clk 0:11:51] } 19.
hxg5 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 19... Nc4 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 20. Qc1 { [%clk 0:12:08] }
20... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:11:10] } 21. Kh1 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 21... g6
{ [%clk 0:10:34] } 22. b3 { [%clk 0:12:14] } 22... Ne5 { [%clk 0:10:35] } 23.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:11:28] } 23... Kg7 { [%clk 0:10:25] } 24. Qf2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best.[%clk 0:09:43] } 24... Rh8+ { [%clk 0:09:51] } 25.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:09:51] } 25... Bd8 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 26. Be3 { [%clk 0:09:23] }
26... Qc7 { [%clk 0:09:44] } 27. Ne2 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 27... Rc8
{ [%clk 0:07:57] } 28. Rac1 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 28... Kg8 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 29.
Qg3 { [%clk 0:08:13] } 29... Qd7 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 30. Rcd1 { [%clk 0:06:55] }
30... Qg4 { [%clk 0:06:09] } 31. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 31... Qxg3
{ [%clk 0:03:44] } 32. Nxg3 { [%clk 0:05:42] } 32... Bc7 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 33.
Rfd1 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 33... Bxd6 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 34. Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:05:35] } 34... Kh7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best.[%clk 0:02:07] } 35.
Bd4 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 35... Rhe8 { [%clk 0:02:15] } 36. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best.[%clk 0:05:27] } 36... Kg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best.[%clk 0:02:03] } 37. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 37...
Rc6 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 38. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 38... Nxc6
{ [%clk 0:01:38] } 39. Ke3 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 39... Na5 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 40.
b4 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 40... Nc4+ { [%clk 0:01:51] } 41. Kf4 { [%clk 0:04:41] }
41... Nxa3 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 42. Nf1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best.[%clk 0:04:43] } 42... Nc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best.[%clk 0:01:39] } 43. Nh2 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 43...
Nd2 $4 { Blunder. Bc8 was best.[%clk 0:01:24] } 44. Ng4 { [%clk 0:04:50] }
44... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 45. Be5 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 45... Nd6 $4
{ Blunder. Rxe5 was best.[%clk 0:00:21] } 46. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:05:00] } 46...
Kf8 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best.[%clk 0:00:21] } 47. Bxd6+
{ [%clk 0:05:09] } 1-0