Barrow, William J vs De Firmian, Nick
3. Annual President's Day Open · Round 2.6 · 2026.02.13 · 0-1 · B25 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2
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PGN
[Event "3. Annual President's Day Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.13"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Barrow, William J"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteElo "1937"]
[WhiteFideId "2026929"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[BlackFideId "2000105"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B25c"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:29:08] } 3. Nge2 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... g6
{ [%clk 1:29:06] } 4. d3 $6 { Inaccuracy. d4 was best.[%clk 1:31:07] } 4...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:25] } 5. g3 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 6.
Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... e5 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:30:52] }
7... Nge7 { [%clk 1:29:23] } 8. Be3 { [%clk 1:28:58] } 8... O-O
{ [%clk 1:27:59] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:28:14] } 9... Rb8 { [%clk 1:21:13] } 10.
Nd5 { [%clk 1:24:21] } 10... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:19:01] } 11. exd5
{ [%clk 1:24:44] } 11... Nd4 { [%clk 1:18:49] } 12. c3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.[%clk 1:19:33] } 12... Nf5 { [%clk 1:15:20] } 13.
Rac1 { [%clk 1:10:19] } 13... Bd7 { [%clk 1:13:26] } 14. Rfe1
{ [%clk 1:08:22] } 14... b6 { [%clk 1:07:44] } 15. h3 { [%clk 1:03:52] } 15...
Nxe3 { [%clk 1:01:35] } 16. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:59:57] } 16... Re8
{ [%clk 1:00:02] } 17. Qd2 { [%clk 0:56:39] } 17... h5 { [%clk 0:56:32] } 18.
d4 { [%clk 0:53:51] } 18... exd4 { [%clk 0:50:07] } 19. cxd4 { [%clk 0:54:13] }
19... Qf6 { [%clk 0:50:17] } 20. dxc5 { [%clk 0:48:54] } 20... bxc5
{ [%clk 0:49:55] } 21. Nc3 { [%clk 0:46:55] } 21... Qd4 { [%clk 0:42:03] } 22.
Rxe8+ { [%clk 0:44:11] } 22... Rxe8 { [%clk 0:41:18] } 23. Qxd4
{ [%clk 0:43:57] } 23... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:41:30] } 24. Rc2 $2
{ Mistake. h4 was best.[%clk 0:26:26] } 24... Re1+ { [%clk 0:37:18] } 25. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:26:42] } 25... Bf5 { [%clk 0:25:02] } 26. Rd2 { [%clk 0:26:48] }
26... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:25:06] } 27. bxc3 { [%clk 0:27:00] } 27... Rc1
{ [%clk 0:25:32] } 28. Rb2 { [%clk 0:22:17] } 28... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:25:40] } 29.
Rb8+ { [%clk 0:22:30] } 29... Kg7 { [%clk 0:26:02] } 30. Rd8 { [%clk 0:20:54] }
30... Rc2 { [%clk 0:26:05] } 31. g4 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 31... hxg4
{ [%clk 0:18:45] } 32. hxg4 { [%clk 0:16:21] } 32... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:19:08] }
33. Kg3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best.[%clk 0:16:17] } 33... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:19:23] } 34. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:16:16] } 34... c4 { [%clk 0:19:12] } 35.
Rc6 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 35... c3 { [%clk 0:18:59] } 36. d6 { [%clk 0:12:05] }
36... Rc1 { [%clk 0:18:32] } 37. Kf4 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 37... c2
{ [%clk 0:17:57] } 38. Bf3 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 38... Kf6 { [%clk 0:14:06] } 39.
Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 39... Rd1 { [%clk 0:12:49] } 0-1