Zemlyanskii, Ivan vs Chasin, Nico
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+ · Round 9 · 2025.12.18 · 1-0 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zemlyanskii, Ivan"]
[Black "Chasin, Nico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[WhiteFideId "24249971"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[BlackFideId "30908477"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:03:04] }
2... e6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:03:06] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Bg5
{ [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. e3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... h6
{ [%clk 0:02:52] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 8.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... c6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 9. h3 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 9...
O-O { [%clk 0:02:24] } 10. Bg3 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 10... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:04] }
11. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 11... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 12. Qc2
{ [%clk 0:02:28] } 12... Ne4 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 13. Bh2 { [%clk 0:02:29] }
13... Qa5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:02:28] } 14... Nxc3
{ [%clk 0:01:32] } 15. a3 $6 { Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best.[%clk 0:01:56] } 15...
Ne4 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 16. axb4 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 16... Qxb4
{ [%clk 0:01:34] } 17. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 17... Qe7 { [%clk 0:01:29] }
18. Qb3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.[%clk 0:01:45] } 18... Nf8
{ [%clk 0:01:21] } 19. Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 19... Nd6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:01:19] } 20. Qa3 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 20...
Nf5 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 21. b4 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 21... f6 { [%clk 0:01:07] }
22. Nf3 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 22... Bd7 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 23. Qb3
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 23... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 24. b5 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 24...
Qe6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 25. bxc6
{ [%clk 0:01:03] } 25... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 26. Nd2 { [%clk 0:01:02] }
26... a6 $2 { Mistake. a5 was best.[%clk 0:00:36] } 27. Qb4 $2
{ Mistake. Bxa6 was best.[%clk 0:01:01] } 27... Nf5 $2
{ Mistake. Bb5 was best.[%clk 0:00:28] } 28. Nb3 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 28... Nh4
{ [%clk 0:00:25] } 29. Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 29... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 30.
Qb1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 30... Qf7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 0:00:17] } 31. Bg3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 31...
Nhg6 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 32. Nxa6 $2 { Mistake. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] }
32... h5 $2 { Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 33. Nb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 33... Rxa1 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 34.
Qxa1 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 34... Bd7 $4 { Blunder. f5 was best.[%clk 0:00:12] }
35. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 35... h4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 36. Bh2
{ [%clk 0:00:38] } 36... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 37. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:00:34] }
37... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 0:00:09] } 38. Bd6
{ [%clk 0:00:31] } 38... Nc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Neg6 was best.[%clk 0:00:03] }
39. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 39... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 40. Bxf8
{ [%clk 0:00:23] } 40... Kxf8 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 41. Bb5 { [%clk 0:00:16] }
41... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 42. Qa3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 42... Qe7
{ [%clk 0:00:07] } 43. Bxd7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 43... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:00:06] }
44. Qxe7+ { [%clk 0:00:14] } 44... Kxe7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 45. Rxd7+
{ [%clk 0:00:14] } 45... Kxd7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 46. f3 { [%clk 0:00:13] }
46... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 47. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 47... f5
{ [%clk 0:00:06] } 48. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 48... g5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 49.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 49... Kd6 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 50. e4 { [%clk 0:00:09] }
50... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 51. e5 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 51... f4 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:00:04] } 52. Kc3
{ [%clk 0:00:08] } 52... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 53. Kb4 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
53... Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 54. Ka5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 54... Kc7 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best.[%clk 0:00:07] } 55. Kb5
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 55... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 56. Kc5 { [%clk 0:00:13] }
56... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 1-0