Smirin, Ilia vs Chasin, Nico

2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open · Round 6 · 2025.11.30 · 1/2-1/2 · C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Chasin, Nico"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[WhiteFideId "2801990"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[BlackFideId "30908477"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:19:38] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 2. Bc4 { [%clk 1:20:00] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:25:59] } 3. d3 { [%clk 1:20:22] } 3... c6 { [%clk 1:26:07] }
4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:20:29] } 4... d5 { [%clk 1:26:32] } 5. Bb3 { [%clk 1:20:48] }
5... Bb4+ { [%clk 1:26:31] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:19:09] } 6... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:26:52] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 1:15:28] } 7... Be6 { [%clk 1:16:33] } 8.
Nbd2 { [%clk 1:09:55] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:16:04] } 9. Bh4 { [%clk 1:09:36] }
9... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:13:03] } 10. d4 { [%clk 1:05:22] } 10... Qc7
{ [%clk 1:06:22] } 11. exd5 { [%clk 1:03:29] } 11... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:03:02] }
12. Bxd5 { [%clk 1:02:07] } 12... Nxd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy.  cxd5 was best.[%clk 1:03:18] } 13. O-O { [%clk 1:01:53] } 13...
g5 { [%clk  0:53:51] } 14. Bg3 { [%clk 0:57:50] } 14... O-O-O
{ [%clk 0:53:31] } 15. Nc4 { [%clk 0:56:16] } 15... Nf4 { [%clk 0:53:51] } 16.
Re1 { [%clk 0:56:02] } 16... exd4 { [%clk 0:44:53] } 17. Nxd6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.[%clk   0:49:30] } 17... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:44:28] }
18. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:45:54] } 18... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:35:31] } 19. Nxd4
{ [%clk 0:46:19] } 19... Nc5 { [%clk 0:31:54] } 20. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:40:48] }
20... gxf4 { [%clk 0:32:23] } 21. Re7 { [%clk 0:40:43] } 21... Rhe8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.[%clk 0:29:29] } 22. Rxf7 { [%clk 0:38:25] } 22...
Nd3 { [%clk 0:28:02] } 23. h4 { [%clk 0:35:42] } 23... c5 { [%clk 0:27:17] }
24. Nf5 { [%clk 0:33:17] } 24... Re2 { [%clk 0:27:21] } 25. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:21:32] } 25... h5 { [%clk 0:20:42] } 26. Ng7 { [%clk 0:17:43] } 26...
Rd5 { [%clk 0:16:12] } 27. c4 { [%clk 0:14:07] } 27... Rde5 { [%clk 0:16:37] }
28. Nf5 { [%clk 0:12:37] } 28... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:14:51] } 29. Nd6+
{ [%clk 0:10:12] } 29... Kd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best.[%clk 0:08:34] } 30.
Nxb7+ { [%clk 0:10:23] } 30... Kc8 { [%clk 0:09:03] } 31. Nd6+
{ [%clk 0:10:35] } 31... Kb8 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 32. Rf8+ { [%clk 0:06:51] }
32... Kc7 { [%clk 0:09:37] } 33. Nb5+ { [%clk 0:07:16] } 33... Kb6
{ [%clk 0:08:37] } 34. a3 $4 { Blunder. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:06:12] } 34... Re4
{ [%clk 0:07:39] } 35. Rf6+ { [%clk 0:03:33] } 35... Ka5 { [%clk  0:07:48] }
36. Nxa7 { [%clk 0:03:46] } 36... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:08:07] } 37. Nc6+
{ [%clk 0:03:34] } 37... Ka4 { [%clk 0:08:36] } 38. Rd6 { [%clk 0:03:33] }
38... Rc3 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 39. Rd5 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 39... Re2
{ [%clk 0:03:01] } 40. Rxh5 { [%clk 0:02:34] } 40... Rcc2 { [%clk 0:03:26] }
41. Rf5 { [%clk 0:27:16] } 41... Kxa3 { [%clk 0:33:43] } 42. Kh2
{ [%clk 0:23:00] } 42... Re6 { [%clk 0:28:41] } 43. Nd8 { [%clk 0:23:02] }
43... Rh6 { [%clk 0:28:03] } 44. h5 { [%clk 0:22:30] } 44... Nxf2
{ [%clk 0:28:22] } 45. Nf7 { [%clk 0:22:39] } 45... Rh7 { [%clk  0:28:31] } 46.
Ne5 { [%clk 0:21:06] } 46... Ka2 { [%clk 0:28:00] } 47. Kg1 { [%clk  0:16:44] }
47... Ne4 { [%clk 0:28:26] } 48. R1xf4 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 48... Ng3
{ [%clk 0:28:07] } 49. Rf2 { [%clk 0:11:48] } 49... Rxf2 { [%clk 0:27:46] } 50.
Rxf2+ { [%clk 0:12:12] } 50... Kb1 { [%clk 0:28:14] } 51. Rf3
{ [%clk 0:10:43] } 1/2-1/2