Zeltsan, Joseph vs Chasin, Nico
New York 1924 Centennial · Round 6.8 · 2024.07.20 · 1/2-1/2 · B47 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
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[Event "New York 1924 Centennial"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "2024.07.20"] [Round "6.8"] [White "Zeltsan, Joseph"] [Black "Chasin, Nico"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "171"] [WhiteElo "2401"] [WhiteFideId "30932980"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2436"] [BlackFideId "30908477"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B47h"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 h5 8. O-O h4 9. Re1 hxg3 10. hxg3 Ne5 11. Bf4 f6 12. Qd2 Bc5 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Na4 Ba7 15. Re3 d6 16. Qb4 b5 17. Rc3 Qb8 18. Rb3 Bd7 19. Qe1 Nc4 20. Nf3 e5 21. Bc1 Qc7 22. Nc3 Na5 23. Rb4 Bc5 24. a3 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nac6 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Ne7 28. Rd3 Be6 29. Rc3 Qd7 30. Rd3 Bh3 31. Bh1 Kf7 32. Qd1 Rad8 33. Be3 Qc7 34. Nd2 Be6 35. Bf3 Qc6 36. Nb3 Qc7 37. Na5 Rd7 38. b3 Rc8 39. c4 Nc6 40. cxb5 Nxb4 41. b6 Qb8 42. Rd2 Rc3 43. Nc4 Bxc4 44. Bh5+ Kf8 45. bxc4 Rxe3 46. Qa4 Re1+ 47. Kg2 Qb7 48. Qxb4 Qxe4+ 49. f3 Qb1 50. Qxb1 Rxb1 51. c5 Rc1 52. cxd6 Rb1 53. Rc2 Rxd6 54. Rc8+ Ke7 55. Rc7+ Rd7 56. Bg4 Rb2+ 57. Kf1 Rb1+ 58. Kf2 Rb2+ 59. Ke1 Rb1+ 60. Ke2 Rb2+ 61. Ke3 Rb3+ 62. Kf2 Rb2+ 63. Kg1 Rb1+ 64. Kh2 Rb2+ 65. Kh3 Rxc7 66. bxc7 Rc2 67. c8=Q Rxc8 68. Bxc8 a5 69. Bf5 a4 70. Bb1 a3 71. Kg2 Kd6 72. Kf2 Kc5 73. Ke3 Kc4 74. Ba2+ Kc3 75. g4 g6 76. Ke4 Kd2 77. g5 fxg5 78. Kxe5 Ke3 79. Kf6 Kxf3 80. Kxg5 Ke3 81. Kxg6 Kd2 82. Kf5 Kc2 83. Ke4 Kb2 84. Kd3 Ka1 85. Bg8 a2 86. Kc2 1/2-1/2