Nasta, Kiren Vivek vs Tikhomirov, Matthew
2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February · Round 2 · 2026.02.05 · 1-0 · C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nasta, Kiren Vivek"]
[Black "Tikhomirov, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[WhiteElo "2043"]
[WhiteFideId "30943612"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[BlackFideId "30981980"]
[ECO "C03a"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:27:37] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:27:47] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nd2 { [%clk 1:26:37] } 3... h6 { [%clk 1:31:35] }
4. Ngf3 { [%clk 1:24:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:20:34] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. exd5 { [%clk 1:19:56] } 6...
exd5 { [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. dxc5 { [%clk 1:11:36] } 7... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:32:47] }
8. O-O { [%clk 1:12:00] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:32:48] } 9. b3 { [%clk 1:06:55] }
9... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 10. a3 { [%clk 1:06:03] } 10... Nh5
{ [%clk 1:16:56] } 11. b4 { [%clk 0:58:24] } 11... Qf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.[%clk 1:04:00] } 12. Nb3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.[%clk 0:46:57] } 12... Bb6 { [%clk 0:55:44] } 13.
Ng5 { [%clk 0:42:49] } 13... g6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best.[%clk 0:45:36] }
14. Nh7 { [%clk 0:40:27] } 14... Kxh7 { [%clk 0:45:54] } 15. Qxh5
{ [%clk 0:40:53] } 15... Qg7 { [%clk 0:45:51] } 16. Re1 { [%clk 0:30:53] }
16... Be6 { [%clk 0:41:36] } 17. Rb1 { [%clk 0:30:50] } 17... Rfe8
{ [%clk 0:37:11] } 18. Bb2 { [%clk 0:27:42] } 18... d4 { [%clk 0:35:53] } 19.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:26:51] } 19... Bc4 { [%clk 0:30:03] } 20. Qf3 { [%clk 0:24:25] }
20... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 21. Nxd3 { [%clk 0:24:48] } 21... Bc7 $2
{ Mistake. f6 was best.[%clk 0:22:16] } 22. Nc5 { [%clk 0:24:18] } 22... f5
{ [%clk 0:20:05] } 23. b5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxb7 was best.[%clk 0:19:31] } 23...
Ne5 { [%clk 0:17:36] } 24. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:19:07] } 24... Qe7 $2
{ Mistake. Rab8 was best.[%clk 0:16:23] } 25. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 25...
Rab8 { [%clk 0:15:29] } 26. Qa6 { [%clk 0:10:59] } 26... Nf3+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best.[%clk 0:07:28] } 27. gxf3 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 27...
Qh4 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 28. Be3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best.[%clk 0:06:44] }
28... Qxh2+ { [%clk 0:04:31] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 0:07:13] } 29... Bb6
{ [%clk 0:02:23] } 30. Nd3 $4 { Blunder. Rbd1 was best.[%clk 0:03:20] } 30...
Rbd8 $4 { Blunder. g5 was best.[%clk 0:01:32] } 31. Qb7+ { [%clk 0:03:18] }
31... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 32. Qc6 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 32... Kh7
{ [%clk 0:02:06] } 33. Qc4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 33... Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 34.
Qf4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 34... Qh3+ { [%clk 0:00:50] } 35. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:00:37] } 35... Bc7 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 36. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:01:02] }
36... Qxh6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 37. Bxh6 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 37... Rxe1+
{ [%clk 0:01:36] } 38. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 38... Kxh6 { [%clk 0:02:02] }
39. Re6 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 39... Rd5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 40. a4
{ [%clk 0:02:25] } 40... Rd4 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41. Ra6 { [%clk 0:02:30] }
41... Bb8 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 42. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 42... Rc4
{ [%clk 0:01:03] } 43. Ne1 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 43... Kh5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 44.
Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 44... g5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 45. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:29] }
45... g4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 46. fxg4+ { [%clk 0:01:34] } 46... fxg4
{ [%clk 0:01:17] } 47. Kd2 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 47... Kh4 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 48.
Ng2+ { [%clk 0:01:18] } 48... Kg5 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 49. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:40] }
49... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 50. Rc6 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 50... Rd8+
{ [%clk 0:01:08] } 51. Ke2 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 51... Be5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 52.
f4+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best.[%clk 0:01:18] } 52... gxf3+
{ [%clk 0:00:47] } 53. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 53... Rd1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best.[%clk 0:00:46] } 54. Ne3 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 54...
Rd4 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 55. Rc5 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 55... Rf4+ { [%clk 0:01:12] }
56. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 56... Re4 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 57. Nc4
{ [%clk 0:02:13] } 57... Re2+ { [%clk 0:01:35] } 58. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:39] }
58... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 59. Rxe5+ { [%clk 0:03:04] } 59... Kf6
{ [%clk 0:02:29] } 60. Rc5 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 1-0