Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) vs De Firmian, Nick
2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February · Round 3 · 2026.02.05 · 0-1 · A60 Catalan Opening
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PGN
[Event "2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan)"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[WhiteFideId "329105250"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[BlackFideId "2000105"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A60e"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:14] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:31:32] }
4. d5 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. cxd5
{ [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 6... g6
{ [%clk 1:32:41] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... Bg7 { [%clk 1:33:04] } 8. e4
$6 { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.[%clk 1:32:44] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:33:14] } 9.
Nge2 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 9... Re8 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:31:03] }
10... a6 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 11. a4 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 11... Nbd7
{ [%clk 1:32:45] } 12. h3 { [%clk 1:28:35] } 12... c4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.[%clk 1:28:06] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:28:16] } 13...
Qc7 { [%clk 1:28:03] } 14. Bd4 { [%clk 1:21:00] } 14... Nc5 { [%clk 1:27:40] }
15. Qc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 1:19:28] } 15... Nb3
{ [%clk 1:23:22] } 16. Rad1 { [%clk 1:19:50] } 16... Bd7 { [%clk 1:18:38] } 17.
Be3 { [%clk 1:12:43] } 17... b5 { [%clk 1:13:49] } 18. axb5 { [%clk 1:12:17] }
18... axb5 { [%clk 1:14:14] } 19. Nd4 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 19... Nxd4
{ [%clk 1:13:53] } 20. Rxd4 { [%clk 1:08:07] } 20... b4 { [%clk 1:12:51] } 21.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:05:04] } 21... Bb5 { [%clk 1:12:27] } 22. Rc1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b3 was best.[%clk 0:58:44] } 22... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best.[%clk 1:05:32] } 23. Rd2 { [%clk 0:59:05] } 23...
Nc5 { [%clk 0:42:08] } 24. Nd4 { [%clk 0:57:45] } 24... Ba6 { [%clk 0:41:40] }
25. b3 { [%clk 0:53:07] } 25... c3 { [%clk 0:38:14] } 26. Rdd1
{ [%clk 0:53:21] } 26... Bb7 { [%clk 0:35:30] } 27. Ra1 { [%clk 0:44:26] }
27... Ra5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxa1 was best.[%clk 0:35:01] } 28. Rxa5
{ [%clk 0:42:11] } 28... Qxa5 { [%clk 0:35:28] } 29. Bf4 $2
{ Mistake. Kh2 was best.[%clk 0:42:24] } 29... Be5 { [%clk 0:32:13] } 30. Bxe5
$6 { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best.[%clk 0:42:25] } 30... dxe5 { [%clk 0:32:13] }
31. Nf3 { [%clk 0:42:34] } 31... Qa3 { [%clk 0:31:15] } 32. Rb1
{ [%clk 0:41:15] } 32... Ba6 { [%clk 0:31:12] } 33. Bf1 { [%clk 0:40:53] }
33... Bxf1 { [%clk 0:29:51] } 34. Kxf1 { [%clk 0:40:39] } 34... Qa6+
{ [%clk 0:29:33] } 35. Kg2 { [%clk 0:34:15] } 35... Qd3 { [%clk 0:29:34] } 36.
Ne1 { [%clk 0:31:03] } 36... Qxe4+ { [%clk 0:29:14] } 37. Qxe4
{ [%clk 0:29:26] } 37... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:29:34] } 38. Nd3 { [%clk 0:29:45] }
38... Rb8 { [%clk 0:26:41] } 39. Re1 { [%clk 0:26:30] } 39... Nd2
{ [%clk 0:26:36] } 40. Rxe5 { [%clk 0:21:09] } 40... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:25:58] }
41. Re4 { [%clk 0:21:16] } 41... c2 $4 { Blunder. Kf8 was best.[%clk 0:06:35] }
42. Rc4 { [%clk 0:21:00] } 42... c1=Q { [%clk 0:06:41] } 43. Nxc1
{ [%clk 0:21:22] } 43... Nxc1 { [%clk 0:07:03] } 44. Rxc1 $4
{ Blunder. d6 was best.[%clk 0:21:47] } 44... b3 { [%clk 0:07:21] } 45. Kf3
{ [%clk 0:21:57] } 45... Kf8 { [%clk 0:07:44] } 46. Ke4 { [%clk 0:21:36] }
46... Ke7 { [%clk 0:08:08] } 47. Kd4 { [%clk 0:17:35] } 47... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:08:23] } 48. Rb1 { [%clk 0:16:11] } 48... b2 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 49.
Kc4 { [%clk 0:16:20] } 49... g5 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 50. f4 { [%clk 0:14:06] }
50... gxf4 { [%clk 0:07:54] } 51. gxf4 { [%clk 0:14:30] } 51... f5
{ [%clk 0:07:59] } 52. Kd4 { [%clk 0:13:00] } 52... h5 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 53.
h4 { [%clk 0:08:26] } 53... Rb4+ { [%clk 0:08:03] } 54. Kc3 { [%clk 0:08:46] }
54... Rxf4 $4 { Blunder. Rb5 was best.[%clk 0:08:25] } 55. Rxb2
{ [%clk 0:09:11] } 55... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 56. Rb5+ $4
{ Blunder. Kd3 was best.[%clk 0:09:28] } 56... Ke4 { [%clk 0:08:56] } 57. Kd2
{ [%clk 0:09:53] } 57... Kf3 { [%clk 0:08:52] } 58. Kd3 { [%clk 0:10:07] }
58... Kg4 { [%clk 0:08:39] } 59. Ke3 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 59... Ra4 $4
{ Blunder. Kg3 was best.[%clk 0:08:40] } 60. Kf2 { [%clk 0:09:30] } 60... Rc4
{ [%clk 0:08:14] } 61. Ke3 $4 { Blunder. Rb6 was best.[%clk 0:05:40] } 61...
Rc2 { [%clk 0:05:51] } 62. Rb4+ { [%clk 0:05:41] } 62... Kg3 { [%clk 0:06:18] }
63. Rb5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best.[%clk 0:05:38] } 63... Rf2
{ [%clk 0:05:20] } 64. Ra5 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 64... f4+ { [%clk 0:05:00] } 65.
Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 65... Re2+ { [%clk 0:05:12] } 66. Kd3 { [%clk 0:01:38] }
66... Re3+ { [%clk 0:05:35] } 67. Kd2 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 67... Kxh4
{ [%clk 0:05:43] } 68. Rf5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best.[%clk 0:02:26] }
68... Kg4 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 69. Rf8 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 69... h4
{ [%clk 0:05:39] } 70. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:03:18] } 70... Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 71.
Rg1 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 71... Re2+ { [%clk 0:04:06] } 72. Kd3 { [%clk 0:03:46] }
72... h3 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 73. Rh1 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 73... h2
{ [%clk 0:04:22] } 74. Rf1+ { [%clk 0:03:42] } 74... Rf2 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 75.
Kd4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best.[%clk 0:03:56] } 0-1