De Firmian, Nick vs Peyton, Nathan
2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February · Round 1 · 2026.02.05 · 1/2-1/2 · C42 Russian Game: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Marshall Premier FIDE | February"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick"]
[Black "Peyton, Nathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[WhiteFideId "2000105"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "1954"]
[BlackFideId "39921972"]
[ECO "C42r"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:27:34] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:01] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... d6
{ [%clk 1:28:24] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:20] } 6...
Bd6 { [%clk 1:29:04] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:32:02] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:29:20] } 8.
c4 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 8... c6 { [%clk 1:29:47] } 9. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 9...
Nxc3 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 10. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:50] } 10... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:30:42] } 11. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 11... Bg4 { [%clk 1:25:19] } 12.
h3 { [%clk 1:33:24] } 12... Bh5 { [%clk 1:25:46] } 13. g4 { [%clk 1:32:27] }
13... Bg6 { [%clk 1:26:13] } 14. Ne5 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 14... Bxe5
{ [%clk 1:07:22] } 15. dxe5 { [%clk 1:32:18] } 15... Qa5 { [%clk 1:05:15] }
16. Qd4 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 16... Rd8 { [%clk 0:54:51] } 17. Qe3
{ [%clk 1:19:28] } 17... Nd7 { [%clk 0:54:37] } 18. f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e6 was best.[%clk 1:18:46] } 18... Nb6 { [%clk 0:53:32] } 19.
Bb3 { [%clk 1:09:11] } 19... Rd3 $4 { Blunder. Bd3 was best.[%clk 0:46:16] }
20. Qe1 { [%clk 1:08:19] } 20... Re8 { [%clk 0:26:03] } 21. Kh2 $2
{ Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:55:29] } 21... Nd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h5 was best.[%clk 0:12:46] } 22. c4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:24:48] } 22... Qc5 { [%clk 0:08:27] } 23.
Qf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best.[%clk 0:20:15] } 23... Qxf2+
{ [%clk 0:05:18] } 24. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:20:41] } 24... Be4 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 25.
Bb2 { [%clk 0:17:19] } 25... Nc5 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 26. Re1 { [%clk 0:16:58] }
26... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 27. axb3 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 27... Bf3
{ [%clk 0:03:40] } 28. b4 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 28... Red8 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 29.
f5 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 29... Rd2 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 30. Kg3 { [%clk 0:10:30] }
30... Rxf2 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 31. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:10:57] } 31... Rd2+ $4
{ Blunder. Bd1 was best.[%clk 0:02:46] } 32. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 32...
Rxb2 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 33. Rd1 { [%clk 0:11:28] } 33... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:16] }
34. Rd7 $4 { Blunder. Rd8+ was best.[%clk 0:10:48] } 34... Rxb4
{ [%clk 0:03:22] } 35. f6 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 35... gxf6 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 36.
exf6 { [%clk 0:09:21] } 36... Ke8 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 37. Re7+
{ [%clk 0:09:46] } 37... Kf8 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 38. Rc7 { [%clk 0:10:00] }
38... Ke8 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 39. Re7+ { [%clk 0:10:23] } 39... Kf8
{ [%clk 0:05:18] } 40. Rc7 { [%clk 0:09:01] } 1/2-1/2