Sivanandan, Bodhana vs Chasin, Nico
2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open · Round 1 · 2025.11.27 · 0-1 · B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | FIDE Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sivanandan, Bodhana"]
[Black "Chasin, Nico"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[WhiteFideId "497592"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[BlackFideId "30908477"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:49] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 3... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:32] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:30:40] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:40] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:28] }
5... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:12] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:30:18] } 6... d6
{ [%clk 1:29:55] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:30:06] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 8.
Nxd4 { [%clk 1:30:24] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:30:29] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:29:33] }
9... Bd7 { [%clk 1:29:09] } 10. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:29:15] } 10... Bxc6
{ [%clk 1:29:05] } 11. a4 { [%clk 1:28:36] } 11... a6 { [%clk 1:28:26] } 12. a5
{ [%clk 1:27:18] } 12... Rc8 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:24:23] }
13... Qc7 { [%clk 1:19:26] } 14. Qe2 { [%clk 1:23:02] } 14... Rfe8
{ [%clk 1:18:34] } 15. Red1 { [%clk 1:20:41] } 15... h6 { [%clk 1:18:09] } 16.
Rd2 { [%clk 1:13:42] } 16... Nd7 { [%clk 1:14:45] } 17. f4 { [%clk 1:08:48] }
17... Bf6 { [%clk 1:13:02] } 18. Rd3 { [%clk 1:03:54] } 18... Red8
{ [%clk 0:56:08] } 19. Qd2 $6 { Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 1:02:01] } 19...
Nc5 { [%clk 0:53:26] } 20. Bxc5 { [%clk 1:01:26] } 20... dxc5
{ [%clk 0:53:50] } 21. e5 { [%clk 0:59:34] } 21... c4 { [%clk 0:52:23] } 22.
Rxd8+ { [%clk 0:54:38] } 22... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:46:24] } 23. Qe2
{ [%clk 0:52:15] } 23... Be7 { [%clk 0:44:40] } 24. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:40:56] }
24... Rd2 { [%clk 0:43:54] } 25. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:40:05] } 25... Rxc2
{ [%clk 0:39:59] } 26. Bd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best.[%clk 0:31:17] } 26...
Bc5+ { [%clk 0:40:09] } 27. Kh1 { [%clk 0:30:54] } 27... exd5
{ [%clk 0:39:37] } 28. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:30:05] } 28... Qc8 { [%clk 0:35:26] } 29.
Qe4 $2 { Mistake. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:24:10] } 29... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:34:07] }
30. f5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:16:22] } 30... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:32:36] } 31. Qf3 { [%clk 0:14:09] } 31... Rb3 { [%clk 0:33:01] } 32.
Rf1 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 32... Bb4 { [%clk 0:32:06] } 33. Qg4 { [%clk 0:05:49] }
33... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:32:08] } 34. Qe4 { [%clk 0:05:28] } 34... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:32:13] } 35. Qd5 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 35... Rb5 { [%clk 0:32:39] } 36.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 36... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:33:02] } 37. Rd1 { [%clk 0:04:46] }
37... Qc6 { [%clk 0:33:17] } 38. Qxc6 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 38... bxc6
{ [%clk 0:33:44] } 39. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:05:06] } 39... Kh7 { [%clk 0:34:13] }
40. Rc8 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 40... c5 { [%clk 0:34:36] } 41. Kg2
{ [%clk 0:05:15] } 41... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:35:01] } 42. Rc6 { [%clk 0:05:35] }
42... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:35:25] } 43. Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:55] } 43... Bd4
{ [%clk 0:35:51] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:06:07] } 44... a5 { [%clk 0:36:16] } 45.
Rc7 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 45... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:36:35] } 46. Ke4 { [%clk 0:06:41] }
46... a4 { [%clk 0:37:00] } 47. Ra7 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 47... Re2+
{ [%clk 0:37:10] } 48. Kf3 { [%clk 0:07:22] } 48... Ra2 { [%clk 0:37:33] } 49.
g4 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 49... a3 { [%clk 0:37:49] } 50. Kg3 { [%clk 0:07:12] }
50... Rc2 { [%clk 0:38:10] } 51. Rxa3 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 51... Rc3+
{ [%clk 0:38:39] } 52. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:08:00] } 52... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:39:00] }
53. Kf3 { [%clk 0:07:59] } 53... Be1 { [%clk 0:39:26] } 54. h5 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best.[%clk 0:08:20] } 54... c4
{ [%clk 0:39:52] } 55. Ke2 $6
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best.[%clk 0:08:40] } 55... Bh4
{ [%clk 0:40:11] } 56. Kd2 { [%clk 0:09:00] } 56... Bf6 { [%clk 0:40:31] } 57.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:09:09] } 57... Kg8 { [%clk 0:40:58] } 58. Ke4 { [%clk 0:09:31] }
58... Kf8 { [%clk 0:41:25] } 0-1