Chasin, Nico vs Musovic, Armin
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+ · Round 4 · 2025.12.18 · 1-0 · D77 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 | Blitz Open 31+"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chasin, Nico"]
[Black "Musovic, Armin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[WhiteFideId "30908477"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[BlackFideId "939935"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "D77"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:03:03] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. O-O { [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... d5 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. c4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... c5
{ [%clk 0:03:08] } 7. dxc5 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 7... dxc4 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 8.
Qa4 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 9. Nc3 { [%clk 0:02:51] }
9... Qa5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 10. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 10... Be6
{ [%clk 0:02:58] } 11. Qb5 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 11... Qxb5 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 12.
Nxb5 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 12... Rad8 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 13. Re1
{ [%clk 0:01:32] } 13... a6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 14. Nc3 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 14...
Nb4 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 15. Rf1 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 15... Nfd5
{ [%clk 0:02:01] } 16. Bd2 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 16... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:01:51] }
17. bxc3 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 17... Nxa2 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 18. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:00:47] } 18... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 19. Bxc3 { [%clk 0:00:41] }
19... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 20. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 20... Rxd4
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 21. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 21... Bc8 { [%clk 0:01:42] }
22. Bf3 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 22... e5 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 23. Rfc1
{ [%clk 0:00:33] } 23... e4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best.[%clk 0:01:24] }
24. e3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 24... Rb4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 25. Be2
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 25... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:00:33] }
26... Bb7 $4 { Blunder. Bxa6 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 27. Bxb7 $4
{ Blunder. c6 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 27... Rxb7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 28. c6
{ [%clk 0:00:34] } 28... Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 29. Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:35] }
29... f5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 30. Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 30... Rd6
{ [%clk 0:00:38] } 31. Rac5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 32.
h3 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 32... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 33. g4 { [%clk 0:00:28] }
33... Rd5 $4 { Blunder. h5 was best.[%clk 0:00:38] } 34. gxf5+
{ [%clk 0:00:24] } 34... gxf5 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 35. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:21] }
35... Kd6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxc5 was best.[%clk 0:00:39] } 36. Rxd5+
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 36... Kxd5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37. Rd4+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.[%clk 0:00:20] } 37... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 38.
Rd7 $4 { Blunder. Rc4 was best.[%clk 0:00:10] } 38... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:00:41] }
39. Rxh7 Rg6+ { [%clk 0:00:43] } 40. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 40... Rg8
{ [%clk 0:00:39] } 41. Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 41... Rg7 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 42.
h4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42... Rg4 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43. h5 { [%clk 0:00:11] }
43... f4 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 44. exf4+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 44... Kxf4
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 45. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 45... Rh4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 46.
Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 46... e3 $4 { Blunder. Rh3 was best.[%clk 0:00:31] }
47. fxe3+ { [%clk 0:00:07] } 47... Ke4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 48. h6
{ [%clk 0:00:05] } 48... Rh2+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 49. Kd1 $4
{ Blunder. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:00:06] } 49... Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 50. Kc1
{ [%clk 0:00:06] } 50... Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 51. Rc8+ { [%clk 0:00:07] }
51... Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 52. Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 52... Kc3
{ [%clk 0:00:40] } 53. Kd1 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 53... Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 54.
Ke1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 54... Kxe3 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 55. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
55... Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 56. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 56... Rh5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2+ was best.[%clk 0:00:13] } 57. h7
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 57... Rg5+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 58. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:10] }
58... Rf5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 59. Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 59... Ra5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4+ was best.[%clk 0:00:06] } 60. Rf8+
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 60... Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 61. h8=Q { [%clk 0:00:08] } 1-0