Event: GMT Biel Chess Festival classic
Site: Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
White: Adams, Michael
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2701
Black: Édouard, Romain
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2649
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one

1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:56] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:46] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:55] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:41] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:41] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:34:05] } 9... f6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:07] } 10. exf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:03] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:35] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:40] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:10] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:20:38] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:30] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:21:05] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:29:21] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:15:32] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:29:46] } 15. Be2?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:20] } 15... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:07] } 16. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:14:43] } 16... d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:31] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:04:37] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:05] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:05:02] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:23] } 19. Bxf5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:00:57] } 19... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:29:43] } 20. Qd3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:00:13] } 20... Raf8 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:26:22] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:57:08] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:24:24] } 22. g3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:50:11] } 22... Qf7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:22:10] } 23. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:50] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:17:38] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:47:02] } 24... Qd5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:17:56] } 25. Qc4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:05] } 25... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:12] } 26. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:37] } 26... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:40] } 27. b4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:26:41] } 27... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:27] } 28. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:51] } 28... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:53] } 29. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:16] } 29... gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:18] } 30. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:22] } 30... Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:36] } 31. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:48] } 31... Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:50] } 32. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:10] } 32... Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:09] } 33. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:34] } 33... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:34] } 34. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:02] } 34... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:52] } 35. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:27] } 35... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:17] } 36. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:51] } 36... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:38] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:16] } 37... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:00] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:43] } 38... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:26] } 39. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:10] } 39... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:53] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:36] } 40... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:19] } 1/2-1/2