Event: Reykjavik Open 2025
Site: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: 2025-04-10
White: Xu, Yuanyuan
WhiteTitle: WGM
WhiteElo: 2288
Black: Zierk, Steven
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2501
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 +30 after 40 moves

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:13] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:59] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:25] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:12] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:08] } 7... Bc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:37] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:33] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:48] } 9... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:52] } 10. Nf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:06:49] } 10... a5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:29] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:00:14] } 11... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:09] } 12. axb4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:00:41] } 12... c5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:22:35] } 13. bxc5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:54:30] } 13... Ba5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:22:46] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:53:09] } 14... dxc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:22:19] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:41:56] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:18:57] } 16. Bxa5?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:01] } 16... Qxa5+ { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:18:08] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:33:21] } 17... Rd8?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:30] } 18. Qxa5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:32:43] } 18... Rxa5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:06:43] } 19. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:28:43] } 19... Ra4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:49:28] } 20. Bb3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:21:06] } 20... Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:00] } 21. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:57] } 21... Rxb5?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Ndb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:16] } 22. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:18:17] } 22... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:30:34] } 23. Rb2 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:18:16] } 23... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:30:30] } 24. O-O { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:17:29] } 24... Nc4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:28:06] } 25. Ra2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:26] } 25... e5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:27:35] } 26. Bd3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:14:17] } 26... b5? { [%eval 2.11] } { Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:43] } 27. cxb6? { [%eval 0.46] } { Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:08] } 27... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:24:02] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:46] } 28... exf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:16:28] } 29. Rxb6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:11:10] } 29... f3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:40] } 30. Rb8 { [%clk 0:10:55] } 30... Ne2+ { [%clk 0:03:36] } 1/2-1/2