Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Rapid
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-13
White: Beck, Thomas
WhiteElo: 1809
Black: Bai, Xue
BlackElo: 2035
Result: 0-1
ECO: E01
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:09] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:09] } 2. Bg2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:12] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:12] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:15] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:09] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:16] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:57] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:39] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:18] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:14:30] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:20] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:14:26] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:22] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:22] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:24] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:14:22] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:15:24] } 11. e5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:14:11] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:15:24] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:14:13] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:41] } 13. h4?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:55] } 13... h6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:43] } 14. Nh2? { [%eval -1.56] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:14:39] } 15. Be3?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:18] } 15... Nxe3? { [%eval -1.28] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:59] } 16. fxe3 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:11:20] } 16... c5 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:14:02] } 17. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:41] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:13:17] } 18. Nd6+?? { [%eval -4.83] } { Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:30] } 18... Bxd6 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:13:13] } 19. exd6 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:07:33] } 19... d3 { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:12:53] } 20. Qc3 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:07:10] } 20... Qxe3+ { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:12:54] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:07:14] } 21... O-O { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:12:27] } 22. a4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:05:10] } 22... a6 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:12:17] } 23. Qb4 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:04:07] } 23... Qc5 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:12:08] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:03:52] } 24... Nxc5 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:12:11] } 0-1