Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 MTO
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Poh, Yu Tian
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2458
Black: Soo, Kai Jie
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2240
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C10
Opening: French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:40:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:45] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:47] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:42:07] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:42:12] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:42:03] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:42:37] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:42:19] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:43:01] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:42:19] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:43:07] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:39:53] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:42:13] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:34:32] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:41:41] } 10. Bb5+?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:31:08] } 10... c6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:41:59] } 11. Ba6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:31:22] } 11... Bxa6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:40:24] } 12. Qxa6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:31:49] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:40:44] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:23:13] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:40:25] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:21:46] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:37:35] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:49] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:37:58] } 16. Qc4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:11:12] } 16... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:37:38] } 17. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:12:39] } 17... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:38:06] } 18. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:13:01] } 18... Rxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:38:28] } 19. c3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:13:27] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:33:18] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:07:35] } 20... Rcd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:39:03] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:33] } 21... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:39:13] } 22. Kf1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:06:55] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:36:50] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:04:54] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:36:11] } 24. c4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:56:20] } 24... Rc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:30:32] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:28] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:49] } 26. b4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:46:43] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:10] } 27. Kd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:38:03] } 27... f5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:20:20] } 28. f3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:28:48] } 28... Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:24] } 29. Rg1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:27:31] } 29... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:59] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:45] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:59] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:19:42] } 31... Nf8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:18:16] } 32. Nb3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:15:57] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:16:42] } 33. c5?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:37] } 33... Nf4 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:15:47] } 34. cxb6 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:13:26] } 34... axb6 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 1:16:14] } 35. a4 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:10:36] } 35... Rc6 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 1:07:08] } 36. Nd2 { [%eval -2.93] [%clk 0:06:19] } 36... Rc3+ { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 1:06:33] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:06:44] } 37... Rc2 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 1:06:52] } 38. Ke3?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:19] } 38... Nd5+ { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 1:06:51] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:04:43] } 39... Nxb4? { [%eval -2.4] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:06] } 40. Ra1 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:03:32] } 40... Rc5 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 1:02:39] } 41. Nb3 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:02:04] } 41... Rc3 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:59:36] } 42. Nd2 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:26:50] } 42... Nd3 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 1:26:52] } 43. g3 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:23:47] } 43... Nc1+?! { [%eval -0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:36] } 44. Kd1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:19:36] } 44... Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:54] } 45. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:54] } 45... Rxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:23] } 46. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:01] } 46... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:20] } 47. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:15] } 47... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:48] } 48. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:58] } 48... bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:12] } 49. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:24] } 49... Rb2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:04] } 50. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:28] } 1/2-1/2