Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 MTO
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Schnell, Simon
WhiteElo: 2144
Black: Talwalkar, Vedant
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2014
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 100 min 40 moves + 30 min Rest + 30 sec per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:41:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:41:51] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:41:32] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:42:15] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:54] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:43] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:42:12] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:08] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:42:35] } 7. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:37] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:42:48] } 8. cxd6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:44:02] } 8... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:43:05] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:44:30] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:43:22] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:44:57] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:42:39] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:45:19] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:42:40] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:44:20] } 12... e4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:42:25] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:43:38] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:41:32] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:41:45] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:39:14] } 15. Rfd1?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:37] } 15... Nb6?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:10] } 16. Rac1?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:28] } 16... Nbd5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:28:52] } 17. Rd2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:16:28] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:25:12] } 18. Nxd5?! { [%eval -1.75] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:26] } 18... Nxd5? { [%eval -0.58] } { Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:13] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:52:41] } 19... h5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 1:17:52] } 20. Rdc2 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:46:28] } 20... h4?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:34] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:47:06] } 21... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:10:52] } 22. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:47:18] } 22... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:11:15] } 23. Rc5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:44:14] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:06:20] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:43:18] } 24... cxd5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:06:44] } 25. Bf1 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:35:13] } 1/2-1/2