[Event "Biel Challenge Final 2026"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "2026.07.23"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Finek, Vaclav"] [Black "Xiao, Tong(Qd)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2599"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2335248579369269"] [EventDate "2026.07.08"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/7200:1800+30"] {[%evp 11,52,0,0,0,-1,0,11,8,15,18,10,4,-10,-24,39,33,28,7,0,0,0,0,7,-12,22,13,6,0,0,0,47,24,39,41,46,4,26,0,40,0,25,0,14]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01.94] Gershon,Alik} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04.94]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:17][%CAl Bb8c6,Bc6e7,Be7f5,Bf5d6][%mdl 32]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:05] E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 8. dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 9. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:05:30]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:12]} 12. Rae1 $146 {[%emt 0:00:39]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Nxg3 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Bf4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 {0-1 Fominyh,A (2552)-Sakaev,K (2648) RUS-ch KO Moscow 1999 (3.1)}) 12... Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:55]} (12... Qe8 $11) 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:19:22]} Nfd6 {[%emt 0:18:57] A sharp opening} 14. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:10:23]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 15. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:30] [#] and b4 would now be decisive} a5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 17. Be3 {[%emt 0:12:57]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:22:05.10]} 18. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 19. Qd2 {[%emt 0:07:03]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:12:27]} 20. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:04:58]} (20... Bc6 $11 {might be stronger.}) 21. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:06:45.10]} Rdf8 {[%emt 0:00:47][%CAl Oa5a4]} 22. Qe3 {[%emt 0:05:07]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:06:52]} 23. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Be4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 24. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:11]} Bc6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 26. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:04:23]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:17:16] Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.10 (very precise) Mistake: --- Black=2 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=5 Black=3 Best: --- Black=1 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2