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WORLDBASE Game GM Xiong vs IM Taher

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.02.12
Round 10
White GM Xiong, Jeffery
Black IM Taher, Yoseph Theolifus
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2656
BlackElo 2451
ECO B40
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
PlyCount 125
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.d3 Nc6 6.g3 Nge7 7.Bg2 Ng6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.cxd4 cxd4 10.O-O Ncxe5 11.Nxe5 Qxe5 12.Qc2 Be7 13.Na3 O-O 14.h4 Rd8 15.Bd2 Qc5 16.Qxc5 Bxc5 17.Rac1 Bxa3 18.bxa3 Ne5 19.Ba5 Re8 20.Rfd1 Nc6 21.Rxc6 bxc6 22.Bxc6 Ba6 23.f4 Rac8 24.Bxe8 Rxe8 25.Rb1 f6 26.Rb4 e5 27.fxe5 fxe5 28.Bc7 Re7 29.Ra4 Rxc7 30.Rxa6 Rc3 31.Kf2 Rxd3 32.Rxa7 e4 33.a4 Rd2+ 34.Ke1 Rxa2 35.a5 Kf8 36.Rd7 Ra1+ 37.Ke2 d3+ 38.Ke3 Re1+ 39.Kf4 Ra1 40.Kxe4 Rxa5 41.Rxd3 Kf7 42.Kf3 Kg6 43.Kg4 h6 44.Kh3 Kh7 45.Rf3 Ra6 46.Re3 Kg6 47.Rd3 Rb6 48.Rc3 Rd6 49.Rb3 Rf6 50.Ra3 Kh7 51.Ra4 h5 52.Ra3 Kh6 53.Ra2 g5 54.hxg5+ Kxg5 55.Ra5+ Rf5 56.Ra8 Rf6 57.Rg8+ Rg6 58.Rh8 Rf6 59.Rg8+ Rg6 60.Rxg6+ Kxg6 61.Kh4 Kh6 62.g4 hxg4 63.Kxg4 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "10"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Taher, Yoseph Theolifus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2451"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2026.02.12"] [WhiteFideId "2047640"] [BlackFideId "7105347"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. d3 Nc6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Bg2 Ng6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. O-O Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Na3 O-O 14. h4 Rd8 15. Bd2 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Rac1 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Ne5 19. Ba5 Re8 20. Rfd1 Nc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Bxc6 Ba6 23. f4 Rac8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rb1 f6 26. Rb4 e5 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Bc7 Re7 29. Ra4 Rxc7 30. Rxa6 Rc3 31. Kf2 Rxd3 32. Rxa7 e4 33. a4 Rd2+ 34. Ke1 Rxa2 35. a5 Kf8 36. Rd7 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 d3+ 38. Ke3 Re1+ 39. Kf4 Ra1 40. Kxe4 Rxa5 41. Rxd3 Kf7 42. Kf3 Kg6 43. Kg4 h6 44. Kh3 Kh7 45. Rf3 Ra6 46. Re3 Kg6 47. Rd3 Rb6 48. Rc3 Rd6 49. Rb3 Rf6 50. Ra3 Kh7 51. Ra4 h5 52. Ra3 Kh6 53. Ra2 g5 54. hxg5+ Kxg5 55. Ra5+ Rf5 56. Ra8 Rf6 57. Rg8+ Rg6 58. Rh8 Rf6 59. Rg8+ Rg6 60. Rxg6+ Kxg6 61. Kh4 Kh6 62. g4 hxg4 63. Kxg4 1/2-1/2
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