WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game Van de Steeg vs WGM Balabayeva

Stockfish
Event Reykjavik Open 2026
Site Reykjavik ISL
Date 2026.03.25
Round 1.62
White Van de Steeg, Tim
Black WGM Balabayeva, Xeniya
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2002
BlackElo 2365
ECO D35
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
PlyCount 123
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Ne8 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O Nd7 12.Qc2 Ndf6 13.Rae1 Nd6 14.Ng3 h5 15.f3 h4 16.Nh1 Nh5 17.e4 Nf4 18.exd5 Qf6 19.Re5 c5 20.Ne4 Qg6 21.Re1 c4 22.Bxc4 Nxc4 23.Rg5 Qh6 24.Qxc4 f5 25.d6+ Be6 26.d5 Bxd5 27.Nf6+ Qxf6 28.Qxf4 Rad8 29.Re7 Rf7 30.Rxf7 Bxf7 31.Rxf5 Qxd6 32.Qxd6 Rxd6 33.Nf2 Rc6 34.Ne4 Rc1+ 35.Kf2 Rc2+ 36.Ke3 Rxb2 37.Ng5 Be8 38.Rd5 Kf8 39.Rd2 Rb6 40.Kf4 Ra6 41.Kg4 Bb5 42.Rc2 Ra4+ 43.Ne4 Bc6 44.Kxh4 Bxe4 45.fxe4 Rxe4+ 46.Kg5 Re5+ 47.Kg6 Re6+ 48.Kf5 Rf6+ 49.Ke5 Rb6 50.Kf5 Kg8 51.g4 Kh7 52.h4 Rb5+ 53.Kf4 Kg6 54.Rd2 Rb4+ 55.Kf3 Ra4 56.Rd6+ Kh7 57.Rd2 b6 58.h5 Kh6 59.Rd6+ Kh7 60.Rd2 Kh6 61.Rd6+ Kh7 62.Rd2 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Reykjavik Open 2026"] [Site "Reykjavik ISL"] [Date "2026.03.25"] [Round "1.62"] [White "Van de Steeg, Tim"] [Black "Balabayeva, Xeniya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackTitle "WGM"] [WhiteElo "2002"] [BlackElo "2365"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"] [EventDate "2026.03.25"] [WhiteFideId "40108112"] [BlackFideId "13719688"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Ne8 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nd7 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Rae1 Nd6 14. Ng3 h5 15. f3 h4 16. Nh1 Nh5 17. e4 Nf4 18. exd5 Qf6 19. Re5 c5 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Re1 c4 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Rg5 Qh6 24. Qxc4 f5 25. d6+ Be6 26. d5 Bxd5 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxf4 Rad8 29. Re7 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Bxf7 31. Rxf5 Qxd6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. Nf2 Rc6 34. Ne4 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Ke3 Rxb2 37. Ng5 Be8 38. Rd5 Kf8 39. Rd2 Rb6 40. Kf4 Ra6 41. Kg4 Bb5 42. Rc2 Ra4+ 43. Ne4 Bc6 44. Kxh4 Bxe4 45. fxe4 Rxe4+ 46. Kg5 Re5+ 47. Kg6 Re6+ 48. Kf5 Rf6+ 49. Ke5 Rb6 50. Kf5 Kg8 51. g4 Kh7 52. h4 Rb5+ 53. Kf4 Kg6 54. Rd2 Rb4+ 55. Kf3 Ra4 56. Rd6+ Kh7 57. Rd2 b6 58. h5 Kh6 59. Rd6+ Kh7 60. Rd2 Kh6 61. Rd6+ Kh7 62. Rd2 1/2-1/2
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