WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game IM Zhou vs GM Van Wely

Stockfish
Event Esports World Cup LCQ GpB
Site Paris FRA
Date 2026.08.04
Round 2.5
White IM Zhou, Y
Black GM Van Wely, L
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2390
BlackElo 2643
ECO B45
Opening Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
PlyCount 57
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 Nge7 7.Be3 a6 8.h4 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.Nb3 Rc8 11.f4 Na5 12.Nxa5 Qxa5 13.Bg2 d5 14.O-O dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nd5 16.Bd4 Qc7 17.Qf3 Be7 18.Bxg7 Rg8 19.Be5 Qxc2 20.g5 f5 21.Rf2 Qc6 22.Qh5+ Kd7 23.Nf6+ Bxf6 24.Bxf6 Kc7 25.Be5+ Kb6 26.Bd4+ Kc7 27.Be5+ Kb6 28.Bd4+ Kc7 29.Be5+ 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ GpB"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.04"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Zhou, Y"] [Black "Van Wely, L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2643"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "468584"] [BlackFideId "1000268"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nge7 7. Be3 a6 8. h4 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Nb3 Rc8 11. f4 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bg2 d5 14. O-O dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bd4 Qc7 17. Qf3 Be7 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Be5 Qxc2 20. g5 f5 21. Rf2 Qc6 22. Qh5+ Kd7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Kc7 25. Be5+ Kb6 26. Bd4+ Kc7 27. Be5+ Kb6 28. Bd4+ Kc7 29. Be5+ 1/2-1/2
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