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WORLDBASE Game GM Zierk vs GM Xiong

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.13
Round 3
White GM Zierk, S
Black GM Xiong, Jeffery
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2489
BlackElo 2656
ECO C07
Opening French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line
PlyCount 133
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.Qe2 Ne7 10.Nf3 Ng6 11.c4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Be7 13.O-O f5 14.Bc2 O-O 15.Ng5 e5 16.Nxh7 Kxh7 17.Qh5+ Kg8 18.Qxg6 e4 19.c5 Be8 20.Bb3+ Kh8 21.Qg3 Qxg3 22.hxg3 Bxc5 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.fxe3 a5 25.Rad1 a4 26.Bc4 g6 27.Rd6 Kg7 28.Rfd1 Rb8 29.R1d2 Rf6 30.Rd8 Rb4 31.b3 axb3 32.axb3 Rf8 33.Rc8 Bf7 34.Rc7 Kf6 35.Rd6+ Ke5 36.Rcxc6 Bxc4 37.bxc4 Rxc4 38.Re6+ Kd5 39.Rcd6+ Kc5 40.Rc6+ Kd5 41.Rcd6+ Kc5 42.Rxg6 Rc1+ 43.Kf2 Rc2+ 44.Kf1 Rc1+ 45.Ke2 Rc2+ 46.Rd2 Rxd2+ 47.Kxd2 Ra8 48.Rg5 Ra2+ 49.Ke1 Kc4 50.Rxf5 Kd3 51.Rb5 Rxg2 52.Rb3+ Kc4 53.Ra3 Rxg3 54.Kf2 Rh3 55.Ra4+ Kd5 56.Ra5+ Ke6 57.Ra6+ Kf5 58.Ra8 Rf3+ 59.Ke2 Rh3 60.Rf8+ Ke5 61.Re8+ Kf5 62.Rf8+ Ke5 63.Re8+ Kd5 64.Rd8+ Kc5 65.Rc8+ Kd6 66.Rd8+ Ke5 67.Re8+ 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Zierk, S"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2489"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "C07"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Tarrasch, open variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.13"] [WhiteFideId "2034255"] [BlackFideId "2047640"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Nf3 Ng6 11. c4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Be7 13. O-O f5 14. Bc2 O-O 15. Ng5 e5 16. Nxh7 Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxg6 e4 19. c5 Be8 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Bxc5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 a5 25. Rad1 a4 26. Bc4 g6 27. Rd6 Kg7 28. Rfd1 Rb8 29. R1d2 Rf6 30. Rd8 Rb4 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Rf8 33. Rc8 Bf7 34. Rc7 Kf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rcxc6 Bxc4 37. bxc4 Rxc4 38. Re6+ Kd5 39. Rcd6+ Kc5 40. Rc6+ Kd5 41. Rcd6+ Kc5 42. Rxg6 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kf1 Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Rd2 Rxd2+ 47. Kxd2 Ra8 48. Rg5 Ra2+ 49. Ke1 Kc4 50. Rxf5 Kd3 51. Rb5 Rxg2 52. Rb3+ Kc4 53. Ra3 Rxg3 54. Kf2 Rh3 55. Ra4+ Kd5 56. Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Ra8 Rf3+ 59. Ke2 Rh3 60. Rf8+ Ke5 61. Re8+ Kf5 62. Rf8+ Ke5 63. Re8+ Kd5 64. Rd8+ Kc5 65. Rc8+ Kd6 66. Rd8+ Ke5 67. Re8+ 1/2-1/2
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