Biel Young Masters Chess: Evgeny beats Negi in second round

The ten players of the Biel Young Grandmaster Tournament (from the left): Anish Giri, David Howell, Fabiano Caruana, Maxim Rodshtein, Parimarjan Negi, Dmitry Andreikin, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son.

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There were four draws and only one decisive game in the second round of the Biel Young Masters Chess Invitational in Switzerland. Indian GM Parimarjan Negi is the only one yet to open his score. He lost his second round game to Evgeny Tomashevsky in a marathon 94-move struggle.

Results of Round 2

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1. So, Wesley-Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½

2. Tomashevsky, Evgeny- Negi, Parimarjan 1-0

3. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son-Howell, David ½-½

4. Giri, Anish-Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½

5. Caruana, Fabiano- Rodshtein, Maxim ½-½

Standings after 2 rounds

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1-3. So, Wesley 1½

1-3. Rodshtein, Maxim 1½

1-3. Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1½

4-8. Caruana, Fabiano 1

4-8. Giri, Anish 1

4-8. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1

4-8. Andreikin, Dmitry 1

4-8. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 1

9. Howell, David W L ½

10. Negi, Parimarjan 0

Here is the Evgeny-Negi 94-move game. You can run it in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be75. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 g6 14. O-O Bf6 15. Rab1 Qa5 16. Rb3 a6 17. c4 Be6 18. Rxb7 Rfc8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qd1 Nd4 21. Rb4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxa3 23. Ra4 Qc5 24. e4 Bb7 25. Qb3 Qc3 26. Qxb7 Qxd327. e5 Bg7 28. Rf4 Rf8 29. Rxf7 Rxf730. Qxa8+ Rf8 31. Qc6 Qxf3 32. Qxa6 Qe4 33. Qa5 h5 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Qa2+ Kh7 36. e6 Re8 37. Qc4 Bf6 38. Kg2 g5 39. Qc6 h4 40. Qxe8 h3+ 41. Kg1 Qf3 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. Kf1 Qh1+44. Ke2 Qe4+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qe4+ 47. Kd2 Qb4+ 48. Kd3 Qxe1 49. Kc4 Qc3+ 50. Kb5 Qb3+ 51. Kc6 Qc4+ 52. Kb7 Qb4+ 53. Kc8 Qf8+ 54. Kc7 Qc5+ 55. Qc6 Qe7+56. Kc8 Qf8+ 57. Kb7 Qb4+ 58. Kc7 Qe7+ 59. Kb6 Qb4+ 60. Qb5 Qe4 61. Qb3 Kg6 62. Kc7 Be5+ 63. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 64. Kc6 Qe4+? 65. Qd5 Qa4+ 66. Kd6 Qa6+ 67. Qc6 Qa3+ 68. Qc5 Qa6+ 69. Kd7 Qa4+ 70. Kd8 Qa8+ 71. Kd7 Qa4+ 72. Ke7 g4 73. Kd8 Qd1+ 74. Ke8 Qa4+ 75. Ke7 Qe4 76. Qb5 Kh6 77. Kd6 Qf4+ 78. Qe5 Qxf2 79. e7 Qb6+ 80. Kd7 Qb7+ 81. Ke6 Qb3+ 82. Kf5 Qc2+ 83. Kxg4 Qg2+ 84. Kh4 Qf2+ 85. Kxh3 Qf3+ 86. Kh4 Qf2+87. Kg4 Qg2+ 88. Kf5 Qg6+ 89. Kf4 Qf7+ 90. Kg3 Qe8 91. h4 Kg6 92. h5+Kh6 93. Qf6+ Kxh5 94. Qf5+ 1-0

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