Opening Sicilian Defense: French VariationB40 Event Bob Wade 2026 | Middle Game Challengers · 2026 Result ½-½
Share this game 1. e4c5 2. Nf3e6 3. c3Nf6 4. e5Nd5 5. a3d6 6. d4cxd4 7. cxd4Bd7 8. Bd3Bc6 9. Nc3Nxc3 10. bxc3Qc7 11. O-ONd7 12. Bf4Be7 13. Re1O-O 14. Nd2dxe5 15. dxe5Rfd8 16. Qc2Nf8 17. Nc4Bd5 18. Nd6Ng6 19. Bg3Qc6 20. Bb5Qc5 21. c4a6 22. Ba4Bxd6 23. cxd5Qxc2 24. Bxc2Bc5 25. d6Bd4 26. Rad1Bc5 27. Be4Rab8 28. Rc1Bxa3 29. Rc7b6 30. d7Nf8 31. Rd1Be7 32. Bc6b5 33. Bf4b4 34. Be3b3 35. Ba7Rb4 36. Rc8b2 37. Rb1Rc4 38. Be3Ng6 39. Rxb2Nxe5 40. Bb7Ra4 41. g3Ra1+ 42. Kg2Rd1 43. Bb6Rxd7 44. Bxd8Rxd8 45. Rxd8+Bxd8 46. Bxa6Kf8 47. Rb7Ng6 48. h4Ne5 49. Bb5Ng4 50. Kf3h5 51. Ke2Ba5 52. Bd3Bc3 53. f4Bd4 54. Kf3g6 55. Bc4Bc5 56. Be2Kg7 57. Kg2Ne3+ 58. Kh3Nf5 59. g4Nd4 60. Bd1hxg4+ 61. Bxg4Kf6 62. h5Nf5 63. Bxf5gxf5 64. Kg3Bf8 65. Rb8Bh6 66. Rg8Bg7 67. Re8Bh6 68. Kf3Kg7 69. Rb8Kh7 70. Rb1Kg7 71. Kg3Kf6 72. Rb8Kg7 73. Rb4Kh7 74. Kf3Kg7 75. Ke2Kf6 76. Kd3Ke7 77. Rd4Bg7 78. Ra4Bh6 79. Kc3Kf6 80. Rd4Bf8 81. Kc4Ke7 82. Kc5Bh6 83. Kc6Ke8 84. Kd6Bf8+ 85. Kc7Bh6 86. Kc8Ke7 87. Ra4Ke8 88. Kc7Ke7 89. Kc6Kf6 90. Kd7Bf8 91. Ke8Bh6 92. Rb4Kg7 93. Ke7Kg8 94. Kf6Bg7+ 95. Kg5Kh7 96. Ra4f6+ 97. Kh4Bh6 98. Ra7+Kg8 99. Kg3e5 100. fxe5fxe5 101. Kf3e4+ 102. Kg3f4+ 103. Kg4f3 104. Kg3Bg5 105. Kf2Kh8 106. Ra5Bh4+ 107. Ke3Be1 108. Rf5f2 109. Kxe4Kh7 110. Ke3Kh6 111. Ke2Kg7 112. Kf1Kh6 113. Kg2Kg7 114. Kh3Kh7 115. Kg4Kg7 116. Rf3Kh7 117. Kg5Bd2+ 118. Kf5Be3 119. Kg4Kh6 120. Rf7Bd4 121. Kh4Be3 122. Rf5Bd4 123. Kg3Be3 124. Kg2Bg5 125. Kxf2Kxh5 126. Kg3Kg6 127. Kg4Bf6 128. Ra5Bd4 129. Rd5Bc3 130. Rc5Bd4 131. Rc6+Kf7 132. Kf5Ke7 133. Ke4Kd7 134. Kd5Be5 135. Ra6Bb8 136. Rh6Kc7 137. Kc5Ba7+ 138. Kb5Be3 139. Rh8Kd6 140. Rc8Kd5 141. Rd8+Ke4 142. Kc4Bf4 143. Re8+Be5 144. Re6Kf4 145. Kd5Bb2 146. Re2Bc3 147. Kc4Be5 148. Kd3Bd6 149. Re1Kf5 150. Kd4Bg3 151. Rf1+Ke6 152. Rb1Kf5 153. Kd5Kf4 154. Rf1+Ke3 155. Rf5Bf4 156. Rf8Bh6 157. Rh8Bg5 158. Rh3+Kf4 159. Rh1Ke3 160. Ke5Kd3 161. Rh3+Kc4 162. Ke4Bf6 163. Rh6Bd4 164. Rc6+Bc5 165. Ke5Kb4 166. Kd5Be3 167. Rc8Bf2 168. Rb8+Kc3 169. Rf8Be3 170. Rf3Kd3 171. Rh3Kd2 172. Kc4Bb6 173. Rb3Ba7 174. Ra3Bb6 175. Kd5Bg1 176. Ke4Bc5 177. Rd3+Kc2 178. Rd5Bf2 179. Ra5Kc3 180. Rf5Bb6 181. Kd5
Opening Sicilian Defense: French VariationB40 Event Bob Wade 2026 | Middle Game Challengers · 2026
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. a3 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Nc4 Bd5 18. Nd6 Ng6 19. Bg3 Qc6 20. Bb5 Qc5 21. c4 a6 22. Ba4 Bxd6 23. cxd5 Qxc2 24. Bxc2 Bc5 25. d6 Bd4 26. Rad1 Bc5 27. Be4 Rab8 28. Rc1 Bxa3 29. Rc7 b6 30. d7 Nf8 31. Rd1 Be7 32. Bc6 b5 33. Bf4 b4 34. Be3 b3 35. Ba7 Rb4 36. Rc8 b2 37. Rb1 Rc4 38. Be3 Ng6 39. Rxb2 Nxe5 40. Bb7 Ra4 41. g3 Ra1+ 42. Kg2 Rd1 43. Bb6 Rxd7 44. Bxd8 Rxd8 45. Rxd8+ Bxd8 46. Bxa6 Kf8 47. Rb7 Ng6 48. h4 Ne5 49. Bb5 Ng4 50. Kf3 h5 51. Ke2 Ba5 52. Bd3 Bc3 53. f4 Bd4 54. Kf3 g6 55. Bc4 Bc5 56. Be2 Kg7 57. Kg2 Ne3+ 58. Kh3 Nf5 59. g4 Nd4 60. Bd1 hxg4+ 61. Bxg4 Kf6 62. h5 Nf5 63. Bxf5 gxf5 64. Kg3 Bf8 65. Rb8 Bh6 66. Rg8 Bg7 67. Re8 Bh6 68. Kf3 Kg7 69. Rb8 Kh7 70. Rb1 Kg7 71. Kg3 Kf6 72. Rb8 Kg7 73. Rb4 Kh7 74. Kf3 Kg7 75. Ke2 Kf6 76. Kd3 Ke7 77. Rd4 Bg7 78. Ra4 Bh6 79. Kc3 Kf6 80. Rd4 Bf8 81. Kc4 Ke7 82. Kc5 Bh6 83. Kc6 Ke8 84. Kd6 Bf8+ 85. Kc7 Bh6 86. Kc8 Ke7 87. Ra4 Ke8 88. Kc7 Ke7 89. Kc6 Kf6 90. Kd7 Bf8 91. Ke8 Bh6 92. Rb4 Kg7 93. Ke7 Kg8 94. Kf6 Bg7+ 95. Kg5 Kh7 96. Ra4 f6+ 97. Kh4 Bh6 98. Ra7+ Kg8 99. Kg3 e5 100. fxe5 fxe5 101. Kf3 e4+ 102. Kg3 f4+ 103. Kg4 f3 104. Kg3 Bg5 105. Kf2 Kh8 106. Ra5 Bh4+ 107. Ke3 Be1 108. Rf5 f2 109. Kxe4 Kh7 110. Ke3 Kh6 111. Ke2 Kg7 112. Kf1 Kh6 113. Kg2 Kg7 114. Kh3 Kh7 115. Kg4 Kg7 116. Rf3 Kh7 117. Kg5 Bd2+ 118. Kf5 Be3 119. Kg4 Kh6 120. Rf7 Bd4 121. Kh4 Be3 122. Rf5 Bd4 123. Kg3 Be3 124. Kg2 Bg5 125. Kxf2 Kxh5 126. Kg3 Kg6 127. Kg4 Bf6 128. Ra5 Bd4 129. Rd5 Bc3 130. Rc5 Bd4 131. Rc6+ Kf7 132. Kf5 Ke7 133. Ke4 Kd7 134. Kd5 Be5 135. Ra6 Bb8 136. Rh6 Kc7 137. Kc5 Ba7+ 138. Kb5 Be3 139. Rh8 Kd6 140. Rc8 Kd5 141. Rd8+ Ke4 142. Kc4 Bf4 143. Re8+ Be5 144. Re6 Kf4 145. Kd5 Bb2 146. Re2 Bc3 147. Kc4 Be5 148. Kd3 Bd6 149. Re1 Kf5 150. Kd4 Bg3 151. Rf1+ Ke6 152. Rb1 Kf5 153. Kd5 Kf4 154. Rf1+ Ke3 155. Rf5 Bf4 156. Rf8 Bh6 157. Rh8 Bg5 158. Rh3+ Kf4 159. Rh1 Ke3 160. Ke5 Kd3 161. Rh3+ Kc4 162. Ke4 Bf6 163. Rh6 Bd4 164. Rc6+ Bc5 165. Ke5 Kb4 166. Kd5 Be3 167. Rc8 Bf2 168. Rb8+ Kc3 169. Rf8 Be3 170. Rf3 Kd3 171. Rh3 Kd2 172. Kc4 Bb6 173. Rb3 Ba7 174. Ra3 Bb6 175. Kd5 Bg1 176. Ke4 Bc5 177. Rd3+ Kc2 178. Rd5 Bf2 179. Ra5 Kc3 180. Rf5 Bb6 181. Kd5 ½-½
This chess game between Luna Yuexiu Xu (1880) and Patrick Di Jiang (1761) was played at Bob Wade 2026 | Middle Game Challengers in 2026 and finished ½-½ . The opening was the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) .
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Who won Luna Yuexiu Xu vs Patrick Di Jiang? Luna Yuexiu Xu vs Patrick Di Jiang (2026) finished ½-½, and the game was drawn.
What opening was played in Luna Yuexiu Xu vs Patrick Di Jiang? The game opened with the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (ECO B40).
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