Jeffery Xiong vs. Sam Sevian

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Chess Championship"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Sam Sevian"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 a5 8. O-O b6 9. Ne5 Ra7 10. a3 d6 11. Nd3 Ba6 12. axb4 Bxc4 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. d5 e5 15. b3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rc8 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Rfc1 Rb7 19. Na4 Rb4 20. Nb2 e4 21. Qd1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rb5 23. Qd4 Rxb3 24. Nc4 Rb4 25. Bxe4 Qc7 26. Bd3 Nbd7 27. Qa1 Nc5 28. Qxa5 Qxa5 29. Nxa5 Nxd5 30. Nc4 Nxd3 31. exd3 g6 32. Nxd6 Rd4 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kf8 35. Nf6+ Ke7 36. Nxd5+ Rxd5 37. Rc3 h5 38. h4 f6 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Rc6+ Kf5 41. Ke2 g5 42. Rc4 Re5+ 43. Kd2 Ra5 44. Ke3 Re5+ 45. Re4 gxh4 46. Rxe5+ fxe5 47. gxh4 Kg4 48. f3+ Kf5 49. Kd2 Ke6 50. Ke2 Kf6 51. Ke1 Kf5 52. Kd1 Kf6 53. Ke2 Ke6 54. Kd2 Kf6 55. Kc3 Kf5 56. Kc4 Kf4 57. Kd5 Kf5 58. Kc5 Kf4 59. Kd6 Kf5 60. Ke7 1-0