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Balashov,Y – Malakhov,V

Balashov,Y (2494)
Malakhov,V (2672)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: April 21, 2003
Location: Moscow RUS
Tournament: City-ch
Round:
Opening: B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, Smyslov Systems
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Published on: March 21, 2020

[Event "City-ch"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2003.04.21"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Balashov,Y"]
[Black "Malakhov,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[ECO "B17"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Nb6 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 e6 13.Ne2 Nfd7 14.c3 Nd5 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Nb6 17.Rad1 Nd5 18.Be5 b5 19.Qg3 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qe7 21.h4 h5 22.Bc2 Kg7 23.Be4 Rad8 24.Rd3 Rd7 25.Red1 Rfd8 26.Kh2 a5 27.Kh3 c5 28.Qf3 c4 29.Rd4 b4 30.g3 Nb6 31.Qe3 Na4 32.cxb4 Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Rxd4 34.Qxd4 Qxb4 35.b3 Nc3 36.bxc4 a4 37.Bd3 Nxa2 38.Qf4 Qe7 39.c5 Nc3 40.Qc4 Nd5 41.Qxa4 Qxc5 42.Kg2 Nc3 43.Qf4 Qd5+ 44.Qf3 Qxe5 45.Kg1 Qd4 46.Kg2 Nd5 47.Be4 Nf6 48.Bd3 Ng4 49.Be2 e5 50.Kg1 Qb6 51.Kg2 f5 52.Kg1 Kh6 53.Kg2 Qd4 54.Bf1 Qc5 55.Be2 Qb6 56.Bd3 Kg7 57.Be2 Kf6 58.Bd3 Qc5 59.Be2 Qb6 60.Bd3 Kg7 61.Be2 Qa7 62.Bc4 Kh6 63.Be2 Qa2 64.Bf1 Qd2 65.Bc4 f4 66.Be2 Qd4 67.Bf1 Nf6 68.Bd3 Ng4 69.Bf1 Qd8 70.Bd3 fxg3 71.fxg3 Qd6 72.Qa8 Qf6 73.Qf3 Qe7 74.Qe4 Qe6 75.Qa8 Kg7 76.Qb7+ Qf7 77.Qxf7+ Kxf7 78.Kf3 Kf6 79.Bc2 Nh6 80.Be4 Nf5 81.Bd5 Nd4+ 82.Ke4 Ne2 83.Kf3 Nc3 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "City-ch"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2003.04.21"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Balashov,Y"]
[Black "Malakhov,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[ECO "B17"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Nb6 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 e6 13.Ne2 Nfd7 14.c3 Nd5 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Nb6 17.Rad1 Nd5 18.Be5 b5 19.Qg3 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qe7 21.h4 h5 22.Bc2 Kg7 23.Be4 Rad8 24.Rd3 Rd7 25.Red1 Rfd8 26.Kh2 a5 27.Kh3 c5 28.Qf3 c4 29.Rd4 b4 30.g3 Nb6 31.Qe3 Na4 32.cxb4 Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Rxd4 34.Qxd4 Qxb4 35.b3 Nc3 36.bxc4 a4 37.Bd3 Nxa2 38.Qf4 Qe7 39.c5 Nc3 40.Qc4 Nd5 41.Qxa4 Qxc5 42.Kg2 Nc3 43.Qf4 Qd5+ 44.Qf3 Qxe5 45.Kg1 Qd4 46.Kg2 Nd5 47.Be4 Nf6 48.Bd3 Ng4 49.Be2 e5 50.Kg1 Qb6 51.Kg2 f5 52.Kg1 Kh6 53.Kg2 Qd4 54.Bf1 Qc5 55.Be2 Qb6 56.Bd3 Kg7 57.Be2 Kf6 58.Bd3 Qc5 59.Be2 Qb6 60.Bd3 Kg7 61.Be2 Qa7 62.Bc4 Kh6 63.Be2 Qa2 64.Bf1 Qd2 65.Bc4 f4 66.Be2 Qd4 67.Bf1 Nf6 68.Bd3 Ng4 69.Bf1 Qd8 70.Bd3 fxg3 71.fxg3 Qd6 72.Qa8 Qf6 73.Qf3 Qe7 74.Qe4 Qe6 75.Qa8 Kg7 76.Qb7+ Qf7 77.Qxf7+ Kxf7 78.Kf3 Kf6 79.Bc2 Nh6 80.Be4 Nf5 81.Bd5 Nd4+ 82.Ke4 Ne2 83.Kf3 Nc3 1/2-1/2

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