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Illingworth,M – Akobian,V

Illingworth,M (2152)
Akobian,V (2599)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: March 20, 2008
Location: Canberra AUS
Tournament: Doeberl Cup
Round:
Opening: E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
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Published on: June 2, 2020

[Event "Doeberl Cup"]
[Site "Canberra AUS"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Illingworth,M"]
[Black "Akobian,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2152"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[ECO "E44"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Bb7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 O-O 8.Bd3 d5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 Ne4 12.Qc2 Re8 13.f3 Nxc3 14.Bxh7+ Kf8 15.Bd3 Ne4 16.fxe4 dxe4 17.Bc4 Nf6 18.Bd2 Bd5 19.Be2 Qd7 20.Rf4 Re6 21.Raf1 Kg8 22.g4 Rc6 23.Qd1 Nh7 24.h4 Rf6 25.g5 Rxf4 26.Rxf4 Nf8 27.Qe1 Ng6 28.Rg4 Be6 29.Rg2 Bh3 30.Rh2 Bg4 31.h5 Bxe2 32.Qxe2 Nf8 33.Be1 Rd8 34.Rh4 Ne6 35.Qg2 Qd5 36.Rxe4 Qxg5 37.Re5 Qxg2+ 38.Kxg2 c6 39.Kf3 a6 40.Ke4 Nc7 41.Bd2 Rd7 42.a4 f6 43.Rf5 Kf7 44.Kd3 Rd5 45.e4 Rxf5 46.exf5 Nd5 47.Ke4 Ke7 48.Be1 Kd7 49.Bh4 Ke7 50.Be1 Ke8 51.Bd2 Kd7 52.Be1 Ke7 53.Bd2 Kd6 54.Be1 Kd7 55.Bd2 b5 56.a5 Ke7 57.Kf3 Ke8 58.Ke4 Kd7 59.Kf3 Ne7 60.Ke4 Nd5 61.Kf3 Ke8 62.Ke4 Kf7 63.Kf3 Kg8 64.Ke4 Kh7 65.Kf3 Ne7 66.Ke4 Nd5 67.Kf3 Kg8 68.Ke4 Kf7 69.Be1 Ke7 70.Bd2 Kd8 71.Be1 Kc7 72.Bg3+ Kd7 73.Be1 Ne7 74.Bg3 Nd5 75.Be1 Ne7 76.Bg3 Nd5 77.Be1 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Doeberl Cup"]
[Site "Canberra AUS"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Illingworth,M"]
[Black "Akobian,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2152"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[ECO "E44"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Bb7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 O-O 8.Bd3 d5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 Ne4 12.Qc2 Re8 13.f3 Nxc3 14.Bxh7+ Kf8 15.Bd3 Ne4 16.fxe4 dxe4 17.Bc4 Nf6 18.Bd2 Bd5 19.Be2 Qd7 20.Rf4 Re6 21.Raf1 Kg8 22.g4 Rc6 23.Qd1 Nh7 24.h4 Rf6 25.g5 Rxf4 26.Rxf4 Nf8 27.Qe1 Ng6 28.Rg4 Be6 29.Rg2 Bh3 30.Rh2 Bg4 31.h5 Bxe2 32.Qxe2 Nf8 33.Be1 Rd8 34.Rh4 Ne6 35.Qg2 Qd5 36.Rxe4 Qxg5 37.Re5 Qxg2+ 38.Kxg2 c6 39.Kf3 a6 40.Ke4 Nc7 41.Bd2 Rd7 42.a4 f6 43.Rf5 Kf7 44.Kd3 Rd5 45.e4 Rxf5 46.exf5 Nd5 47.Ke4 Ke7 48.Be1 Kd7 49.Bh4 Ke7 50.Be1 Ke8 51.Bd2 Kd7 52.Be1 Ke7 53.Bd2 Kd6 54.Be1 Kd7 55.Bd2 b5 56.a5 Ke7 57.Kf3 Ke8 58.Ke4 Kd7 59.Kf3 Ne7 60.Ke4 Nd5 61.Kf3 Ke8 62.Ke4 Kf7 63.Kf3 Kg8 64.Ke4 Kh7 65.Kf3 Ne7 66.Ke4 Nd5 67.Kf3 Kg8 68.Ke4 Kf7 69.Be1 Ke7 70.Bd2 Kd8 71.Be1 Kc7 72.Bg3+ Kd7 73.Be1 Ne7 74.Bg3 Nd5 75.Be1 Ne7 76.Bg3 Nd5 77.Be1 1/2-1/2

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