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Korobov,A – Zhigalko,S

Korobov,A (2647)
Zhigalko,S (2680)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: March 30, 2011
Location: Aix-les-Bains FRA
Tournament: 12th ch-EUR
Round:
Opening: E12 Queen's Indian
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "12th ch-EUR"]
[Site "Aix-les-Bains FRA"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korobov,A"]
[Black "Zhigalko,S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[ECO "E12"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Rc8 11.Rd1 a6 12.Be3 Be7 13.f4 O-O 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.f5 e5 16.Nb3 h6 17.Qb1 Bc6 18.Nd2 Qb7 19.b4 b5 20.a4 Qa8 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5 Bb7 23.Qb3 d5 24.Ra1 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 d4 26.Rxa8 dxc3 27.Ra7 Rb8 28.Nc4 Bxb4 29.Rb1 Bf8 30.Bf3 Nc5 31.Nxe5 Nfxe4 32.Rb4 Bd5 33.Rd4 Rxb5 34.Rxd5 Rb1+ 35.Rd1 c2 36.Rf1 Nb3 37.Bxe4 Bc5 38.Ra8+ Kh7 39.f6+ g6 40.g3 Bxe3+ 41.Kg2 Rxf1 42.Bxc2 Rf2+ 43.Kh3 Rxc2 44.Nxf7 g5 45.Ne5 h5 46.f7 g4+ 47.Nxg4 hxg4+ 48.Kxg4 Bh6 49.f8=Q Bxf8 50.Rxf8 Rxh2 51.Rf7+ Kg8 52.Ra7 Nc5 53.Kg5 Ne6+ 54.Kf5 Nf8 55.g4 Rf2+ 56.Kg5 Rd2 57.Kf5 Rd5+ 58.Ke4 Rb5 59.Kf4 Ne6+ 60.Kg3 Ng5 61.Kf4 Rc5 62.Rb7 Ra5 63.Rd7 Ne6+ 64.Kg3 Ng5 65.Kf4 Nf7 66.Rb7 Ra4+ 67.Kg3 Kg7 68.Rb5 Nd6 69.Rb6 Ne4+ 70.Kf3 Nf6 71.g5 Nh7 72.Ke3 Nxg5 73.Kd3 Kf7 74.Kc3 Ne6 75.Rb4 Ra5 76.Rb6 Kf6 77.Kb4 Rh5 78.Rb5 Rh4+ 79.Kc3 Nf4 80.Kc4 Ke6 81.Rb1 Nd5+ 82.Kc5 Ne3 83.Rb4 Rh5+ 84.Kc6 Re5 85.Rb5 Nd5 86.Rc5 Rh5 87.Rc1 Nb4+ 88.Kb6 Kd6 89.Rd1+ Nd5+ 90.Kb5 Rh4 91.Rc1 Rb4+ 92.Ka5 Rb8 93.Ka4 Ke5 94.Rh1 Nc3+ 95.Ka3 Kd4 96.Rh4+ Kd3 97.Rh3+ Kc4 98.Rh4+ Kd5 99.Rd4+ Ke5 100.Rh4 Ne2 101.Rb4 Rc8 102.Rh4 Kd5 103.Kb4 Rb8+ 104.Ka5 Nc3 105.Rh5+ Kc6 106.Rh6+ Kc5 107.Rh5+ Nd5 108.Ka4 Rb7 109.Ka3 Kc4 110.Rh4+ Kd3 111.Rh3+ Ne3 112.Ka4 Rb1 113.Ka5 Kd4 114.Rh4+ Kc5 115.Rh5+ Nd5 116.Ka4 Rb4+ 117.Ka3 Rg4 118.Rh8 Rg3+ 119.Kb2 Nb6 120.Kc2 Nd5 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "12th ch-EUR"]
[Site "Aix-les-Bains FRA"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korobov,A"]
[Black "Zhigalko,S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[ECO "E12"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Rc8 11.Rd1 a6 12.Be3 Be7 13.f4 O-O 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.f5 e5 16.Nb3 h6 17.Qb1 Bc6 18.Nd2 Qb7 19.b4 b5 20.a4 Qa8 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5 Bb7 23.Qb3 d5 24.Ra1 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 d4 26.Rxa8 dxc3 27.Ra7 Rb8 28.Nc4 Bxb4 29.Rb1 Bf8 30.Bf3 Nc5 31.Nxe5 Nfxe4 32.Rb4 Bd5 33.Rd4 Rxb5 34.Rxd5 Rb1+ 35.Rd1 c2 36.Rf1 Nb3 37.Bxe4 Bc5 38.Ra8+ Kh7 39.f6+ g6 40.g3 Bxe3+ 41.Kg2 Rxf1 42.Bxc2 Rf2+ 43.Kh3 Rxc2 44.Nxf7 g5 45.Ne5 h5 46.f7 g4+ 47.Nxg4 hxg4+ 48.Kxg4 Bh6 49.f8=Q Bxf8 50.Rxf8 Rxh2 51.Rf7+ Kg8 52.Ra7 Nc5 53.Kg5 Ne6+ 54.Kf5 Nf8 55.g4 Rf2+ 56.Kg5 Rd2 57.Kf5 Rd5+ 58.Ke4 Rb5 59.Kf4 Ne6+ 60.Kg3 Ng5 61.Kf4 Rc5 62.Rb7 Ra5 63.Rd7 Ne6+ 64.Kg3 Ng5 65.Kf4 Nf7 66.Rb7 Ra4+ 67.Kg3 Kg7 68.Rb5 Nd6 69.Rb6 Ne4+ 70.Kf3 Nf6 71.g5 Nh7 72.Ke3 Nxg5 73.Kd3 Kf7 74.Kc3 Ne6 75.Rb4 Ra5 76.Rb6 Kf6 77.Kb4 Rh5 78.Rb5 Rh4+ 79.Kc3 Nf4 80.Kc4 Ke6 81.Rb1 Nd5+ 82.Kc5 Ne3 83.Rb4 Rh5+ 84.Kc6 Re5 85.Rb5 Nd5 86.Rc5 Rh5 87.Rc1 Nb4+ 88.Kb6 Kd6 89.Rd1+ Nd5+ 90.Kb5 Rh4 91.Rc1 Rb4+ 92.Ka5 Rb8 93.Ka4 Ke5 94.Rh1 Nc3+ 95.Ka3 Kd4 96.Rh4+ Kd3 97.Rh3+ Kc4 98.Rh4+ Kd5 99.Rd4+ Ke5 100.Rh4 Ne2 101.Rb4 Rc8 102.Rh4 Kd5 103.Kb4 Rb8+ 104.Ka5 Nc3 105.Rh5+ Kc6 106.Rh6+ Kc5 107.Rh5+ Nd5 108.Ka4 Rb7 109.Ka3 Kc4 110.Rh4+ Kd3 111.Rh3+ Ne3 112.Ka4 Rb1 113.Ka5 Kd4 114.Rh4+ Kc5 115.Rh5+ Nd5 116.Ka4 Rb4+ 117.Ka3 Rg4 118.Rh8 Rg3+ 119.Kb2 Nb6 120.Kc2 Nd5 1/2-1/2

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