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Kovalenko,I – Malakhov,V

Kovalenko,I (2700)
Malakhov,V (2694)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: October 11, 2015
Location: Berlin GER
Tournament: World Rapid 2015
Round:
Opening: A09 Réti (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
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Published on: February 10, 2021

[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6.16"]
[White "Kovalenko,I"]
[Black "Malakhov,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[ECO "A09"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.h3 e6 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Rc1 Be6 10.Na4 Nd7 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bb4+ 13.Nc3 Qe7 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Nf6 17.Bf3 Rfd8 18.Ne2 Ba3 19.Nf4 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Rac8 21.Rcd1 h6 22.Rd2 Rd7 23.Rfd1 Qc5 24.Qe5 Qc7 25.Qxc7 Rcxc7 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Rc2 31.Kg3 Rxa2 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rd7 Kg8 34.Rxb7 a5 35.Rb5 g6 36.f4 a4 37.bxa4 Rxa4 38.Kf3 h5 39.f5 Kg7 40.e4 gxf5 41.Rxf5 Kg6 42.Kf4 f6 43.Rc5 Ra1 44.Rc6 Rf1+ 45.Ke3 Kg7 46.Ke2 Ra1 47.Kf3 Ra2 48.Rb6 Rc2 49.Re6 Kf7 50.Rd6 Kg7 51.Rd5 Kg6 52.Rf5 Ra2 53.Rc5 Rb2 54.Rc8 Kg7 55.h4 Rb1 56.Re8 Rf1+ 57.Ke2 Ra1 58.Rd8 Rh1 59.g3 Ra1 60.Rd5 Kg6 61.Rd6 Kg7 62.Kf2 Ra3 63.Rd5 Kg6 64.Rf5 Rb3 65.Rf3 Rb2+ 66.Ke3 Rb4 67.Rf2 Rb1 68.Kf4 Rg1 69.Rf3 Re1 70.Rf2 Rg1 71.Rf3 Re1 72.Rc3 Rf1+ 73.Ke3 Ra1 74.Rc6 Kg7 75.Rd6 Rb1 76.Ra6 Rc1 77.Ra2 Kg6 78.Rg2 Re1+ 79.Kf3 f5 80.exf5+ Kxf5 81.Rb2 Kg6 82.Rb6+ Kg7 83.Kf4 Ra1 84.Re6 Ra3 85.Re3 Ra4+ 86.Kf5 Rg4 87.Rd3 Kf7 88.Rc3 Kg7 89.Rb3 Kf7 90.Re3 Kg7 91.Ke6 Rg6+ 92.Ke7 Rg4 93.Rb3 Re4+ 94.Kd6 Rg4 95.Ke5 Kf7 96.Kf5 Kg7 97.Rc3 Kf7 98.Rc7+ Kg8 99.Rc3 1/2-1/2

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[Event "World Rapid 2015"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6.16"]
[White "Kovalenko,I"]
[Black "Malakhov,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[ECO "A09"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.h3 e6 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Rc1 Be6 10.Na4 Nd7 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bb4+ 13.Nc3 Qe7 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Nf6 17.Bf3 Rfd8 18.Ne2 Ba3 19.Nf4 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Rac8 21.Rcd1 h6 22.Rd2 Rd7 23.Rfd1 Qc5 24.Qe5 Qc7 25.Qxc7 Rcxc7 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Rc2 31.Kg3 Rxa2 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rd7 Kg8 34.Rxb7 a5 35.Rb5 g6 36.f4 a4 37.bxa4 Rxa4 38.Kf3 h5 39.f5 Kg7 40.e4 gxf5 41.Rxf5 Kg6 42.Kf4 f6 43.Rc5 Ra1 44.Rc6 Rf1+ 45.Ke3 Kg7 46.Ke2 Ra1 47.Kf3 Ra2 48.Rb6 Rc2 49.Re6 Kf7 50.Rd6 Kg7 51.Rd5 Kg6 52.Rf5 Ra2 53.Rc5 Rb2 54.Rc8 Kg7 55.h4 Rb1 56.Re8 Rf1+ 57.Ke2 Ra1 58.Rd8 Rh1 59.g3 Ra1 60.Rd5 Kg6 61.Rd6 Kg7 62.Kf2 Ra3 63.Rd5 Kg6 64.Rf5 Rb3 65.Rf3 Rb2+ 66.Ke3 Rb4 67.Rf2 Rb1 68.Kf4 Rg1 69.Rf3 Re1 70.Rf2 Rg1 71.Rf3 Re1 72.Rc3 Rf1+ 73.Ke3 Ra1 74.Rc6 Kg7 75.Rd6 Rb1 76.Ra6 Rc1 77.Ra2 Kg6 78.Rg2 Re1+ 79.Kf3 f5 80.exf5+ Kxf5 81.Rb2 Kg6 82.Rb6+ Kg7 83.Kf4 Ra1 84.Re6 Ra3 85.Re3 Ra4+ 86.Kf5 Rg4 87.Rd3 Kf7 88.Rc3 Kg7 89.Rb3 Kf7 90.Re3 Kg7 91.Ke6 Rg6+ 92.Ke7 Rg4 93.Rb3 Re4+ 94.Kd6 Rg4 95.Ke5 Kf7 96.Kf5 Kg7 97.Rc3 Kf7 98.Rc7+ Kg8 99.Rc3 1/2-1/2

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