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Van Wely,L – Bacrot,E

Van Wely,L (2679)
Bacrot,E (2695)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: October 25, 2007
Location: Ajaccio FRA
Tournament: ch-Euro Blitz
Round: 11
Opening: A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6), Closed System
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Published on: May 14, 2021

[Event "ch-Euro Blitz"]
[Site "Ajaccio FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Bacrot,E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[ECO "A26"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Re8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Bg7 14.b5 Ne7 15.Qc2 Nf5 16.e3 h5 17.Ra1 Rb8 18.h4 Nh6 19.Ng5 Bf6 20.Nge4 Bg7 21.Ng5 Bf6 22.Nce4 Be7 23.Nf3 Ng4 24.Rfd1 Bf5 25.Qb3 c6 26.Neg5 Rf8 27.Rab1 Rc8 28.Ne4 d5 29.cxd5 cxd5 30.Neg5 d4 31.exd4 exd4 32.Re1 Rc3 33.Qa2 Ra3 34.Qe2 Bxd3 35.Qxe7 Qxe7 36.Rxe7 Bxb1 37.Nxd4 Ra1 38.Re1 Ra4 39.Rxb1 Rxd4 40.Bxb7 Rfd8 41.Bf3 Ne5 42.Be2 Rd2 43.Kf1 Rb8 44.Ne4 Rd4 45.Nc5 Nc4 46.Kg2 Na3 47.Rb3 Nxb5 48.Na6 Rb6 49.Rxb5 Rxb5 50.Bxb5 Kg7 51.Be2 Rd2 52.Kf3 Kf6 53.Nc5 Rb2 54.Nd3 Ra2 55.Ke3 Ra3 56.Bf3 Rb3 57.Bd5 Ra3 58.Kd4 Ra4+ 59.Bc4 Ra5 60.Nf4 Ra1 61.Nh3 Rd1+ 62.Ke3 Rc1 63.Kd3 Rd1+ 64.Ke2 Rc1 65.Bd5 Rc5 66.Be4 Ke5 67.Bd3 Kf6 68.Ng5 Ke7 69.Ke3 Ra5 70.Bc4 f6 71.Nf3 Kf8 72.Bd3 Kf7 73.Nd4 Re5+ 74.Kd2 Rc5 75.Ne2 g5 76.Ke3 Re5+ 77.Kf3 Re4 78.Kxe4 Kg6 79.Nd4 Kf7 80.Ke3 Ke7 81.Be2 Kf7 82.Bd3 Kg7 83.Bc4 Kg6 84.Bd3+ Kg7 85.Nf3 Kf7 86.Nd4 Kg7 87.Nf5+ Kf7 88.f3 gxh4 89.Ne7 Kxe7 90.gxh4 f5 91.Kd4 1/2-1/2

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[Event "ch-Euro Blitz"]
[Site "Ajaccio FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Bacrot,E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[ECO "A26"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Re8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Bg7 14.b5 Ne7 15.Qc2 Nf5 16.e3 h5 17.Ra1 Rb8 18.h4 Nh6 19.Ng5 Bf6 20.Nge4 Bg7 21.Ng5 Bf6 22.Nce4 Be7 23.Nf3 Ng4 24.Rfd1 Bf5 25.Qb3 c6 26.Neg5 Rf8 27.Rab1 Rc8 28.Ne4 d5 29.cxd5 cxd5 30.Neg5 d4 31.exd4 exd4 32.Re1 Rc3 33.Qa2 Ra3 34.Qe2 Bxd3 35.Qxe7 Qxe7 36.Rxe7 Bxb1 37.Nxd4 Ra1 38.Re1 Ra4 39.Rxb1 Rxd4 40.Bxb7 Rfd8 41.Bf3 Ne5 42.Be2 Rd2 43.Kf1 Rb8 44.Ne4 Rd4 45.Nc5 Nc4 46.Kg2 Na3 47.Rb3 Nxb5 48.Na6 Rb6 49.Rxb5 Rxb5 50.Bxb5 Kg7 51.Be2 Rd2 52.Kf3 Kf6 53.Nc5 Rb2 54.Nd3 Ra2 55.Ke3 Ra3 56.Bf3 Rb3 57.Bd5 Ra3 58.Kd4 Ra4+ 59.Bc4 Ra5 60.Nf4 Ra1 61.Nh3 Rd1+ 62.Ke3 Rc1 63.Kd3 Rd1+ 64.Ke2 Rc1 65.Bd5 Rc5 66.Be4 Ke5 67.Bd3 Kf6 68.Ng5 Ke7 69.Ke3 Ra5 70.Bc4 f6 71.Nf3 Kf8 72.Bd3 Kf7 73.Nd4 Re5+ 74.Kd2 Rc5 75.Ne2 g5 76.Ke3 Re5+ 77.Kf3 Re4 78.Kxe4 Kg6 79.Nd4 Kf7 80.Ke3 Ke7 81.Be2 Kf7 82.Bd3 Kg7 83.Bc4 Kg6 84.Bd3+ Kg7 85.Nf3 Kf7 86.Nd4 Kg7 87.Nf5+ Kf7 88.f3 gxh4 89.Ne7 Kxe7 90.gxh4 f5 91.Kd4 1/2-1/2

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