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Van Wely,L – Nikolic,Pr

Van Wely,L (2646)
Nikolic,Pr (2659)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: January 28, 2000
Location: Wijk aan Zee NED
Tournament: Corus
Round:
Opening: E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical Variation, 4.Qc2
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Published on: April 10, 2020

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Nikolic,Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "E32"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b5 7.cxb5 c6 8.e3 cxb5 9.Bxb5 Ne4 10.Qb3 Qg5 11.Bf1 Nc6 12.Qc2 f5 13.Nh3 Qd8 14.b4 Bb7 15.f3 Rc8 16.Qb2 Nd6 17.Bd3 Qb6 18.O-O Ba6 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.a4 Qb6 21.Rb1 Ne7 22.Nf4 Rc4 23.Bd2 Rfc8 24.Rfc1 Nd5 25.Nxd5 exd5 26.b5 f4 27.exf4 Rxa4 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8 29.Be3 Nd6 30.Qb3 Rc4 31.g4 h5 32.h3 Qa5 33.Kf2 h4 34.Kg2 Kh8 35.Bf2 Qd2 36.b6 axb6 37.Qxb6 Nf7 38.Qg6 Qxf4 39.Re1 Rc8 40.Re7 Kg8 41.Bxh4 Ra8 42.Qd3 Nd6 43.Bg3 Qf6 44.Bxd6 Qxd6 45.Re5 Qb8 46.h4 Qb2+ 47.Re2 Qb6 48.h5 Qf6 49.Kg3 d6 50.Qe3 Qf7 51.Qe6 Ra3 52.Qxf7+ Kxf7 53.Kf4 Rd3 54.Ra2 Rxd4+ 55.Kf5 Rd3 56.Ra7+ Kf8 57.f4 Re3 58.Rd7 d4 59.Rxd6 d3 60.g5 Kf7 61.h6 gxh6 62.Rxh6 d2 63.Rd6 Re2 64.Kg4 Ke7 65.Rd3 Ke6 66.Kf3 Rh2 67.Ke3 Kf5 68.Rd5+ Kg4 69.Rxd2 Rh1 70.Rg2+ Kf5 71.g6 Rh8 72.g7 Rg8 73.Rg5+ Kf6 74.Ke4 Re8+ 75.Kf3 Kf7 76.Kg4 Ra8 77.Kh5 Kg8 78.Rg6 Ra1 79.Rg4 Rh1+ 80.Kg6 Rh4 81.Kf5 Rh6 82.Ke5 Ra6 83.Rg5 Ra5+ 84.Kf6 Ra6+ 85.Kf5 Ra5+ 86.Kg4 Ra4 87.Rg6 Ra1 88.Kf3 Ra3+ 89.Ke4 Ra4+ 90.Kf5 Ra5+ 91.Kg4 Ra1 92.f5 Rg1+ 93.Kh5 Rxg6 94.Kxg6 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Nikolic,Pr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[ECO "E32"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b5 7.cxb5 c6 8.e3 cxb5 9.Bxb5 Ne4 10.Qb3 Qg5 11.Bf1 Nc6 12.Qc2 f5 13.Nh3 Qd8 14.b4 Bb7 15.f3 Rc8 16.Qb2 Nd6 17.Bd3 Qb6 18.O-O Ba6 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.a4 Qb6 21.Rb1 Ne7 22.Nf4 Rc4 23.Bd2 Rfc8 24.Rfc1 Nd5 25.Nxd5 exd5 26.b5 f4 27.exf4 Rxa4 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8 29.Be3 Nd6 30.Qb3 Rc4 31.g4 h5 32.h3 Qa5 33.Kf2 h4 34.Kg2 Kh8 35.Bf2 Qd2 36.b6 axb6 37.Qxb6 Nf7 38.Qg6 Qxf4 39.Re1 Rc8 40.Re7 Kg8 41.Bxh4 Ra8 42.Qd3 Nd6 43.Bg3 Qf6 44.Bxd6 Qxd6 45.Re5 Qb8 46.h4 Qb2+ 47.Re2 Qb6 48.h5 Qf6 49.Kg3 d6 50.Qe3 Qf7 51.Qe6 Ra3 52.Qxf7+ Kxf7 53.Kf4 Rd3 54.Ra2 Rxd4+ 55.Kf5 Rd3 56.Ra7+ Kf8 57.f4 Re3 58.Rd7 d4 59.Rxd6 d3 60.g5 Kf7 61.h6 gxh6 62.Rxh6 d2 63.Rd6 Re2 64.Kg4 Ke7 65.Rd3 Ke6 66.Kf3 Rh2 67.Ke3 Kf5 68.Rd5+ Kg4 69.Rxd2 Rh1 70.Rg2+ Kf5 71.g6 Rh8 72.g7 Rg8 73.Rg5+ Kf6 74.Ke4 Re8+ 75.Kf3 Kf7 76.Kg4 Ra8 77.Kh5 Kg8 78.Rg6 Ra1 79.Rg4 Rh1+ 80.Kg6 Rh4 81.Kf5 Rh6 82.Ke5 Ra6 83.Rg5 Ra5+ 84.Kf6 Ra6+ 85.Kf5 Ra5+ 86.Kg4 Ra4 87.Rg6 Ra1 88.Kf3 Ra3+ 89.Ke4 Ra4+ 90.Kf5 Ra5+ 91.Kg4 Ra1 92.f5 Rg1+ 93.Kh5 Rxg6 94.Kxg6 1/2-1/2

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