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Xiong,Jeffery – Kovalev,Vl

Xiong,Jeffery (2712)
Kovalev,Vl (2660)
Result: 0-1

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Date: January 19, 2020
Location: Wijk aan Zee NED
Tournament: 82nd Tata Steel GpA
Round:
Opening: A42 Modern Defence, Averbakh System also Wade Defence
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Published on: February 6, 2021

[Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2020.01.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Xiong,Jeffery"]
[Black "Kovalev,Vl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[Variation "Averbakh system"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "13504398"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.d5 h5 6.Be2 Bh6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Bxh6 Nxh6 9.Nd2 c5 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.b4 O-O 12.O-O Nd7 13.Nb3 Nb6 14.Na5 Qc7 15.f3 Be6 16.Qd2 Kg7 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Rac1 f5 19.b5 c5 20.Nc6 Rd7 21.a4 f4 22.a5 Nc8 23.Nd5 Qb7 24.Qc3 Kh7 25.Rd2 Rg7 26.Rb1 g5 27.a6 Qa8 28.Nxa7 Qxa7 29.Qa5 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Nb6 31.Rxd6 Rg6 32.Rc6 Rc8 33.Rxc8 Nxc8 34.Qd8 Nb6 35.Rd1 Nf7 36.Qe8 Kg7 37.g3 Qc7 38.Ra1 Qd6 39.Rd1 Qc7 40.Ra1 Qd6 41.Rd1 Qf6 42.Rd3 fxg3 43.hxg3 h4 44.Qc6 Qxc6 45.bxc6 Rxc6 46.a7 Rc7 47.Ra3 Na8 48.Ra6 Rb7 49.Ra2 Kf6 50.Kg2 hxg3 51.Kxg3 Nd8 52.Ra5 Nc6 53.Rxc5 Nd4 54.Rc8 Nxe2+ 55.Kf2 Rxa7 56.Kxe2 Nc7 57.Rf8+ Kg6 58.Rg8+ Kf6 59.Rf8+ Ke7 60.Rf5 Ra5 61.Kf2 Ne6 62.Kg3 Nd4 63.Rxg5 Kf6 64.Rg8 Ra3 65.Kg2 Ra2+ 66.Kg3 Ra3 67.Kg2 Rc3 68.Rc8 Kg5 69.Rf8 Rxc4 70.Kh3 Rc6 71.Kg3 Rc3 72.Kg2 Rc6 73.Kg3 Rf6 74.Rg8+ Kh5 75.Re8 Nxf3 76.Re7 Kg6 77.Kg4 Rf4+ 78.Kg3 Kf6 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2020.01.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Xiong,Jeffery"]
[Black "Kovalev,Vl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "A42"]
[Opening "Modern defence"]
[Variation "Averbakh system"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "13504398"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.d5 h5 6.Be2 Bh6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Bxh6 Nxh6 9.Nd2 c5 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.b4 O-O 12.O-O Nd7 13.Nb3 Nb6 14.Na5 Qc7 15.f3 Be6 16.Qd2 Kg7 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Rac1 f5 19.b5 c5 20.Nc6 Rd7 21.a4 f4 22.a5 Nc8 23.Nd5 Qb7 24.Qc3 Kh7 25.Rd2 Rg7 26.Rb1 g5 27.a6 Qa8 28.Nxa7 Qxa7 29.Qa5 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Nb6 31.Rxd6 Rg6 32.Rc6 Rc8 33.Rxc8 Nxc8 34.Qd8 Nb6 35.Rd1 Nf7 36.Qe8 Kg7 37.g3 Qc7 38.Ra1 Qd6 39.Rd1 Qc7 40.Ra1 Qd6 41.Rd1 Qf6 42.Rd3 fxg3 43.hxg3 h4 44.Qc6 Qxc6 45.bxc6 Rxc6 46.a7 Rc7 47.Ra3 Na8 48.Ra6 Rb7 49.Ra2 Kf6 50.Kg2 hxg3 51.Kxg3 Nd8 52.Ra5 Nc6 53.Rxc5 Nd4 54.Rc8 Nxe2+ 55.Kf2 Rxa7 56.Kxe2 Nc7 57.Rf8+ Kg6 58.Rg8+ Kf6 59.Rf8+ Ke7 60.Rf5 Ra5 61.Kf2 Ne6 62.Kg3 Nd4 63.Rxg5 Kf6 64.Rg8 Ra3 65.Kg2 Ra2+ 66.Kg3 Ra3 67.Kg2 Rc3 68.Rc8 Kg5 69.Rf8 Rxc4 70.Kh3 Rc6 71.Kg3 Rc3 72.Kg2 Rc6 73.Kg3 Rf6 74.Rg8+ Kh5 75.Re8 Nxf3 76.Re7 Kg6 77.Kg4 Rf4+ 78.Kg3 Kf6 0-1

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