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Zierk,S – Akobian,V

Zierk,S (2240)
Akobian,V (2606)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: December 26, 2008
Location: Las Vegas USA
Tournament: 18th North American Open
Round:
Opening: B07 Pirc Defence
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Published on: June 2, 2020

[Event "18th North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zierk,S"]
[Black "Akobian,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[ECO "B07"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.Ne2 exd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 c6 10.Nb3 b5 11.f4 Nbd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.fxe5 g5 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.Bg3 b4 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Be5 bxc3 19.Bxf6 cxb2 20.Rab1 Ba6 21.Rf2 Bxf6 22.Rxf6 Rf8 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Nd2 Rb8 25.Nb3 Bc4 26.Rxb2 a5 27.Rb1 Bd5 28.a3 a4 29.Nd2 Rxb1+ 30.Nxb1 Be4 31.Kf2 Bxc2 32.Nc3 Kf7 33.Ke3 Ke6 34.Kd4 Kf5 35.Ne2 Bd1 36.Ng3+ Kf4 37.Ne4 h5 38.g3+ Kf5 39.Nf2 Bc2 40.Kc3 Bb3 41.Kd4 Be6 42.Ne4 Bb3 43.Nc5 Bd1 44.Ne4 h4 45.Nf2 Bf3 46.Kc5 Ke5 47.Nh3 Kf5 48.Nf2 Bd5 49.Kd4 Bg2 50.Ke3 c5 51.Nd3 c4 52.Nf2 Bd5 53.Kd4 Bf7 54.Ke3 Ke5 55.Ne4 hxg3 56.hxg3 g4 57.Nc3 Be8 58.Ne2 Bd7 59.Nc3 Bc6 60.Nd1 Kd5 61.Nc3+ Kc5 62.Ne2 c3 63.Nxc3 Kc4 64.Ne2 Bd7 65.Kd2 Kb3 66.Kc1 Kxa3 67.Kb1 Kb3 68.Nf4 Bf5+ 69.Ka1 Kc3 70.Nd5+ Kd4 71.Nf6 Ke5 72.Nxg4+ Bxg4 73.Ka2 Ke4 74.Ka1 Kf3 75.Ka2 Kxg3 76.Ka1 Kf3 77.Ka2 Ke3 78.Ka1 Be6 79.Kb2 Kd3 80.Ka1 Kc3 81.Kb1 a3 1/2-1/2

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[Event "18th North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zierk,S"]
[Black "Akobian,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[ECO "B07"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.Ne2 exd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 c6 10.Nb3 b5 11.f4 Nbd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.fxe5 g5 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.Bg3 b4 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Be5 bxc3 19.Bxf6 cxb2 20.Rab1 Ba6 21.Rf2 Bxf6 22.Rxf6 Rf8 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Nd2 Rb8 25.Nb3 Bc4 26.Rxb2 a5 27.Rb1 Bd5 28.a3 a4 29.Nd2 Rxb1+ 30.Nxb1 Be4 31.Kf2 Bxc2 32.Nc3 Kf7 33.Ke3 Ke6 34.Kd4 Kf5 35.Ne2 Bd1 36.Ng3+ Kf4 37.Ne4 h5 38.g3+ Kf5 39.Nf2 Bc2 40.Kc3 Bb3 41.Kd4 Be6 42.Ne4 Bb3 43.Nc5 Bd1 44.Ne4 h4 45.Nf2 Bf3 46.Kc5 Ke5 47.Nh3 Kf5 48.Nf2 Bd5 49.Kd4 Bg2 50.Ke3 c5 51.Nd3 c4 52.Nf2 Bd5 53.Kd4 Bf7 54.Ke3 Ke5 55.Ne4 hxg3 56.hxg3 g4 57.Nc3 Be8 58.Ne2 Bd7 59.Nc3 Bc6 60.Nd1 Kd5 61.Nc3+ Kc5 62.Ne2 c3 63.Nxc3 Kc4 64.Ne2 Bd7 65.Kd2 Kb3 66.Kc1 Kxa3 67.Kb1 Kb3 68.Nf4 Bf5+ 69.Ka1 Kc3 70.Nd5+ Kd4 71.Nf6 Ke5 72.Nxg4+ Bxg4 73.Ka2 Ke4 74.Ka1 Kf3 75.Ka2 Kxg3 76.Ka1 Kf3 77.Ka2 Ke3 78.Ka1 Be6 79.Kb2 Kd3 80.Ka1 Kc3 81.Kb1 a3 1/2-1/2

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