Open A, 2010 · Result ½–½ · Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43).
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3 9. Rb1 Ba5 10. Ba3 d6 11. c5 O-O 12. Qc2 h6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Ne5 dxe5 17. Bxf8 exd4 18. Rfd1 Nc6 19. Rbc1 Rxf8 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 dxe3 23. fxe3 Bb4 24. Kf2 Bc5 25. Kf3 h5 26. Rd7 a5 27. Rcc7 Kg8 28. a4 g5 29. e4 Kg7 30. e5 Kg6 31. Ke4 h4 32. Rc6 Bg1 33. h3 Bc5 34. Rd1 Re8 35. Rc7 Kg7 36. Rf1 Re7 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Kd4 Kg6 39. Rc1 Kf5 40. Rf1+ Kg6 41. Rf3 Bc5+ 42. Kc4 Bg1 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rf1 Bc5 45. Rf3 Kg6 46. Kd3 Be7 47. Ke4 Bc5 48. Rf6+ Kg7 49. Rf3 Kg6 50. Rd3 Bg1 51. g3 hxg3 52. Rxg3 Bf2 53. Rg2 Be1 54. Re2 Bb4 55. Rf2 Bc3 56. Rf1 Bb4 57. Rd1 Bc5 58. Rd8 Bb4 59. Rb8 Bc5 60. Rg8+ Kh6 61. Kd3 Bf2 62. Kc4 Bg3 63. Kd4 Bf2+ 64. Ke4 Bc5 65. Kf3 Bd4 66. Ke4 Bc5 67. Rd8 Kg6 68. Rd1 Bf2 69. Rf1 Bc5 70. Kd3 Kg7 71. Kc4 Kg6 72. Rf6+ Kg7 73. Rf3 Kg6 74. Rf1 Be3 75. Kd3 Bc5 76. Ke4 Bb4 77. Rg1 Bc5 78. Rg2 Kh5 79. Rg3 Bb4 80. Kd4 Be1 81. Rf3 Kg6 82. Kc4 Bb4 83. Kb5 Bc5 84. Kc6 Bg1 85. Rf6+ Kg7 86. Kd7 Kf8 87. Rf3 Bd4 88. Kd6 Bc5+ 89. Kc6 Bd4 90. Rg3 Bxe5 91. Rxg5 Bd4 92. h4 f5 93. h5 Be3 94. Rg3 Bd2 95. Rd3 Bb4 96. Re3 Kf7 97. Kd7 Bc5 98. Rxe6 f4 99. Rg6 f3 100. Rg3 f2 101. Rf3+ Kg7 102. Kc6 Kh6 103. Rf5 Kg7 104. Kb5 Kh6 105. Kc4 Kg7 106. Kd3 Kh6 107. Ke2 Bd4 108. Kf1 Be3 109. Rf3 Bc5 110. Rf5 Bd4 111. Kg2 Bc5 112. Kg3 f1=Q 113. Rxf1 Kxh5 114. Kf4 Kg6 115. Ke5 Kg5 116. Rf3 Kg6 117. Ke6 Kg5 118. Rf5+ Kg6 119. Rd5 Kg7 120. Rf5 Kg6 121. Rf6+ Kg5 122. Rf3 Kg4 123. Rf5 Bd4 124. Rf1 Bc5 125. Rf7 Kg5 126. Ke5 Kg6 127. Ke6 Kg5 128. Rf6 Bd4 129. Rf5+ Kg4 130. Rf1 Bc5 131. Rf5 Bd4 132. Rf7 Kg5 133. Rf8 Bc5 134. Rf6 Bd4 135. Rf7 Bc5 136. Rf1 Bd4 137. Kd5 Bc5 138. Ke4 Kg6 139. Rf3 Kg7 140. Ke5 Kg6 141. Rf6+ Kg5 142. Rc6 Kg4 143. Rc8 Kf3 144. Rg8 Bb4 145. Rg1 Bc5 146. Rb1 Kg4 147. Rb2 Bb4 148. Rg2+ Kf3 149. Rg6 Bc5 150. Rg8 Bb4 151. Rg5 Bc5 152. Rg6 Ke3 153. Rg3+ Kd2 154. Kd5 Kc2 155. Kc4 Kb2 156. Rg2+ Ka3 157. Kb5 Kb3 158. Rg3+ Kb2 159. Kc4 Ka2 160. Rh3 Kb2 161. Rh5 Ka3 162. Kb5 Kb3 163. Rh3+ Kb2 164. Kc4 ½–½
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- Result
- ½–½
- Event
- Open A
- Year
- 2010
- Opening
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43)
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This chess game between Alexander Ipatov (2497) and Evgeniy Najer (2665) was played at Open A in 2010 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.
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Alexander Ipatov vs Evgeniy Najer (2010) finished ½–½, and the game was drawn.
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The game opened with the Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (ECO E43).
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