Chess Game
Igor Kovalenko vs Jakov Geller
Lev Polugaevsky Memorial, 2011 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (B48).
Jakov Geller½
Igor Kovalenko½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Nce2 Rd8 13. Ng3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nf4 15. h4 Bb7 16. Qc3 Qxc3 17. Bxc3 d5 18. Ba5 Re8 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Bd2 Bd6 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Ne4 Be5 23. Ba5 Re7 24. Rg1 Rd7 25. Bd3 Bd4 26. Rge1 Ng2 27. Rh1 Ne3 28. Rd2 Be5 29. h5 Nc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rhd1 Bf4 32. Re2 h6 33. g6 fxg6 34. hxg6 Bc6 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Bd2 Bxd2 37. Nxd2 c3 38. bxc3 Rxc3 39. Re5 Rc6 40. c4 Be8 41. c5 Bxg6+ 42. Kb2 Kf7 43. Nb3 Kf6 44. f4 Bf5 45. Re1 h5 46. Kc3 h4 47. Kc4 h3 48. Nd4 Rc8 49. c6 h2 50. Rh1 Be4 51. Rxh2 Bxc6 52. Nxc6 Rxc6+ 53. Kd4 Kf5 54. Rg2 Kxf4 55. Rxg7 Rd6+ 56. Kc5 Rd5+ 57. Kb6 Rd4 58. Rf7+ Ke4 59. Rf2 Ke3 60. Rh2 Rd6+ 61. Kc5 Rd5+ 62. Kb6 a5 63. a4 Kd3 64. Rh1 Re5 65. Rb1 Kc4 66. Kc6 Re2 67. Rb5 e5 68. Rxa5 Kb4 69. Ra8 Ra2 70. Kd5 ½–½
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This chess game between Igor Kovalenko (2567) and Jakov Geller (2535) was played at Lev Polugaevsky Memorial in 2011 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (B48). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Igor Kovalenko and Jakov Geller from the CipherChess mega database.