UKR Ch sf, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40).
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ng6 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Nd5 exd5 11. exd5+ Be7 12. d6 Qxd6 13. Bxa5 O-O 14. O-O Qc5 15. Bb6 Qxe3 16. Bxe3 d6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Bd5 Rab8 19. Rad1 Bf6 20. c3 Rfd8 21. Rfe1 Ne7 22. Be4 Bc6 23. Bc2 Ng6 24. Nf5 Be5 25. Bb6 Rd7 26. g3 d5 27. h4 Bf6 28. f4 Ne7 29. Ne3 g6 30. Ng4 Bg7 31. Bc5 Nf5 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Ne3 d4 34. Bxd4 Bf3 35. Rd2 Be4 36. Red1 Rbd8 37. Kf2 h5 38. Ke2 Bf8 39. Nc4 Re7 40. Ne3 Red7 41. Bb6 Rxd2+ 42. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 43. Kxd2 Be7 44. b4 f6 45. a3 Kf7 46. c4 Ke6 47. Kc3 Bf3 48. Nc2 Be4 49. Nd4+ Kd7 50. a4 Bd6 51. b5 axb5 52. axb5 Be7 53. Nb3 Bd6 54. Bc5 Bc7 55. Bd4 Ke6 56. Kb4 Bd6+ 57. Bc5 Bc7 58. Kc3 Kd7 59. Ba7 Bd6 60. c5 Be7 61. Kd4 Bg2 62. Na5 Kc8 63. c6 bxc6 64. Bc5 Bxc5+ 65. Kxc5 cxb5 66. Kxb5 Kd7 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Nc6 Be4 69. Nb4 Bf3 70. Nc2 Be4 71. Ne3 Bf3 72. Kb6 Be2 73. Kc7 Bb5 74. Kd8 Ba4 75. Nc4 Bb5 76. Nd2 Ba4 77. Nf3 Kd6 78. Nd4 Bd7 79. Nb3 Ba4 80. Na5 Ke6 81. Nb7 Bc6 82. Nc5+ Kd6 83. Na6 Ke6 84. Kc7 Bb5 85. Nb4 Ke7 86. Nd5+ Ke6 87. Nc3 Bd7 88. Ne2 Ke7 89. Nd4 Ke8 90. Nc6 Be6 91. Kd6 Bc4 92. Nd4 Kf7 93. Nxf5 Bb3 94. Nd4 Ba2 95. Kd7 Bc4 96. Kd8 Ba2 97. Nb5 Bb3 98. Nd6+ Kf8 99. Kd7 Ba2 100. Nb7 Kf7 101. Nd8+ Kf8 102. Kd6 Bb3 103. Nb7 Kf7 104. Nc5 Ba2 105. Ne4 Bb3 106. Nf2 Ba2 107. Ne4 Bb3 108. Nd2 Bc2 109. Kd5 Ke7 110. Nf1 Bb3+ 111. Kd4 Bc2 112. Ne3 Bb1 113. Kc5 Ba2 114. f5 Bb1 115. Nd5+ Kf7 116. Nf4 Bxf5 117. Nxh5 Bc2 118. Nf4 Bb1 119. Kd6 Bc2 120. Ne6 Bb3 121. Nc5 Bc4 122. Kd7 Bb5+ 123. Kd6 Bc4 124. Nb7 Bb3 125. Nd8+ Ke8 126. Nc6 Kf7 127. Ne7 Bd1 128. Nd5 Bc2 129. Nf4 Bd1 130. Kd5 Bb3+ 131. Kd4 Bc2 132. Ke3 Kg7 133. Ne2 Kg6 134. Kf4 Bb1 135. Nc3 Bc2 136. Ne4 Bb1 137. Nd6 Bc2 138. Nc4 Kg7 139. Ne3 Bb1 140. Ng2 Kg6 141. Kg4 Bf5+ 142. Kf3 Bc2 143. Nf4+ Kg7 144. Ke3 Bb1 145. Kd4 Bc2 146. Kc5 Kf7 147. Kd6 Bb3 148. Kd7 Ba4+ 149. Kd8 Bb3 150. Ne2 Bc4 151. Nc3 Bd3 152. Na4 Bc2 153. Nc5 Bd1 154. Kd7 Bg4+ 155. Kd6 Bd1 156. Ne6 Bb3 157. Nf4 Bc2 158. h5 Bd1 159. h6 Bc2 160. Ne6 Kg6 161. Ke7 Kxh6 162. Kxf6 Kh5 163. Nd4 Kg4 ½–½
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- Result
- ½–½
- Event
- UKR Ch sf
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40)
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This chess game between Arkady Novopashin (2435) and Iskir Kurass was played at UKR Ch sf and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40). 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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Arkady Novopashin vs Iskir Kurass finished ½–½, and the game was drawn.
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The game opened with the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (ECO B40).
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