Chess Game
Igor Tkachenko vs Branislav Pikus
Slav Cup, 2021 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90).
Branislav Pikus½
Igor Tkachenko½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O a5 15. Na1 h4 16. c4 Nh5 17. Nc2 Bd8 18. Na3 Nc5 19. Bd1 Qe7 20. Bc2 a4 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Rcd1 Nf4 23. d6 Qe6 24. g3 Ba5 25. Qe3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Qh3 27. Qf2 Nh5 28. Qg2 Qxg3 29. Qxg3 Nxg3 30. Rf2 Nh5 31. Re2 f6 32. Nb5 Nf4 33. Rh2 f5 34. d7 g6 35. Bxa4 Rfd8 36. Kf2 Be1+ 37. Kxe1 Rxa4 38. b3 Ra6 39. Rhd2 e4 40. fxe4 fxe4 41. Nc7 Ra3 42. Kf2 Nd3+ 43. Ke3 Rxd7 44. Nd5 Rf7 45. Rg1 Ra6 46. Nc3 Re6 ½–½
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This chess game between Igor Tkachenko (2372) and Branislav Pikus (2304) was played at Slav Cup in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90). 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 Tkachenko and Branislav Pikus from the CipherChess mega database.