Ionescu, Catalin vs De Firmian, Nick
Elista olm · Round 12 · 1998.10.11 · 1/2-1/2 · A61 Benoni Defense
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[Event "Elista olm"] [Site "Elista olm"] [Date "1998.10.11"] [Round "12"] [White "Ionescu, Catalin"] [Black "De Firmian, Nick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "85"] [WhiteElo "1570"] [WhiteFideId "1259032"] [BlackElo "2605"] [BlackFideId "2000105"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A61"] [Source "MillionBase2.9"] [SourceQuality "4"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 Rb8 14. a5 Ne5 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Ne8 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rae1 f5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Nc4 gxf4 21. exf4 Nc7 22. Nb6 Qf7 23. Bh5 Be8 24. Bh4 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Bxg6 Qxg6 28. Re3 Qf6 29. Rfe1 Rf7 30. Ne2 Bb5 31. b4 cxb4 32. Qd2 Re8 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. Qxb4 Re7 35. Ng3 Rxe1 36. Qxe1 Ng7 37. Qb4 h5 38. Nc8 h4 39. Nh1 Qf8 40. Qc3 Bd7 41. Nb6 Bb5 42. Qc7 Ne8 43. Qd8 1/2-1/2