Akopian, Vladimir vs Vaganian, Rafael A
FIDE-Wch k.o. · Round 3.2 · 1997.12.15 · 1/2-1/2 · C08 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System
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[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Groningen NED"] [Date "1997.12.15"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "66"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [WhiteFideId "13300032"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2640"] [BlackFideId "13300016"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C08m"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Nfd4 Qd7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Nf5 Bd8 14. Be3 Rc8 15. c3 a5 16. Nbd4 a4 17. a3 g6 18. Ng3 Nd6 19. Rad1 Nc4 20. Bc1 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Nc2 Re8 23. Nb4 h5 24. Nxd5 h4 25. f3 hxg3 26. fxg4 gxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Kg7 28. Kg3 Rc5 29. Rd4 b5 30. Kf3 Ne5+ 31. Kg3 Nc4 32. Kf3 Ne5+ 33. Kg3 Nc4 1/2-1/2