Petrosian, Tigran L. vs Kovalev, Vladislav
2. Sharjah Masters 2018 · Round 4.4 · 2018.04.14 · 1/2-1/2 · D78 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
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[Event "2. Sharjah Masters 2018"] [Site "Sharjah UAE"] [Date "2018.04.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran L."] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "93"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [WhiteFideId "13301616"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2648"] [BlackFideId "13504398"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D78o"] [Source "KingBase2019"] [SourceQuality "5"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Na3 a6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. c5 Be6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 e6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rab1 Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. Qxa6 Rb5 22. Rc1 Be7 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Bxc5 26. a4 Bb6 27. e3 Kf8 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Ke2 Kd6 30. Be8 f5 31. Bf7 g5 32. h3 e5 33. g4 f4 34. Kd3 fxe3 35. f3 e4+ 36. fxe4 Ke5 37. Bd5 h6 38. Bc6 Kf4 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Kf3 Kd4 41. Bb5 Ke5 42. Bd3 Kd4 43. Bf1 Ke5 44. Bg2 Kd4 45. Ke2 Bc7 46. e5 Bxe5 47. a5 1/2-1/2