De Firmian, Nick vs Sjoberg, Mats
It, Stockholm SWE · Round 1 · 1998.08.08 · 1/2-1/2 · B47 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
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[Event "It, Stockholm SWE"] [Site "Stockholm SWE"] [Date "1998.08.08"] [Round "1"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Sjoberg, Mats"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "95"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2385"] [BlackFideId "1700375"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B47n"] [Source "MillionBase2.9"] [SourceQuality "4"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Bc5 9. Be3 Ne5 10. h3 b5 11. b3 Bb7 12. f4 d6 13. Kh2 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 exd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxc5+ Qe4 20. Rfe1 O-O 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 dxc5 23. Rae1 Rd2+ 24. R1e2 Rxe2+ 25. Rxe2 f6 26. Kg2 Rd8 27. Kf3 Kf7 28. f5 Rd6 29. g4 a5 30. Ke3 Ke7 31. Re1 Kd7 32. a3 Rd5 33. Rc1 Kc6 34. c4 Rd4 35. cxb5+ Kxb5 36. Rg1 a4 37. Rb1 axb3 38. Rxb3+ Kc4 39. Rb7 Rd3+ 40. Ke4 Rxa3 41. Rxg7 Rxh3 42. Rf7 h5 43. Rxf6 hxg4 44. Rg6 Kb3 45. Rxg4 c4 46. f6 Rh8 47. Rg7 c3 48. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2