Ivanov, Alexander vs Seirawan, Yasser
USA Ch prelim B playoffs · Round 1 · 1999.08.31 · 1/2-1/2 · C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
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[Event "USA Ch prelim B playoffs"] [Site "Salt Lake City, UT USA"] [Date "1999.08.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanov, Alexander"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "81"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [WhiteFideId "2000202"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2653"] [BlackFideId "2000032"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C10n"] [Source "MillionBase2.9"] [SourceQuality "4"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Bg5 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 12. O-O b6 13. Qe5 Bb7 14. Qxc5 Bxc5 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Be5 b5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Rac8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Ne4 23. Rfe1 Nc5 24. Kf1 Na4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rb1 f6 27. Ke2 e5 28. Nd2 Kf7 29. Kd1 f5 30. Kc2 Ke6 31. f3 h5 32. h4 Kf6 33. Nf1 g5 34. hxg5+ Kxg5 35. Re1 Kf6 36. g3 Nc5 37. Re2 Ne6 38. Rh2 Kg6 39. Re2 Kf6 40. Rh2 Kg6 41. Re2 1/2-1/2