Shirazi, Kamran vs Ivanov, Alexander
USA Ch · Round 10 · 1992.12.01 · 0-1 · A40 English Opening: Great Snake Variation
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[Event "USA Ch"]
[Site "USA-ch"]
[Date "1992.12.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[WhiteFideId "2000733"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[BlackFideId "2000202"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A40x"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
[Merged "true"]
1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nf3 exd5 8. exd5
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qd1 Ne8 13. Qc2 Ne5 14. Be2 f5 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Bd2 a6 17. Rae1 Bd4+ 18. Kh2 Nc7 19. b3 Qf6 20. g4 Qh4 21. g5 h6 22.
Rg1 Bxg1+ 23. Rxg1 hxg5 24. Rxg5 Kh7 25. Bh5 gxh5 26. Ne4 Ne5 27. Qd1 Ng4+ 28.
Kg2 fxe4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qe2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Qxf3 gxf3 (
33... exf3 { continues in main line } ) 34. f5 Ne8 35. Bc3 Nf6 36. Rg6 f2 37.
Kg2 Nh5 0-1