Ivanov, Alexander vs Curdo, John
Queen City Open 23rd · Round 3 · 1999.02.27 · 1-0 · C72 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
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[Event "Queen City Open 23rd"] [Site "Manchester ENG"] [Date "1999.02.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanov, Alexander"] [Black "Curdo, John"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "57"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [WhiteFideId "2000202"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2285"] [BlackFideId "2001705"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [ECO "C72"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 Nf6 8. d4 b5 9. d5 bxa4 10. Qxa4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nd7 12. Qxc6 Be7 13. Kh2 O-O 14. Rg1 f5 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. exf5 Kh8 17. Be3 Rxf5 18. Nd2 Rb8 19. b4 Qc8 20. Rg3 Bh4 21. Rg4 Rh5 22. Ne4 Nf6 23. Rag1 Nxe4 24. fxe4 g5 25. Qc4 Qf8 26. Qf1 Qf6 27. Qg2 Rf8 28. f4 Rg8 29. fxg5 1-0