Ivanov, Alexander vs Cherniack, Alex
Woburn, MA · Round 1 · 1998.01.30 · 1-0 · C08 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System
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[Event "Woburn, MA"] [Site "Woburn, MA"] [Date "1998.01.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanov, Alexander"] [Black "Cherniack, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "103"] [WhiteElo "2545"] [WhiteFideId "2000202"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2270"] [BlackFideId "2007606"] [ECO "C08h"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. dxc5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bc3 f6 12. Nfd4 Nge7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Rhe1 Rd8 15. f4 Kf7 16. a4 a5 17. Bf3 Nb4 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Nb5 Bc6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. N3xd4 Na6 22. Ne6 Rd7 23. b3 Nf5 24. Bg4 Nh6 25. Ng5+ fxg5 26. Bxd7 Bxd7 27. fxg5 Nf5 28. Rxd5 Nb8 29. Ree5 g6 30. g4 Ne7 31. Nd6+ Kf8 32. Rxa5 Na6 33. Re4 Nc6 34. Rb5 Nd8 35. Rbe5 Nc6 36. Rf4+ Kg8 37. Re3 Nc5 38. Nf7 Rf8 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Rxf8 Kxf8 41. Rf3+ Ke8 42. Ng8 Be6 43. Nf6+ Ke7 44. Rh3 Bf7 45. Rxh7 Ne6 46. Nd5+ Kf8 47. h4 Ned8 48. Nf6 Ne7 49. h5 Ne6 50. h6 Nxg5 51. Rh8+ Bg8 52. Nxg8 1-0