De Firmian, Nick vs Shaked, Tal
USA Ch semifinal · Round 4 · 1998.11.13 · 1/2-1/2 · C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation
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[Event "USA Ch semifinal"] [Site "Denver, CO USA"] [Date "1998.11.13"] [Round "4"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Shaked, Tal"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "68"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2490"] [BlackFideId "2007991"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C19j"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Ba4 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 h6 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Nd4 Qxc5 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. Qg4 g6 15. Qf4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Be3 Qxc3 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Bd6 Qd7 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Rg8 23. Rxb7 Qxb7 24. Qxa4+ Qd7 25. Qa6 Rg4 26. Rb1 Ra4 27. Qd3 Qc6 28. h3 f6 29. Qe2 Rh4 30. Rb4 Rxb4 31. Qh5+ Kd8 32. axb4 fxe5 33. Qxh6 Kd7 34. Bxe5 Re8 1/2-1/2