De Firmian, Nick vs Shaked, Tal
Chicago Open · Round 9 · 1996.??.?? · 1/2-1/2 · B33 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
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[Event "Chicago Open"] [Site "Chicago, IL USA"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Shaked, Tal"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "79"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2440"] [BlackFideId "2007991"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B33r"] [Source "KingBase2019"] [SourceQuality "5"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Rb8 15. b4 a5 16. b5 Ne7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Be2 Be6 19. c4 Qb6 20. O-O Bg5 21. Qd3 f5 22. Bf3 g6 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Rf4 26. Qd5+ Kg7 27. g3 Rf5 28. Kg2 Rbf8 29. f3 h5 30. h4 Be3 31. Rxa5 Qxa5 32. Nxe3 R5f6 33. Qe4 R6f7 34. Rf2 Ra7 35. Nd5 Qa1 36. b6 Ra2 37. Ne7 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Ra8 39. Qxg6+ Kf8 40. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2