De Firmian, Nick vs Gelman, Charles
Chicago Open · Round 2 · 1997.??.?? · 1-0 · C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation
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PGN
[Event "Chicago Open"] [Site "Chicago, IL USA"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Gelman, Charles"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "103"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2295"] [BlackFideId "2008831"] [ECO "C19l"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. Be2 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. O-O f6 11. c4 Qc7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nde7 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qh4 O-O 19. Rfd1 Ng6 20. Qh6 Be6 21. Bb4 Rfd8 22. h4 Bxc4 23. Rdc1 b5 24. Bf3 Rab8 25. h5 Nf4 26. Qxf6 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bc3 Kf6 29. Re1 Nd3 30. Re3 Rd7 31. Be4 Rbd8 32. Ba5 Rg8 33. Rd1 Nc5 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Bxh7 Rh8 36. Bg6 Nf8 37. Rf3+ Kg7 38. Be8 Nh7 39. Rg3+ Kf6 40. Rg6+ Ke7 41. Bc6 Nf6 42. Rg7+ Kd6 43. Bf3 Nd5 44. Rxa7 Nf4 45. Bc7+ Ke6 46. Ra6+ Kf5 47. g4+ Kg5 48. Bxe5 Rf8 49. Bg7 Rf7 50. Bh6+ Kh4 51. Bxf4 Rxf4 52. Kg2 1-0