Gaffagan, Steven vs Cortinas, Martin
May Marathon · Round 5 · 2000.05.16 · 1/2-1/2 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon Variation
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PGN
[Event "May Marathon"]
[Site "Mechanics' Institute"]
[Date "2000.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Black "Cortinas, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteElo "2043"]
[WhiteFideId "2020017"]
[BlackElo "1612"]
[BlackFideId "30946212"]
[ECO "B23n"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Bc4 Be6 8.
Bxe6 fxe6 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qh3 Qd7 11. Be3 Nf6 12. O-O-O b6 13. Bh6 Rg8 14. Be3
h5 15. f3 O-O-O 16. g3 d5 17. Bg5 d4 18. Kb1 Rgf8 19. Rhf1 Nh7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7
21. Ne2 Nf6 22. Qg2 g5 23. a3 Qh7 24. Nec1 Kb7 25. Qe2 a6 26. Rfe1 Ka7 27. Qc4
Rd6 28. Qe2 Rdd8 29. Qc4 Rd6 30. Qe2 Rdd8 { Drawn by threefold repetition. }
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