Ward, Chris G vs Ivanov, Alexander
Lloyds Bank Open · Round 1 · 1989.08.01 · 1-0 · A40 Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
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[Event "Lloyds Bank Open"] [Site "Londen open"] [Date "1989.08.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Ward, Chris G"] [Black "Ivanov, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "77"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [WhiteFideId "400203"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2369"] [BlackFideId "2000202"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A40x"] [Source "TheChessDog"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nf3 exd5 7. exd5 Bg4 8. Be2 Ne7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nb5 Nb6 11. Bf4 Nbc8 12. Qd2 O-O 13. a4 Nf5 14. Ra3 a6 15. Nc3 Nb6 16. Qd3 Re8 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. Bg4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Ne2 Qf6 23. f4 Re4 24. Ng3 Qd4+ 25. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 26. Kh2 Ree8 27. Nxf5 Rad8 28. Rb3 Rd7 29. Rb6 Re2 30. b3 h5 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Nxd6 Rb2 33. Rf3 h4 34. Nf5 Bf6 35. Rd3 Rf2 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 Rxf4 38. Nxf6 Kxf6 39. Rf3 1-0