De Firmian, Nick vs Rustemov, Alexander
Politiken Cup · Round 5 · 2001.07.20 · 0-1 · C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation
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[Event "Politiken Cup"] [Site "Copenhagen DEN"] [Date "2001.07.20"] [Round "5"] [White "De Firmian, Nick"] [Black "Rustemov, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "124"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [WhiteFideId "2000105"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2607"] [BlackFideId "4119002"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "C18b"] [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 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Rb1 c4 9. Qc1 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. g3 b6 12. Bg2 Bd7 13. O-O h6 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. Re2 Nf5 16. h4 Rdg8 17. Ra1 Kb7 18. Bf4 Ka8 19. Qd2 Nfe7 20. h5 b5 21. Nh4 Nc8 22. g4 Nb6 23. Bg3 g6 24. Kh2 g5 25. Nf3 Qa5 26. Re3 Rf8 27. Bh3 Na4 28. Ng1 f5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Nf3 Rhf8 31. Bg2 Qd8 32. Ne5 Nxe5 33. dxe5 R6f7 34. Bxd5+ Kb8 35. Be4 Qc7 36. Qd6 Nc5 37. Bg6 Rf3 38. Rae1 Kb7 39. Rxf3 Rxf3 40. Re3 Rxe3 41. fxe3 Qc6 42. e4 Kc8 43. Qd4 a5 44. Bf2 Nb3 45. Qe3 a4 46. Kg1 b4 47. cxb4 c3 48. Be1 Nd2 49. Bxd2 cxd2 50. Qxd2 Qc4 51. Qf2 Qa2 52. Qc5+ Kb7 53. Qc3 Qb1+ 54. Kf2 Bb5 55. Ke3 Qc1+ 56. Qd2 Qxa3+ 57. c3 Qa1 58. c4 Qg1+ 59. Kf3 Qf1+ 60. Kg3 Qxc4 61. Bf7 Qxe4 62. Bg6 Qxe5+ 0-1