Popov, Valerij vs De Firmian, Nick
SWE Team Ch 2002-3 · Round 5 · 2002.12.07 · 1/2-1/2 · E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
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[Event "SWE Team Ch 2002-3"] [Site "Sweden SWE"] [Date "2002.12.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Popov, Valerij"] [Black "De Firmian, Nick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "90"] [WhiteElo "2568"] [WhiteFideId "4119410"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2534"] [BlackFideId "2000105"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "E32k"] [Source "BenBase"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. Nh3 d6 9. f3 Nf6 10. e3 e5 11. Be2 c5 12. d5 f4 13. Nf2 Nh5 14. Bd3 h6 15. e4 a5 16. Bd2 Na6 17. Rb1 Nf6 18. g3 b6 19. Rg1 Nh5 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Nd1 Nc7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Bxb4 Ba4 25. Qb2 Na6 26. Bd2 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 Nc5 28. Ra1 Rxa1+ 29. Qxa1 Nb3 30. Qa3 Nxd2 31. Kxd2 Qc7 32. g4 Nf6 33. Ra1 Nd7 34. h4 Nc5 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Kf7 37. Qa7 Rc8 38. Kc3 Kg6 39. Qxc7 Rxc7 40. Kb4 Kxg5 41. Kb5 Nd7 42. Rg1+ Kf6 43. Ka6 g6 44. Bf1 Rc5 45. Ka7 g5 1/2-1/2