Akopian, Vladimir vs Popov, Ivan
Chigorin Memorial · Round 8.4 · 2012.11.03 · 1/2-1/2 · B80 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3
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[Event "Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2012.11.03"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Popov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "80"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [WhiteFideId "13300032"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2623"] [BlackFideId "4170350"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B80m"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 b4 10. Nce2 h6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. b3 dxe4 15. Bf4 e3 16. Qd3 e5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qc5 19. Bxa8 Nxa8 20. Nc6 Bd7 21. Nb8 Nb6 22. Nxd7 Nfxd7 23. Rh3 Be7 24. Rxe3 O-O 25. g5 Rc8 26. Kb1 Nd5 27. Rg3 N7b6 28. gxh6 Bf6 29. Rdg1 Nc3+ 30. Nxc3 bxc3 31. Rxg7+ Bxg7 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Qh7 Qd5 34. Rg1 Nc4 35. Ka1 Na3 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxc8 Nxc2+ 38. Kb1 Na3+ 39. Ka1 Nc2+ 40. Kb1 Na3+ 1/2-1/2