Kestler, Hans-Guenther vs Ivanov, Alexander

It Open · Round 6 · 1989.01.01 · 1-0 · B51 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
PGN
[Event "It Open"]
[Site "St. Ingbert GER"]
[Date "1989.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kestler, Hans-Guenther"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[WhiteFideId "4601076"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[BlackFideId "2000202"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B51p"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. c4 g6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Qd3 O-O 13. h3 Nd7 14. Be3 Qa5
15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Rab1 a5 18. Be3 Qb4 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Na4 Qg5 21.
Rbd1 c5 22. b3 Be5 23. Rd3 h5 24. Rf3 f5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Qd3 e6
28. Nxc5 Re8 29. Nd7 Bf4 30. c5 Kf7 31. cxd6 Rg8 32. Qf3 Bxd6 33. Rd1 Bc7 34.
Nc5 Rd8 35. Re1 Re8 36. Ne4 Qg6 37. h4 Kg8 38. Ng5 Bd8 39. Qc6 Bxg5 40. hxg5
Re7 41. f4 h4 42. Rd1 Qh5 43. Rd6 Kf7 44. Qc3 Qg6 45. Qh8 1-0