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[Event "Ivanchuk Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hiIl5LsF"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "16:00:07"] [WhiteElo "1717"] [BlackElo "1632"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Nf3 Bd7 5. Na3 Qe7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nxc4 O-O-O 8. Qa4 Nxd4 9. Qxa7 c6 10. Nb6+ Kc7 11. Na8+ Rxa8 12. Qxa8 Nf6 13. Nxd4 g6 14. Bd2 c5 15. Qa5+ b6 16. Qa7+ Kd6 17. Qxb6+ Bc6 18. Qb8+ Qc7 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Ba5+ Kd6 21. Nb5+ Bxb5 22. Rd1+ Nd5 23. Bxb5 Bg7 24. O-O Rb8 25. a4 Ra8 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 f5 28. c4 Ke5 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Rc1 c4 31. f4+ Ke4 32. Rf3 h5 33. Bxc4 Rxa4 34. Bxd5+ Kxd5 35. Rd1+ Kc4 36. Rd4+ Kb3 37. Rxa4 Kxa4 38. g3 Kb5 39. h3 Kc6 40. g4 fxg4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Rg3 Kd6 43. Rxg4 Ke6 44. Rxg6+ Kf7 45. f5 Ke7 46. e4 Kf7 47. e5 Ke7 48. f6+ Kf7 49. Rg7+ Ke6 50. f7 Ke7 51. e6 Kf8 52. Rg8+ Ke7 53. f8=Q+ Kxe6 54. Qe8+ Kf6 55. Rf8+ Kg7 56. Qf7+ Kh6 57. Rg8 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2