1.
Nf3
d5
2.
c4
e6
3.
e3
Nf6
4.
b3
dxc4
5.
bxc4
c5
6.
Be2
Nc6
7.
Bb2
Be7
8.
O-O
O-O
9.
Nc3
b6
10.
a3
Bb7
11.
Qc2
Rc8
12.
Rfd1
Qc7
13.
Ng5
h6
14.
Nb5
Qb8
15.
Bxf6
hxg5
16.
Bb2
Rcd8
17.
d3
Ba8
18.
Rd2
Ne5
19.
Nxa7
f5
20.
Bxe5
Qxe5
21.
d4
cxd4
22.
exd4
Rxd4
23.
Rxd4
Qxd4
24.
Rd1
Qe5
25.
Nb5
Rc8
26.
a4
g4
27.
Bf1
Bc5
28.
Qe2
Qxe2
29.
Bxe2
Kf8
30.
Kf1
Ke7
31.
Ra1
Rh8
32.
Kg1
Bb7
33.
Ra2
Rd8
34.
Kf1
g5
35.
f3
Rh8
36.
h3
gxh3
37.
gxh3
Rxh3
38.
Kg2
g4
39.
a5
bxa5
40.
Rxa5
gxf3+
41.
Kxh3
fxe2
42.
Ra1
Bf2
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Event
Site
St Petersburg
Date
1998.04.16
Round
9
White
Black
Popov, Valerij
Result
0-1
WhiteElo
2490
BlackElo
2505
Score
[Event "St Petersburg-ch"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1998.04.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Taimanov, Mark E"] [Black "Popov, Valerij"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2505"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 dxc4 5. bxc4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Bxf6 hxg5 16. Bb2 Rcd8 17. d3 Ba8 18. Rd2 Ne5 19. Nxa7 f5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. d4 cxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Nb5 Rc8 26. a4 g4 27. Bf1 Bc5 28. Qe2 Qxe2 29. Bxe2 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ra1 Rh8 32. Kg1 Bb7 33. Ra2 Rd8 34. Kf1 g5 35. f3 Rh8 36. h3 gxh3 37. gxh3 Rxh3 38. Kg2 g4 39. a5 bxa5 40. Rxa5 gxf3+ 41. Kxh3 fxe2 42. Ra1 Bf2 0-1