Frank's Chess Academy

GAME OF THE WEEK

[Event "CeClub Primera Division 2026"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2026.08.31"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Lamard, Guillaume"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2483"]

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4 Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O-O a5 12. f4 a4 13. fxe5 axb3 14. a3 dxe5 15. axb4 Ra1+ 16. Nb1 Qa7 17. Qd3 b5 18. c5 Nxe4 19. Bg2 Nf2 20. Qxb3 Bb7 21. c6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Bc3 Qe3+ 24. Kc2 Qg5 25. Bxb5 Qf5+ 26. Bd3 e4 27. Be2 Nxh1 28. Qc4 e3+ 29. Kb3 Raa8 30. Qd4 e5 31. Qxe5 Qxe5 32. Bxe5 Nf2 33. Rd4 Re8 34. Bc7 Rac8 35. Rc4 Nh3 36. b5 Ng1 37. Nc3 1-0