Ukrainian Number One Vasyl Ivanchuk wins
17th Category Tournament in Italy!

Champions Challenge - 2000
Montecatini Terme (Italy), 28.7-3.8
 
1. Ivanchuk,V 2719 UKR 5.0/7
2. Bareev,E 2702 RUS 4,5
3. Azmajparashvili,Z 2673 GEO 4,0
4-6. Shirov,A 2746 ESP 3,5
4-6. Rublevsky,S 2670 RUS 3,5
4-6. Piket,J 2649 NED 3,5
7-8. Lputian,S 2598 ARM 2,0
7-8. Minasian,A 2595 ARM 2,0
 
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S.Lputian - V.Ivanchuk
Montecatini Terme 2000
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 c6 4.Qa4 d4 5.b4 Nd7 6.Bb2 e5 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bg2 Nh6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Na3 a5 11.exd4 e4 12.Ne1 Nb6 13.Qb3 axb4 14.Qxb4 Na4 15.Bc3 e3 16.fxe3 c5 17.dxc5 Nxc3 18.dxc3 Qd2 19.Nb5 Ng4 20.Nf3 Qxe3+ 21.Kh1 Nf2+ 22.Rxf2 Qxf2 23.a4 Bd7 24.Nc7

24...Rxa4!! 0-1
(25.Rxa4 Bh3! 26.Bxh3 Qxf3+ 27.Kg1 Bxc3!)