Chess Game
Mehmet Ali vs David William Murphy
Lewisham International 1st, 1981 · Result ½–½ · Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted (C67).
David William Murphy½
Mehmet Ali½
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Rad1 d5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Re8 16. Bc5 Bd7 17. Qd3 Bg4 18. f3 Bh5 19. Qe3 f5 20. Qd4 dxc5 21. Qc4+ Bf7 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Qa6 Bf6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ne2 Bxb2 26. c3 g6 27. Kf2 Re7 28. Qd3 Kg7 29. Qd6 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Bxa2 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Qxc5 Bf7 35. Qxc6 a5 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Kd2 a4 38. Kc2 a3 39. Qa6 Bg8 40. Qa7+ Bf7 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qe5 h5 43. h3 Kh7 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. fxg4 Kg8 47. g5 Kh7 48. Qe2 Kg8 49. Qd2 Kh7 50. Kd3 Ba1 51. Kd4 Kg7 52. Ke5 Bb2 53. Kd6 Kf8 54. Kd7 Bb3 55. Qd6+ Kg7 56. Qf6+ Kh7 57. Qf8 a2 58. Qh6+ ½–½
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This chess game between Mehmet Ali (2095) and David William Murphy was played at Lewisham International 1st in 1981 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted (C67). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Mehmet Ali and David William Murphy from the CipherChess mega database.