Chess Game
David Babaev vs Aleksandr Menkov
Botvinnik 100. Open, 2011 · Result 0–1 · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation (B43).
Aleksandr Menkov1
David Babaev0
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. a3 Nf6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. Na2 Bd6 12. f4 Nxe4 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Qh4 f5 15. Rf3 Rf6 16. Bxe4 Rh6 17. Bxb7 Rxh4 18. Bxa8 Bc5 19. c3 Qa7 20. Nxf5 Bxe3+ 21. Nxe3 Qxa8 22. Nb4 Qe4 23. Raf1 a5 24. Nbc2 Nc6 25. f5 Ne5 26. R3f2 Nd3 27. Rf3 Rf4 28. fxe6 dxe6 29. Nd4 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Nxb2 31. Nb5 a4 32. Nd6 Qe5 33. Nf7 Qxc3 0–1
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This chess game between David Babaev (1846) and Aleksandr Menkov (2143) was played at Botvinnik 100. Open in 2011 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation (B43). 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 David Babaev and Aleksandr Menkov from the CipherChess mega database.