Chess Game
Mikael Bäckström vs John Dowling
SWE-USA (S), date unknown · Result ½–½ · Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation (A87).
John Dowling½
Mikael Bäckström½
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1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. d5 a5 9. Ne1 Na6 10. Nd3 Bd7 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Rc1 b6 14. Qc2 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. b3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. a3 Bf7 19. Bf4 Nc5 20. h3 Ne4 21. Nb5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. e3 Rbe8 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 g5 27. Qd4 h6 28. b4 Qe7 29. Kh2 Kh7 30. Rd2 axb4 31. axb4 Rf8 32. Rc3 Bg6 33. f4 gxf4 34. exf4 Re2 35. Rxe2 Qxe2 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5 dxc5 38. Rxc5 Rf7 39. Re5 Qa6 40. Bd5 Qd6 41. Re6 Qf8 42. Rc6 Qg7 43. Qc5 Re7 44. Bf3 Qf7 45. Ra6 Rd7 46. Qc2 Qf8 47. g4 Qb4 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Qf2 Qxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Rd4 51. Ke3 Rc4 52. Ra3 Kg7 53. Bd5 Rc1 54. Kd4 Rd1+ 55. Ke5 Re1+ 56. Kd4 Rd1+ 57. Kc5 Rc1+ 58. Kd4 Rd1+ ½–½
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This chess game between Mikael Bäckström (2298) and John Dowling (2074) was played at SWE-USA (S) and finished ½–½. The opening was the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation (A87). 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 Mikael Bäckström and John Dowling from the CipherChess mega database.