Chess Game
Matthew W. Bailey vs Christopher Read
Candidates A (ENG), 2020 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90).
Christopher Read½
Matthew W. Bailey½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Na5 Rc8 15. a3 g6 16. Rg1 Qc7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. c4 Nf4 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Rxc6 23. h4 bxc4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Bxc4 d5 26. Bxd5 Rd6 27. Rgd1 Qd7 28. Rc5 Qf5+ 29. Qd3 Qxd3+ 30. Rxd3 Rfd8 31. Kc2 Kg7 32. Rc7 Bxg5 33. Rxf7+ Kh8 34. Bc4 Bxh4 35. Rxf4 Bg5 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Rf8+ Kg7 38. Rf7+ Kh8 39. Rf8+ Kg7 40. Rf7+ Kh8 41. Ra7 Rd2+ 42. Kc3 ½–½
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This chess game between Matthew W. Bailey (2180) and Christopher Read (1955) was played at Candidates A (ENG) in 2020 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90). 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 Matthew W. Bailey and Christopher Read from the CipherChess mega database.