Chess Game
Eric Balck vs Andrew Samuelson
Washington Chess Congress, 2015 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line (B52).
Andrew Samuelson0
Eric Balck1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc5 13. a4 Rfc8 14. a5 Rab8 15. Na4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 g6 17. f3 Bf8 18. Kf1 Bg7 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rad1 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. c5 Rbc8 23. Bf2 Re8 24. b4 Ne5 25. Nb6 Rcd8 26. Nc2 Re6 27. Bh4 Nc6 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Nxd5 Be5 30. g3 g5 31. Rd3 Kg7 32. Red1 Rde8 33. Nce3 h5 34. Nf5+ Kg6 35. Nd6 Bxd6 36. cxd6 Rd8 37. Nc7 Re5 38. d7 Nxb4 39. Rd6+ Kg7 40. Ne8+ Kf8 41. Rb6 Nd5 42. f4 gxf4 43. gxf4 Rf5 44. Rb3 Rxd7 45. Re1 Rxf4+ 46. Kg1 Rg4+ 47. Kf2 Re7 48. Rd1 Rf4+ 49. Kg3 h4+ 50. Kh3 Re3+ 51. Rxe3 Nxe3 52. Rd8 Ke7 53. Rb8 Kd7 54. Ng7 Kc7 55. Rh8 Nf5 56. Ne8+ Kc6 57. Nf6 Nd6 58. Ng4 f5 59. Ne5+ Kd5 60. Ng6 Ra4 61. Nxh4 Rxa5 62. Rf8 Kc6 63. Rf6 Rd5 64. Ng6 Rb5 65. Kg3 Kd5 66. Nf4+ Kc6 67. h4 Rb3+ 68. Kg2 Re3 69. h5 Re7 70. h6 a5 71. Ne6 a4 72. Ng7 Rf7 73. Rg6 Rf8 74. h7 Kd5 75. Nh5 Rh8 76. Rg8 Nf7 77. Nf4+ Ke4 78. Nh5 a3 79. Kf2 Kd3 80. Nf6 a2 81. Rg1 Kc2 82. Ke3 b5 83. Kd4 1–0
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This chess game between Eric Balck (1974) and Andrew Samuelson (2185) was played at Washington Chess Congress in 2015 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line (B52). 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 Eric Balck and Andrew Samuelson from the CipherChess mega database.