Chess Game
Mihai Victor Balta vs William Case
WS/M/666, 2017 · Result ½–½ · Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation (D97).
William Case½
Mihai Victor Balta½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O a5 17. Bc4 Nce4 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rc1 Nc3 20. bxc3 Qxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. cxb4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 axb4 24. Rc5 Rd8 25. d6 h6 26. Bd2 exd6 27. Rc4 Ra8 28. Bxb4 Rxa2 29. g3 Ra6 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. h4 Nd5 32. Bd2 Ba1 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Bc1 Bf6 35. Rb8 Ra2 36. g4 Ra1 37. Rc8 Rb1 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Bb2 40. Bxb2+ Rxb2 41. Kg3 Rb3 42. Kg4 Ne7 43. Rd8 Rd3 44. Kf4 Nf5 45. Ke4 Rd1 46. Ra8 Rf1 47. Ra2 Rb1 48. Kd3 Rb5 49. Ra8 Ne7 50. Rd8 Rb3+ 51. Ke4 Rb4+ 52. Kd3 Rb3+ 53. Ke4 Nf5 54. Nd2 Rb4+ 55. Kd3 Rd4+ 56. Ke2 Rg4 57. Nf3 Re4+ 58. Kf1 Ra4 59. Nd2 Rf4 60. Ke2 Rg4 61. Kf1 Rxg5 62. Ne4 Rg4 63. Nxd6 Nh4 64. Rd7 Rf4 65. Ne8+ Kh6 66. Nc7 g5 67. Rd6+ Kg7 68. Ra6 Rf5 69. Ne8+ Kh7 70. Rd6 Rf3 71. Ra6 f5 72. Nf6+ Kg7 ½–½
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This chess game between Mihai Victor Balta (2104) and William Case (2166) was played at WS/M/666 in 2017 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation (D97). 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 Mihai Victor Balta and William Case from the CipherChess mega database.