Chess Game
Naomi Bashkansky vs Jason Cao
Grand Pacific Open, 2018 · Result ½–½ · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense (E48).
Jason Cao½
Naomi Bashkansky½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O b6 9. f3 Bb7 10. g4 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Ng3 h6 15. h4 Qc7 16. Ne2 Qd6 17. Qd3 Nc7 18. g5 Nd7 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 hxg5 21. hxg5 cxd4 22. cxd4 Qg6 23. Nc3 Rad8 24. Ra2 Ne5 25. Qe3 Nc6 26. Qg3 Qd6 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf4 Rd7 29. d5 Ne5 30. Rc2 Na6 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rf5 Re8 33. g6 f6 34. Rh2 Kf8 35. d6 Rxd6 36. Nd5 Rxd5 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. exd5 Nc7 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3 a5 42. a4 Kd6 43. Ke4 Ke7 44. Rf3 b5 45. d6+ Kxd6 46. Rxf6+ Ne6 47. Rf5 bxa4 48. Rxa5 Nc5+ 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Ra7 Ne6 51. Rxa4 Ke5 52. Ra5+ Kf6 53. Ra6 Kf5 54. Kf3 Nf8 55. Ra7 Nxg6 56. Rxg7 Ne5+ 57. Ke3 Ng4+ 58. Kd4 Nf6 59. Rf7 Ke6 60. Ra7 Kf5 61. Ra5+ Ke6 62. Rb5 Nd7 63. Ke4 Nf6+ 64. Kf4 Nd5+ 65. Kg4 Ke5 66. Ra5 Ke4 67. Ra1 Ke5 68. Re1+ Kd4 69. Re8 Ne3+ 70. Kf4 Nd5+ 71. Kf5 Ne3+ 72. Ke6 ½–½
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This chess game between Naomi Bashkansky (2022) and Jason Cao (2334) was played at Grand Pacific Open in 2018 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense (E48). 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 Naomi Bashkansky and Jason Cao from the CipherChess mega database.