Chess Game
Aaron Batchelor vs Don M Stracy
NZL Ch Major Open, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation (B45).
Don M Stracy½
Aaron Batchelor½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. a3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 a5 13. f4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qd3 Rc6 16. Rf3 Bc5 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Raf1 g6 19. Rh3 Be7 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Bc1 Bf8 22. Ne2 Qb6 23. Nd4 Rc4 24. Nf3 Bg7 25. c3 Ng4 26. Qd2 Rec8 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Re4 29. Re1 Rcc4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rf3 Qb5 32. b4 Qe2 33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34. Rf1 Rc2 35. bxa5 Rxc3 36. Bb2 Rb3 37. a6 Rb8 38. a7 Ra8 39. Bd4 Bxe5 40. Bxe5 Rxa7 41. Rc1 Kf8 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Rc7+ Rxc7 44. Bxc7 Kd7 45. Be5 Kc6 46. Kg1 Kc5 47. Kf1 d4 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Bf6 e5 50. a4 e4 51. a5 d3+ 52. Kd2 Kc5 53. a6 Kb6 54. a7 Kxa7 55. Kc3 Kb6 56. Bg5 Kc5 57. g3 Kd5 58. Kd2 f5 59. Bf4 ½–½
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This chess game between Aaron Batchelor and Don M Stracy was played at NZL Ch Major Open and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation (B45). 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 Aaron Batchelor and Don M Stracy from the CipherChess mega database.