Chess Game
Joel Benjamin vs Sam Barsky
New York State Ch, 2000 · Result 1–0 · French Defense: Classical Variation (C11).
Sam Barsky0
Joel Benjamin1
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Ne2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. Nf4 b6 10. Bb5 Na7 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. h4 Ng6 13. Nh5 Bf8 14. Ng5 Qd7 15. Be3 h6 16. Nf3 Nc6 17. Qe2 Bb7 18. Rh3 a4 19. Rg3 Na5 20. Kf1 Nc4 21. Rd1 Ba6 22. Bc1 Qe7 23. Rg4 Qb7 24. Qc2 Na5 25. Qxa4+ Nc6 26. Qc2 cxd4 27. cxd4 Rc8 28. Qe2 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 Nce7 30. Ng3 Nc6 31. Bd2 Na5 32. b3 Ne7 33. h5 Qc6 34. Ne1 Rc7 35. Kg1 Nc8 36. Ne2 Na7 37. a4 Qd7 38. Rc1 Rxc1 39. Bxc1 N7c6 40. Bd2 Nb4 41. Bxb4 Bxb4 42. Nc2 Bf8 43. Rg3 Qc6 44. Kh2 Be7 45. Rxg7 Kf8 46. Rg3 Rg8 47. Rxg8+ Kxg8 48. Ne3 Bf8 49. Ng4 Bg7 50. f4 Qe8 51. Nf6+ Bxf6 52. exf6 Kh8 53. Qg3 Qf8 54. Ng1 Nc6 55. Nf3 Kh7 56. Ne5 Na5 57. b4 1–0
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This chess game between Joel Benjamin (2577) and Sam Barsky (2084) was played at New York State Ch in 2000 and finished 1–0. The opening was the French Defense: Classical Variation (C11). 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 Joel Benjamin and Sam Barsky from the CipherChess mega database.