Chess Game
Maurice Bessenay vs Emmanuel Preissmann
Messery qual 1973/74, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation (B45).
Emmanuel Preissmann½
Maurice Bessenay½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 O-O 9. Bg5 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. b4 Qe5 13. f4 Qd4 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bh6 Qe3+ 16. Kf1 f5 17. Bxf8 Qxf4+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. gxf3 Kxf8 20. Kf2 Bd7 21. Rad1 Be8 22. Bb5 Rc8 23. c4 Ne5 24. Bxe8 Kxe8 25. c5 b6 26. Rhe1 Nd7 27. cxb6 axb6 28. a4 Nf6 29. Rd6 Ra8 30. Rxb6 Rxa4 31. Rc1 Nd5 32. Rb7 Kf8 33. b5 Ra2+ 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. b6 Rb2 36. Rc6 Kg6 37. Kf1 h5 38. h4 f4 39. Ke1 Kf6 40. Kd1 Rb3 41. Rb8 Rxf3 42. Rd8 Nb4 43. Rc4 Rb3 44. Rxf4+ Ke7 45. Ra8 Nd5 46. Ra7+ Kd6 47. Rfxf7 Rxb6 48. Rh7 Rb5 49. Ra6+ Nb6 50. Rh6 Rd5+ 51. Kc2 Rb5 52. Kc3 Ke7 53. Ra7+ Kd6 54. Kc2 Nd5 55. Ra6+ Nb6 56. Kc1 Rc5+ 57. Kd1 Rb5 58. Ke1 Re5+ 59. Kf2 Kc6 60. Kf3 Kb7 61. Ra2 Nd5 62. Re2 Rf5+ 63. Kg3 Nf4 64. Rc2 Rf7 65. Rf2 e5 66. Rb2+ Kc7 67. Ra2 Rg7+ 68. Kf3 Rg6 69. Rh7+ Kb6 ½–½
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This chess game between Maurice Bessenay (1189) and Emmanuel Preissmann (2280) was played at Messery qual 1973/74 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 Maurice Bessenay and Emmanuel Preissmann from the CipherChess mega database.