Chess Game
Alan Bester vs Hugh Whelan
WS/CCE/A/23, 2021 · Result ½–½ · Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45).
Hugh Whelan½
Alan Bester½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rad8 13. Bf1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne2 a6 17. Ng3 Qf8 18. Qc1 h6 19. Nf5 Bc7 20. b4 c4 21. e4 dxe4 22. Nd2 Bf4 23. g3 c3 24. Bxc3 g6 25. gxf4 gxf5 26. Re3 Nh5 27. Nc4 Ndf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Rh3 Kh7 31. Ne3 Bc8 32. Bc4 Qg7+ ½–½
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This chess game between Alan Bester (2172) and Hugh Whelan (2137) was played at WS/CCE/A/23 in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45). 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 Alan Bester and Hugh Whelan from the CipherChess mega database.