Chess Game
Volker Bitsch vs Thomas Menzel
Bensheim Open, 2003 · Result ½–½ · English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined (A14).
Thomas Menzel½
Volker Bitsch½
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1. c4 e6 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Na3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nc2 Ne4 13. e3 Be7 14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bf6 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Bh3 Ra8 18. Rfd1 Ng5 19. Bg2 Ne6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Nf3 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Rac8 23. Ne5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd6 25. Nd3 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. Nxe5 d4 29. Nc6 dxe3 30. fxe3 Bd7 31. Nxa7 Nc5 32. Bc6 Be6 33. Nb5 Nd3 34. Nc3 Kf8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Ne5 37. Bd5 Bd7 38. Be4 Kd6 39. Kd2 f5 40. Bg2 g5 41. h3 h6 42. Ne2 Kc5 43. Kc3 Ng6 44. b4+ Kd6 45. Kd4 h5 46. Nc3 h4 47. gxh4 Nxh4 48. Bh1 g4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Ne4+ Kc7 51. Ng3 Nf5+ 52. Nxf5 Bxf5 53. Ke5 Bd7 54. Bg2 Bc8 55. Kf4 Kd6 56. Bf1 Be6 57. a3 Kd5 58. Bd3 Bd7 59. Be2 Be8 60. Bxg4 Kc4 61. Be6+ Kc3 62. Ke5 Kb2 63. Kd4 Kxa3 64. Kc3 Ka4 65. Bc4 Bg6 66. Bd5 Kb5 67. e4 Ka6 68. Kc4 Ka7 69. e5 Be8 70. b5 Kb8 71. Bc6 Bf7+ 72. Bd5 Be8 73. Be4 Kc7 74. Bd3 Bf7+ 75. Kd4 Kd7 76. Be4 Ke7 77. Bd5 Be8 78. Bc4 Bf7 79. Bd5 ½–½
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This chess game between Volker Bitsch (2022) and Thomas Menzel (1885) was played at Bensheim Open in 2003 and finished ½–½. The opening was the English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined (A14). 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 Volker Bitsch and Thomas Menzel from the CipherChess mega database.