Chess Game
John Blackstone vs Ronald Thacker
Open - CFNC Experts, date unknown · Result 1–0 · Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (C72).
Ronald Thacker0
John Blackstone1
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O f5 6. d4 fxe4 7. Nxe5 Ne7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. f3 exf3 10. Qxf3 Qd7 11. Qf7+ Kd8 12. Qxf8+ Rxf8 13. Rxf8+ Qe8 14. Rxe8+ Kxe8 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Nc3 h6 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. d5 cxd5 19. Re1+ Kd8 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 21. Nxd5 Rb8 22. b3 c6 23. Re7+ Kd8 24. Rxg7 cxd5 25. Rg8+ Kc7 26. Rxb8 Kxb8 27. Kf2 Kc7 28. Ke3 Kc6 29. Kd4 Kb5 30. a4+ Kb4 31. g4 Ka3 32. h4 Kb2 33. Kd3 a5 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 d4 36. g6 d5 37. g7 Kc1 38. g8=B Kb2 39. Bxd5 Ka3 40. Kxd4 Kb4 41. Bc4 Ka3 42. Kc3 Ka2 43. b4+ Ka3 44. bxa5 Kxa4 45. a6 Ka5 46. a7 Kb6 47. a8=B Ka7 48. Bh1 Kb6 49. Kb4 Kc7 50. Bf1 Kb6 51. Bfg2 Kc7 52. Kc5 Kc8 53. Kc6 Kb8 54. Kd7 Ka7 55. Kc7 Ka6 56. c4 Ka5 57. c5 Kb5 58. Kd6 Ka6 59. c6 Ka7 60. c7 Kb6 61. c8=R Kb5 62. Bf1+ Kb4 63. Bd5 Ka3 64. Rb8 Ka4 65. Kc5 Ka3 66. Bdc4 1–0
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This chess game between John Blackstone (2280) and Ronald Thacker (1189) was played at Open - CFNC Experts and finished 1–0. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (C72). 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 John Blackstone and Ronald Thacker from the CipherChess mega database.