Chess Game
Michael Brown vs Nikhil Kumar
26. North American Open, 2016 · Result 1–0 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation (D31).
Nikhil Kumar0
Michael Brown1
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. Be5 Nfe4 13. Bd4 Qd8 14. Bb1 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Ne4 16. Rc1 Bf6 17. Qa4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nf6 19. Rc3 Qd6 20. Rfc1 a6 21. h3 Rfc8 22. Bd3 Qd8 23. Qb4 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rb8 25. Nd4 Ne8 26. Rb3 a5 27. Qb6 Qxb6 28. Rxb6 Bd7 29. Bb5 Nf6 30. Bxd7 Nxd7 31. Rb5 b6 32. Rxd5 Rb7 33. f3 Kf8 34. e4 g6 35. Kf2 Rc7 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Kd2 Rc5 38. Rxc5 Nxc5 39. Kc3 Kd6 40. Kc4 h6 41. b3 Nd7 42. f4 Nc5 43. e5+ Kd7 44. g4 Ne4 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 Nf2 47. h4 Nd1 48. e6+ fxe6 49. fxe6+ Kd6 50. Kb5 Nc3+ 51. Kxb6 Nxa2 52. Kxa5 Nc1 53. b4 Nd3 54. b5 Nc5 55. Kb6 Na4+ 56. Ka7 Kc5 57. e7 Nb6 58. e8=Q 1–0
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This chess game between Michael Brown (2452) and Nikhil Kumar (2251) was played at 26. North American Open in 2016 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation (D31). 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 Michael Brown and Nikhil Kumar from the CipherChess mega database.