Chess Game
Steve Cole vs Thomas Hackenberg
EU/SC-OR 209, 2017 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation (B45).
Thomas Hackenberg½
Steve Cole½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Bh4 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Bg3 Qd8 17. Nf4 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Re1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Nd5 21. Qe4 Nf6 22. Qh4 Qd5 23. Qf4 Nd8 24. Re1 Ne6 25. Qe5 Rc8 26. Bf2 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Nd7 28. Re1 Ndc5 29. Bc4 b5 30. Bxb5 Rb8 31. Bc4 Rxb2 32. Rc1 g5 33. Kf1 a5 34. Be1 a4 35. Bb4 Nd7 36. Bd6 Ndc5 37. Ke1 g6 38. Be7 Kg7 39. Bd5 Nd7 40. Bxe6 fxe6 41. Bxg5 Kf7 42. Kd2 Ra2 43. Rb1 Rxa3 44. Rb7 Ke8 45. Ra7 Ra1 46. Ra8+ Kf7 47. Rd8 Nb6 48. Rxd4 a3 49. Rf4+ Kg8 50. Bd8 e5 51. Rg4 Rb1 52. Bxb6 a2 53. Ra4 a1=Q 54. Rxa1 Rxa1 55. Bc7 Rg1 56. g4 e4 57. fxe4 Rxg4 58. Kd3 Kf7 ½–½
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This chess game between Steve Cole (1958) and Thomas Hackenberg (1933) was played at EU/SC-OR 209 in 2017 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 Steve Cole and Thomas Hackenberg from the CipherChess mega database.