Chess Game
John Cooper vs Michael P F Singleton
English Senior Championship, 2008 · Result ½–½ · Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (A43).
Michael P F Singleton½
John Cooper½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Bd3 Rb8 10. Qe2 e6 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Ng4 15. Qg3 e5 16. h3 Nh6 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qxe5+ Bg7 20. Qxb8 Qd4 21. Rad1 Qxc4 22. Qc7 Bd4 23. Qe7 Qg8 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Qe5+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Ne2 d3 28. cxd3 Bf5 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. d4 Bc2 31. Rc1 Bxa4 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33. Rxd7+ Bxd7 34. Nc3 a5 35. Kf1 b5 36. Ke2 b4 37. Ne4 a4 38. Kd3 Bb5+ 39. Kc2 a3 40. bxa3 bxa3 41. Kb3 Bf1 42. g3 Bxh3 43. Kxa3 Bg2 44. Nc3 g5 45. Nd1 Bf3 46. Ne3 h5 47. Kb4 Kf6 48. Kc5 h4 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. d5 h3 51. Nf1 Ke5 52. d6 Ke6 53. Nh2 Bd1 54. Kc6 Ba4+ 55. Kc7 Bb5 56. Nf3 Bd7 57. Nh2 Bb5 58. Nf3 Bd7 59. Ng5+ Kf6 60. Ne4+ Ke5 61. Ng5 Kf4 62. Nxh3+ ½–½
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This chess game between John Cooper (1840) and Michael P F Singleton (2184) was played at English Senior Championship in 2008 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (A43). 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 Cooper and Michael P F Singleton from the CipherChess mega database.