Chess Game
James Cross vs Earl Pruner
1949 · Result ½–½ · Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E03).
Earl Pruner½
James Cross½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Bg2 a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. a4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bc5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Nc3 O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Qd3 b4 20. Na2 Nc5 21. Qc4 Na6 22. Qxc7 Bxc7 23. Rac1 Bd6 24. Rc6 Ne4 25. Be3 Rfc8 26. Rfc1 Rxc6 27. Rxc6 Nb8 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Nac1 Ra6 30. Rc4 Nf6 31. Nd3 Rc6 32. Na5 Ra6 33. Nb7 e4 34. Ndc5 Bxc5 35. Nxc5 Rc6 36. Rxb4 Nd5 37. Rxb8 Nxe3+ 38. fxe3 Rxc5 39. b4 Rc1 40. Rd8 Rb1 41. Rd4 f5 42. g4 fxg4 43. Kg3 h5 44. Rxe4 g5 45. Re7+ Kg6 46. Rb7 Rg1+ 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. Kg2 Re1 49. Kf2 Rh1 ½–½
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This chess game between James Cross and Earl Pruner (2290) was played in 1949 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E03). 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 James Cross and Earl Pruner from the CipherChess mega database.