Chess Game
Simon Dighton vs Ian J Upton
4NCL/Div2/WES-BIG2, 2000 · Result ½–½ · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C07).
Ian J Upton½
Simon Dighton½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Bg3 Bc5 15. Rfd1 g5 16. Bf3 Nf4 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. Ne2 Kc7 19. Nxf4 f5 20. Re1 Rhe8 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Ne5 Bc8 23. Bh5 Re7 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bg7 26. f4 b6 27. Kf2 Bb7 28. Bf3 Bc8 29. Ke3 a5 30. g3 Re8 31. Rd3 Bf8 32. Bc6 Bc5+ 33. Kf3 Re7 34. Kg2 Ba6 35. Rd2 Bd6 36. Bf3 Bb5 37. Be2 Be8 38. Bf3 Bb5 39. a3 Be8 40. Nd3 Bb5 41. c4 Ba6 42. Rc2 Kd8 43. b4 Rc7 44. c5 Bxd3 45. Rd2 bxc5 46. Rxd3 Ke7 47. b5 c4 48. Rc3 e5 49. b6 Rc5 50. fxe5 Bxe5 51. b7 Kd7 52. Be2 Kc7 53. Rxc4 Rxc4 54. Bxc4 f4 55. Bd5 fxg3 56. hxg3 h6 57. a4 Kb8 ½–½
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This chess game between Simon Dighton (2230) and Ian J Upton (2238) was played at 4NCL/Div2/WES-BIG2 in 2000 and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C07). 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 Simon Dighton and Ian J Upton from the CipherChess mega database.