Chess Game
John M Emms vs Richard A Bates
4NCL 2011-12, 2012 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22).
Richard A Bates½
John M Emms½
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O c4 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Bh5 11. Qb1 Bg6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Rxf8+ Rxf8 18. Nf3 Rf4 19. Qc1 Re4 20. Qd2 Ne3 21. Re1 Nf5 22. Qf2 h6 23. h3 Qe6 24. g4 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Ne7 26. Ng2 g5 27. Ne3 Ng6 28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. gxf5 Nf4 30. Kh2 Kf7 31. Kg3 b5 32. h4 b4 33. hxg5 bxc3 34. bxc3 Ne2+ 35. Kg4 Nxc3 36. gxh6 gxh6 37. Kh5 Kg7 38. a3 Ne2 39. Nxd5 Nxd4 40. Kg4 h5+ 41. Kxh5 Nxf5 42. Kg5 Nd4 43. Kf4 Kf7 44. Ke4 Nc6 45. Ne3 Ke6 46. Nxc4 a6 47. a4 a5 48. Kf4 Kd5 49. Ne3+ Kc5 50. e6 Kd6 51. Kf5 Nd4+ 52. Kf6 Nxe6 53. Nc4+ Kc5 54. Nxa5 Kb4 55. Nc6+ Kxa4 56. Kxe6 ½–½
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This chess game between John M Emms (2483) and Richard A Bates (2376) was played at 4NCL 2011-12 in 2012 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22). 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 M Emms and Richard A Bates from the CipherChess mega database.