Chess Game
Marc Esserman vs Igor Kovalenko
Najdorf Mem Open A 2016, 2016 · Result 0–1 · Scandinavian Defense (B01).
Igor Kovalenko1
Marc Esserman0
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. O-O O-O-O 8. d5 Na5 9. Bb3 a6 10. Bf4 e5 11. dxe6 Qxd1 12. Rfxd1 Rxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Bxe6 15. Rc1 c6 16. Nd4 Kd7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1+ Nd5 19. Be5 Rg8 20. Rd3 Be7 21. Ne4 g6 22. Rh3 h5 23. g4 c5 24. gxh5 gxh5+ 25. Rg3 Rf8 26. Rg7 Kc6 27. Rh7 h4 28. Nc3 Bg5 29. Ne4 Bf4 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Nc3 Rd4 32. Rh6 Nf4 33. Kf1 h3 34. Ke1 b5 35. f3 c4 36. bxc4 bxc4 37. Ne2 Ng2+ 38. Kf2 Rd2 39. Rxe6+ Kc5 40. Re4 Rxb2 41. Kg3 Rxa2 42. Re5+ Kb4 43. f4 Ra3+ 44. Kg4 Re3 45. Rxe3 Nxe3+ 46. Kg5 a5 47. f5 Nxf5 48. Kxf5 a4 49. Ke4 a3 50. Nc1 Kc3 51. Ke3 Kc2 52. Na2 Kb2 53. Kd2 Kxa2 54. Kc2 c3 0–1
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This chess game between Marc Esserman (2474) and Igor Kovalenko (2667) was played at Najdorf Mem Open A 2016 in 2016 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Scandinavian Defense (B01). 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 Marc Esserman and Igor Kovalenko from the CipherChess mega database.