Chess Game
William Fairhurst vs Reginald Michell
BCF Ch 30th, 1937 · Result 1–0 · Queen's Indian Defense (E12).
Reginald Michell0
William Fairhurst1
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. g3 exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. e4 a6 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Be3 Qf8 15. h3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Rad1 Nh5 19. g4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Ng7 21. Rdd1 b5 22. a4 c5 23. bxc5 b4 24. c6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Qb3 bxc3 27. e5 Rb8 28. Qc2 Rcc8 29. exd6 Ne6 30. Bc1 Qg7 31. Bd5 Qf6 32. Qa2 Ndc5 33. d7 Rd8 34. Bxe6 Nxe6 35. Qc4 a5 36. Re3 Nf8 37. Red3 Rb7 38. Rd6 Qe7 39. Qxc3 Rbxd7 40. Bb2 f6 41. Qc4+ Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Rxf6+ Kg8 44. Rxd7 Rxd7 45. Ra6 Rd5 46. Kg2 Nd7 47. Bc3 Kf7 48. Bxa5 Nc5 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Bb4 Nd7 51. Ra6+ Ke5 52. Ra5 Rxa5 53. Bxa5 Nc5 54. Bc7+ Ke6 55. a5 g5 56. Bb6 Na6 57. h4 h6 58. hxg5 hxg5 59. Bd8 1–0
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This chess game between William Fairhurst and Reginald Michell was played at BCF Ch 30th in 1937 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Queen's Indian Defense (E12). 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 William Fairhurst and Reginald Michell from the CipherChess mega database.