Chess Game
James M Foster vs Shankar Kumar
2009 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (B76).
Shankar Kumar½
James M Foster½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qxa8 Bf5 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 16. Rd2 h5 17. g3 Be6 18. a3 Bf6 19. Be2 Qb7 20. Rd8+ Kg7 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Bg4 23. Rf1 Qb6 24. Rfd1 Be6 25. c4 Qb3 26. R1d3 Qa2 27. Rc3 Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Qg1 29. Rd2 Qxh2 30. f4 Qf2 31. Bg4 Qb6 32. c5 Qc6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. b4 Qe4+ 35. Kb2 Qc6 36. Kb3 a6 37. a4 Kf6 38. Re3 Kf5 39. Re5+ Kf6 40. Rd3 Qh1 41. Kc2 Qg2+ 42. Kc3 Qh1 43. Kc2 Qg2+ 44. Rd2 Qc6 45. Kb3 Qh1 46. Kb2 Qc6 47. Rde2 Qxa4 48. Rxe6+ Kf5 49. R2e4 Qd1 50. c6 Qd2+ 51. Kb3 Qd3+ 52. Ka2 Qc2+ 53. Ka3 Qd3+ 54. Ka4 Qb5+ 55. Ka3 Qd3+ ½–½
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This chess game between James M Foster (1876) and Shankar Kumar (1792) was played in 2009 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (B76). 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 M Foster and Shankar Kumar from the CipherChess mega database.