Chess Game
Matej Halak vs Mark Lyell
Budapest Spring Open 2016, 2016 · Result ½–½ · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Duras Variation (C12).
Mark Lyell½
Matej Halak½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Ne2 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Qc7 11. Qd4 O-O 12. Bb5 Nd7 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rad1 Qxc5 16. Qg4 Qe7 17. Rd4 f5 18. Qe2 b5 19. Qd3 Qc5 20. Rc1 Qc7 21. f4 Qb6 22. a3 a5 23. Kh1 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Nd1 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Qd2 f4 28. Rxb4 Qc7 29. Nf2 Qxe5 30. Ng4 Qc7 31. c3 Rce8 32. Qd4 Re7 33. Ra1 Bc6 34. Re1 Kh7 35. Rb6 Rf5 36. Qc5 Ba4 37. Qb4 f3 38. Rbxe6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 f2 40. Nxf2 Rxf2 41. Re7+ Kg8 42. Kg1 Qf4 43. Qxf4 Rxf4 44. Re5 Bb3 45. Rxg5+ Kf7 46. g3 Rf6 47. h4 Bc4 48. g4 Re6 49. Rf5+ Kg6 50. Kg2 Bd3 51. Rf2 Re3 52. Rf8 Be4+ 53. Kf2 Rh3 54. Rf4 Rxh4 55. c4 Rh2+ 56. Ke3 Rxb2 57. cxd5 Bxd5 58. Rd4 Bb7 59. Rd2 Rb3+ 60. Rd3 Rb1 61. Rd4 Kg5 62. Kd2 Bc8 63. Kc2 Rf1 64. Kc3 Bxg4 65. Kd2 Kf5 66. Kc3 Bf3 67. Kb2 Ke5 68. Rd2 Be4 69. Kc3 Rc1+ 70. Kb2 Rc8 71. Kb3 Bd5+ 72. Kb2 Ke4 73. Rd1 Bc4 74. Rg1 Bd3 75. Rg4+ Kd5 76. Rg7 Be4 77. Rd7+ Kc4 78. Kc1 Kc3 79. Rd2 Rb8 80. Rc2+ Kd3 81. Rb2 Ra8 82. Rb3+ Kc4 83. Rb2 Rh8 84. Rd2 Bd3 85. Rb2 Rg8 86. Rd2 Ra8 87. Rb2 Kd4 88. Kd2 Rh8 89. Rb4+ Bc4 90. Rb2 Rg8 91. Kc1 Rg3 92. Kd2 Bb3 93. Ke1 Rf3 94. Rf2 Rg3 95. Rb2 Bc4 96. Kd2 Rf3 97. Ke1 Bd3 98. Kd2 Rf2+ 99. Kc1 Rf1+ 100. Kd2 Ra1 101. Rb4+ Bc4 102. Rb2 Rh1 103. Kc2 Rg1 104. Kd2 Ra1 105. Kc2 Ra3 106. Kc1 Rc3+ 107. Rc2 Rh3 108. Rb2 Bb3 109. Kd2 Rd3+ 110. Ke2 Rh3 111. Kd2 Re3 112. Kc1 Bd5 113. Kd2 Rh3 114. Rb4+ Bc4 115. Rb2 Rh1 116. Kc2 Bd3+ 117. Kd2 Ra1 118. Rb4+ Bc4 119. Rb2 Rf1 120. Kc2 Rf3 ½–½
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This chess game between Matej Halak (1916) and Mark Lyell (2167) was played at Budapest Spring Open 2016 in 2016 and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Duras Variation (C12). 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 Matej Halak and Mark Lyell from the CipherChess mega database.