Chess Game
Eric Holt vs Brian Eley
Blackpool ch-BCF, 1971 · Result 1–0 · Ruy Lopez: Closed (C84).
Brian Eley0
Eric Holt1
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Rb8 13. c4 bxc4 14. bxc4 Qb6 15. Ng3 Ne8 16. Rb1 Qb3 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 a5 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Nh2 f6 22. f4 Na6 23. Ra3 Qb6 24. g4 Nb4 25. g5 Rfe8 26. Qh5 Bf8 27. Ng4 e4 28. gxf6 Qc7 29. dxe4 Rxe4 30. Rg3 Kh8 31. Rg2 Nd3 32. fxg7+ Bxg7 33. f6 Bf8 34. Bd2 Rxc4 35. f5 Ne5 36. Nxe5 dxe5 37. Qg5 Bd6 38. Rf3 Qf7 39. Qg7+ Qxg7 40. fxg7+ Kg8 41. f6 Kf7 42. Rb3 Rg8 43. Bg5 h6 44. Bxh6 Kxf6 45. Rf3+ Ke6 46. Rf8 Bxf8 47. gxf8=Q Rxf8 48. Bxf8 Rc1+ 49. Kh2 c4 50. Bh6 Ra1 51. h4 a4 52. Bf8 Rc1 53. h5 c3 54. bxc3 Rxc3 55. h6 Rc7 56. Bg7 Rc4 57. Kh3 Rc3+ 58. Kh4 1–0
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This chess game between Eric Holt and Brian Eley was played at Blackpool ch-BCF in 1971 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Closed (C84). 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 Eric Holt and Brian Eley from the CipherChess mega database.