Chess Game
David W L Howell vs Christian Bauer
40. Olympiad Open, 2012 · Result ½–½ · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line (C04).
Christian Bauer½
David W L Howell½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Bf4 a5 8. a4 b6 9. h4 h6 10. h5 Bb7 11. c3 Qc8 12. Nh4 Ba6 13. Qg4 Rh7 14. Ng6 Bxf1 15. Rxf1 Qa6 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe2 c5 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. g4 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. O-O-O Kf7 22. f3 Ra8 23. Rfe1 cxd4 24. cxd4 f5 25. Re2 Rc8+ 26. Kb1 Nf6 27. Rde1 Rc6 28. Be5 fxg4 29. Bxf6 gxf3 30. Bxe7 fxe2 31. Bh4 Rg7 32. Nc1 Rg4 33. Nd3 Rxd4 34. Ne5+ Ke8 35. Nxc6 Rxh4 36. Rxe2 Kd7 37. Ne5+ Kd6 38. Nf7+ Ke7 39. Nxh6 Rxh5 40. Ng4 Rh4 41. Rg2 Kd6 42. b3 e5 43. Kc2 e4 44. Ne3 Rh3 45. Kd2 Rh5 46. Nc2 Rh3 47. Ne3 Rh5 48. Nc2 Rh3 49. Ne3 ½–½
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This chess game between David W L Howell (2634) and Christian Bauer (2682) was played at 40. Olympiad Open in 2012 and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line (C04). 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 David W L Howell and Christian Bauer from the CipherChess mega database.