Chess Game
Mike Ivanov vs Brandon Xia
31. North American Open, 2021 · Result 1–0 · Modern Defense (B06).
Brandon Xia0
Mike Ivanov1
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. h3 c6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bg5 a5 12. a4 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qe4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Ne6 16. Nc3 Na6 17. Ne4 Nb4 18. Bg3 Qb6 19. h4 Rad8 20. Ra3 Qa6 21. Qxa6 Nxa6 22. Rc3 Rd5 23. Ned2 Rfd8 24. Nb3 R8d7 25. Rc4 Nac7 26. Kf1 h5 27. Ng5 b5 28. Rxc6 bxa4 29. c4 axb3 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Rb6 a4 32. Rb8+ Bf8 33. Ne4 Nc5 34. Nxc5 Rxc5 35. Rb4 Ra5 36. Ra1 e6 37. Rbxa4 Rd5 38. Rc4 Nb5 39. Rc8 Kg7 40. Raa8 Rd1+ 41. Ke2 Rb1 42. Rxf8 Rxb2+ 43. Kd3 g5 44. Rg8+ Kh7 45. Rh8+ 1–0
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This chess game between Mike Ivanov (2360) and Brandon Xia (2060) was played at 31. North American Open in 2021 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Modern Defense (B06). 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 Mike Ivanov and Brandon Xia from the CipherChess mega database.