Chess Game
Brandon Jacobson vs Nikhil Kumar
49. Annual World Open, 2021 · Result 1–0 · Catalan Opening: Closed (E06).
Nikhil Kumar0
Brandon Jacobson1
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Qa4 Bxc5 9. Qxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Ng5 Bd4 13. Rd1 Be5 14. Nf3 Bc7 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Rac1 b5 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Ba7 Ra8 21. Nd4 Bb7 22. Bc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bb6 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 25. Nc6 Rac8 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Qxd5 Rfd8 28. Nxd8 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 g6 31. Rd6 Bxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Rd2 h5 34. e4 Ra1 35. b3 a5 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. f4 Rc1 39. Kd3 h4 40. gxh4 Rg1 41. Kd4 Rg4 42. Rf2 Rxh4 43. Kc5 g5 44. f5+ Ke5 45. Kxb5 Kxe4 46. Kxa5 Rf4 47. Rb2 Rxf5+ 48. Ka6 Rf6+ 49. Kb7 Kd3 50. b4 Kc3 51. Rb1 Rf2 52. a4 Rxh2 53. a5 f5 54. a6 g4 55. a7 Rh7+ 56. Ka6 Rh6+ 57. Ka5 Rh8 58. b5 g3 59. b6 g2 60. b7 1–0
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This chess game between Brandon Jacobson (2504) and Nikhil Kumar (2302) was played at 49. Annual World Open in 2021 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Catalan Opening: Closed (E06). 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 Brandon Jacobson and Nikhil Kumar from the CipherChess mega database.