Chess Game
Michael James vs Whisper Chabalala
ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open, 2011 · Result 1–0 · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03).
Whisper Chabalala0
Michael James1
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Be7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nh5 7. Nb3 g6 8. Bh6 Rg8 9. Qd2 b6 10. g4 Ng7 11. h4 Kd7 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qf8 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Kb1 Re8 16. Bf6 h5 17. f3 Kc8 18. Bd3 Kb8 19. Qe2 Rc8 20. Ba6 Na5 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. c4 Qb4 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Ne6 25. Rhd1 c5 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. Qd2 Qxd2 28. Rxd2 d4 29. Kc2 d3+ 30. Kxd3 g5 31. gxh5 gxh4 32. h6 Rg3 33. h7 Rxf3+ 34. Ke2 Rxf6 35. exf6 Rh8 36. Kf2 Rxh7 37. Kg2 Rh6 38. Rf2 h3+ 39. Kh2 a6 40. Rc3 Ng5 41. Rg3 Ne4 42. Rxh3 Rxf6 43. Rxf6 Nxf6 44. Rf3 Ng4+ 45. Kg3 Ne5 46. Rf5 Nd3 47. Rd5 c4 48. Na5 Nxb2 49. Nxb7 Kxb7 50. Rd2 c3 51. Rc2 Na4 52. Kf3 Kc6 53. Ke4 Kc5 54. Kd3 Kb4 55. Rf2 Nc5+ 56. Kc2 Ne6 57. Rxf7 Nd4+ 58. Kd3 Nb5 59. Rf6 a5 60. Rb6 Kc5 61. Rb8 Kb4 62. Rh8 a4 63. Rh4+ Ka3 64. Kc2 Nd6 65. Kb1 Nb5 66. Rc4 Nd6 67. Rxc3+ Kb4 68. Rh3 Nb5 69. Kb2 a3+ 70. Kc2 Nd4+ 71. Kd3 Ne6 72. Rh4+ Ka5 73. Kc4 Nc7 74. Rh5+ Ka4 75. Rh7 Nb5 76. Rd7 1–0
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This chess game between Michael James (1896) and Whisper Chabalala was played at ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open in 2011 and finished 1–0. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03). 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 Michael James and Whisper Chabalala from the CipherChess mega database.