Chess Game
Geoffrey H James vs Brian R Eley
GBR-ch56 Major Open, 1969 · Result 1–0 · English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian (A21).
Brian R Eley0
Geoffrey H James1
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. d3 O-O 7. O-O f5 8. Ng5 f4 9. Bd5+ Kh8 10. Ne6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 g5 12. e4 Qe8 13. Bg4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 Bf6 15. f3 h5 16. Qh3 Kg7 17. Kh1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Rg1 Kh6 21. b3 Ne5 22. d4 Nd3 23. Qf1 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 c6 25. Nc3 Bf6 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Qg2 Rg8 28. Ne2 Qd7 29. h3 Rc8 30. e5 Be7 31. exd6 Bxd6 32. Nc3 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Qh2+ Kg7 35. Rxg4+ Qxg4 36. fxg4 Rh8 37. Ne4 Bb4 38. Qxh8+ Rxh8+ 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Rf1 Rd8 41. Rxf4+ Kg6 42. Ng3 Re8 43. Re4 Rd8 44. Kf3 Rh8 45. Nh5 a5 46. Rf4 a4 47. Rf6+ Kg5 48. Rf5+ Kg6 49. Rf6+ Kg5 50. Rf7 axb3 51. axb3 Bc3 52. Rg7+ Kh6 53. Ke4 Rd8 54. Kf5 Rf8+ 55. Ke4 Rd8 56. Rxb7 Bxd4 57. Nf4 Bf6 58. Kf5 Bh4 59. Ne6 Rg8 60. g5+ Bxg5 61. Nxg5 Rxg5+ 62. Ke6 Kg6 63. Kd6 c5 64. Rb5 Kf7 65. Rxc5 Rg3 66. b4 Rd3+ 67. Kc7 Ke6 68. b5 Rd7+ 69. Kc8 Rh7 70. Rc6+ Ke5 71. b6 Rh8+ 72. Kb7 Kd4 73. Rc8 Rh1 74. c5 Kc4 75. c6 Kb5 76. Rg8 Rh5 77. c7 Rh7 78. Kb8 Ka6 79. c8=Q+ 1–0
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This chess game between Geoffrey H James (2230) and Brian R Eley was played at GBR-ch56 Major Open in 1969 and finished 1–0. The opening was the English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian (A21). 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 Geoffrey H James and Brian R Eley from the CipherChess mega database.