Chess Game
David John vs Igor Shtern
Ken Smith Memorial, 2001 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B44).
Igor Shtern0
David John1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qe5 10. a3 Bc5 11. b4 Bd4 12. f4 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. Rf1 d6 15. Rb1 O-O 16. Ne2 Bb6 17. Bc3 a5 18. Kd2 Nf6 19. h3 Ba6 20. Ng3 Rfd8 21. Kc2 Rac8 22. Rf3 Nd7 23. Rd1 Bc7 24. Re1 f6 25. Nf1 Bb7 26. Nd2 e5 27. f5 Ba6 28. Rd1 Bb7 29. g4 Ra8 30. Rb1 axb4 31. axb4 Nb6 32. c5 1–0
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This chess game between David John (2325) and Igor Shtern (2279) was played at Ken Smith Memorial in 2001 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B44). 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 John and Igor Shtern from the CipherChess mega database.