Chess Game
Erik Karklins vs Kenneth Thomas
Midwest Masters, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B95).
Kenneth Thomas½
Erik Karklins½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qe3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qb6 Qd8 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qc4 Qb6 14. Rb1 Be7 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O Bf6 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. Qd3 Be5 19. g3 Qa5 20. Rdc1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bb5 22. Qd1 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qxa2 24. Rb3 Qa5 25. Qd3 Rc6 26. Re1 Qc5 27. Ra1 a5 28. Ra4 Qa7 29. Rba3 Qc7 30. Kg2 Rc5 31. Rd4 Rd8 32. Kg1 d5 33. exd5 Rcxd5 34. Raa4 Rxd4 ½–½
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This chess game between Erik Karklins (2200) and Kenneth Thomas (2200) was played at Midwest Masters and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B95). 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 Erik Karklins and Kenneth Thomas from the CipherChess mega database.