Chess Game
Brandon Matthew Larson vs John Rykowski
US Open, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B95).
John Rykowski½
Brandon Matthew Larson½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. g3 Be7 8. Nf3 Qc7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Rb8 11. Re1 h6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Be3 O-O 14. h3 b5 15. a3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Qd2 Bb7 18. Nh4 Bc8 19. Kh2 b4 20. Na4 Qb5 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Qxb4 Rxb4 23. Nf5 Re8 24. g4 Bb7 25. Ng3 Bf8 26. b3 d5 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Nc3 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Rb6 30. Re2 Rbe6 31. Nce4 Nd5 32. Kf3 Nf4 33. Rd2 Nxh3 34. Rd5 Rc8 35. Rda5 Rcc6 36. c3 f6 37. b4 Ng5+ 38. Ke3 Be7 39. b5 axb5 40. Rxb5 Nxe4 41. Nxe4 Rc8 42. Ra7 Bd8 43. Rd7 Re7 44. Rdd5 Rec7 45. Rd3 Be7 46. Rbd5 Kh7 47. f4 exf4+ 48. Kxf4 Kg6 49. Kf3 Rc4 50. Rd7 R8c7 51. R7d5 ½–½
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This chess game between Brandon Matthew Larson (1664) and John Rykowski (1950) was played at US Open 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 Brandon Matthew Larson and John Rykowski from the CipherChess mega database.