Chess Game
James MacFarland vs Mingson Chen
California, date unknown · Result 1–0 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21).
Mingson Chen0
James MacFarland1
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Nf8 15. f3 Ng6 16. Bf2 Nf4 17. Be3 Nh7 18. g3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Qd7 20. a4 Re7 21. a5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Bc8 23. Qg2 f5 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 g5 26. Be3 Qe8 27. Kh1 Nf6 28. h4 Nxe4 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Bxg5 Re2 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. Rc1 Rb8 34. Bf6 Qe8 35. Rxa7 Rbb2 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rh7 Kg8 38. Rh8+ Kf7 39. Rxe8 Rh2+ 40. Kg1 Kxe8 41. Re1+ Kf8 42. Be7+ Kg8 43. Bxd6 Bd7 44. g4 1–0
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This chess game between James MacFarland (2175) and Mingson Chen (1885) was played at California and finished 1–0. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21). 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 James MacFarland and Mingson Chen from the CipherChess mega database.