Chess Game
John MacPhail vs Peter Murray
Toronto Ch, 1981 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation (B60).
Peter Murray½
John MacPhail½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Be2 e6 8. Ndb5 Qb8 9. a4 a6 10. Na3 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. Nc4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 d5 15. Be3 dxc4 16. a5 Nb4 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Nd5 20. Bd4 Bb5 21. Bf3 Qb8 22. Qxb8 Raxb8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rfe1 Rfe8 25. f3 f6 26. Kg1 Kf7 27. Kf2 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Ba4 29. Re2 Re8 30. Rxe8 Kxe8 31. c3 Kd7 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Bc5 Ke5 34. Bf8 g5 35. Be7 Bd7 36. g4 Be8 37. Bd8 h5 38. Bc7+ Ke6 39. gxh5 Bxh5 40. Bg3 Bg6 41. h4 gxh4 42. Bxh4 ½–½
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This chess game between John MacPhail (2365) and Peter Murray (2330) was played at Toronto Ch in 1981 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation (B60). 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 John MacPhail and Peter Murray from the CipherChess mega database.