Chess Game
Paul May vs John Thackray
Hull 4NCL International, 2021 · Result 0–1 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation (D36).
John Thackray1
Paul May0
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Bf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Ne4 13. h4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. Qxd7 Nxd7 16. Rab1 b5 17. Rfe1 Bd6 18. g3 Nb6 19. Nd2 Na4 20. Rb3 f6 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Re7 23. f3 f5 24. Kf2 Rae8 25. Nf1 Re6 26. Ng3 g6 27. Nf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Kd2 Nb6 30. Kd3 a5 31. Rbb1 Nc4 32. Re2 h6 33. Rb3 g5 34. fxg5+ hxg5 35. hxg5+ Kxg5 36. Rb1 Kf6 37. Rbe1 b4 38. e4 bxc3 39. e5+ Ke7 40. Ng3 Rf8 41. f4 Rg6 42. Rg1 Ke6 43. Ree1 Nd2 44. Ne2 Rh6 45. Rh1 Rfh8 46. Rxh6+ Rxh6 47. Kxc3 Ne4+ 48. Kb3 Rh2 49. Ka4 Rxe2 50. Rxe2 Nc3+ 51. Kxa5 Nxe2 52. Kb6 Nxd4 53. Kc5 Nc2 54. a4 d4 55. a5 d3 56. a6 d2 57. a7 d1=Q 58. a8=Q Qd4+ 59. Kxc6 Qd5+ 60. Kc7 Qxa8 0–1
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This chess game between Paul May (1749) and John Thackray (1781) was played at Hull 4NCL International in 2021 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation (D36). 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 Paul May and John Thackray from the CipherChess mega database.