Chess Game
Jim McCarthy vs Gerard O'Connell
2000 · Result ½–½ · Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85).
Gerard O'Connell½
Jim McCarthy½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. c4 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Bc3 14. Rb3 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 e5 17. a4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 e4 20. a5 Rf6 21. Rb5 b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rhb1 Ra6 24. R5b3 Bd7 25. Rg3+ Kf8 26. Rbb3 Rg6 27. Ke3 Ke7 28. Kf2 Kd6 29. Rh3 h6 30. Rbg3 Rf6 31. Ra3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Rf8 33. Ra7 Rb8 34. h3 Ke7 35. g4 b5 36. cxb5 Kd6 37. gxf5 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 Rxb5 39. f6 Kxd5 40. f7 Rb8 41. Re7 Rf8 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Ra7 Kd5 44. Rb7 c4 45. Re7 Kd6 46. Rxe4 Rxf7 47. Re8 Re7+ 48. Rxe7 Kxe7 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. h4 Kf6 51. Kd4 Kf5 52. Kxc4 Kxf4 53. Kd4 Kg3 54. Kd3 Kxh4 ½–½
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This chess game between Jim McCarthy (2147) and Gerard O'Connell (2175) was played in 2000 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85). 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 Jim McCarthy and Gerard O'Connell from the CipherChess mega database.