Chess Game
Stephen McGrane vs Guenther Ballon
Isle of Man Open, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45).
Guenther Ballon½
Stephen McGrane½
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. c5 b6 8. cxb6 c5 9. Bd3 Qxb6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bd2 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 O-O 18. Rac1 Ne4 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Qc5 22. Bd2 f6 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. f3 ½–½
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This chess game between Stephen McGrane (2044) and Guenther Ballon (2200) was played at Isle of Man Open and finished ½–½. The opening was the Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45). 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 Stephen McGrane and Guenther Ballon from the CipherChess mega database.