Chess Game
John McLean vs Edward Davis
West of Scotland Ch, date unknown · Result ½–½ · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line (C06).
Edward Davis½
John McLean½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Nf3 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Rc1 Ne7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Bg5 Bb4 19. Qf4 Qe6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rfe1 Qd6 22. Re3 Rd8 23. Rce1 Qf8 24. h4 Bc6 25. h5 Bd6 26. Rg3 Bc7 27. Ree3 Re8 28. Rg5 Re7 29. Reg3 Qe8 30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qg5+ Rg6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. f4 Bb6 35. Nf3 Bxd4+ 36. Nxd4 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Qxd4 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qe6+ Kh7 40. Kg3 Qg7 41. Nxd5 Bxd5 42. Qxd5 Qxb2 43. Kh4 Qf6+ 44. Kh3 Qe7 45. g3 a6 46. a4 Qc7 47. Kh4 Kh6 48. Qd4 Qe7+ 49. Kh3 Kh7 50. Qd5 Kg7 51. a5 Qf7 52. Qe5+ Kh7 53. Kg2 Qg7 54. Qd5 Kh6 55. Qd8 Kh7 56. Kh3 Qf7 57. Kh2 Kg7 58. Kh3 Qf6 59. Qc7+ Qf7 60. Qe5+ Kh7 61. Kg2 Qd7 62. Kh2 Qc6 63. Qe7+ Kg8 64. Kg1 Qc1+ ½–½
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This chess game between John McLean (2130) and Edward Davis was played at West of Scotland Ch and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line (C06). 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 McLean and Edward Davis from the CipherChess mega database.