Chess Game
John McLean vs Steven Faust
CAN Ch Open, 2001 · Result 0–1 · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B46).
Steven Faust1
John McLean0
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. Be3 b6 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 b5 10. Be2 Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. f4 b4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Bf3 e5 15. f5 Bb7 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Qf2 Re8 18. Na4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Bd6 21. Nbc5 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Qb4 Bc6 24. Nb6 Ra7 25. Nxa6 Qb7 26. Nc5 Qb8 27. Na6 Qd8 28. Nc5 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Bc7 30. Nd5 Bd6 31. Qa5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Nxe4 33. Qd4 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Bxd5 35. Qe3 Kf8 36. Re1 Nd6 0–1
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This chess game between John McLean (2129) and Steven Faust (1492) was played at CAN Ch Open in 2001 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B46). 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 Steven Faust from the CipherChess mega database.