Chess Game
Ilkka Melanko vs Alexey Sofiev
Helsinki Ch 06, date unknown · Result 0–1 · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C17).
Alexey Sofiev1
Ilkka Melanko0
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 g6 6. Bd2 Bd7 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. a3 cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. Bxc3 Nc6 11. Bd3 a6 12. b5 Nb8 13. Bd4 Qd8 14. h4 Nh6 15. Qf4 Nf5 16. Bc5 h5 17. Rh3 b6 18. Bd6 a5 19. Ng5 Nxd6 20. exd6 O-O 21. Rg3 e5 22. Qe3 f5 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Qh6 Qxd6 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. Qxh5 e4 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Be2 Qf6 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. Ra3 f4 33. Bh5+ Ke7 34. Rc3 Ra7 0–1
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This chess game between Ilkka Melanko (1948) and Alexey Sofiev (2010) was played at Helsinki Ch 06 and finished 0–1. The opening was the French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation (C17). 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 Ilkka Melanko and Alexey Sofiev from the CipherChess mega database.