Chess Game
Gerhard Melson vs Sakae Ohtake
WC26-SF12, 2002 · Result ½–½ · Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46).
Sakae Ohtake½
Gerhard Melson½
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Re8 14. a3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. f4 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 c5 20. Rd2 Bb7 21. Bf3 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd6 26. Kf1 c4 27. Qc3 h5 28. Re1 Rd8 29. Qd4 Rc8 30. Kg2 h4 31. g4 c3 32. bxc3 Rc4 33. Qe5 Qxa3 34. Re3 Qb2+ 35. Re2 Qb1 36. d6 Qd3 37. Re3 Qd2+ 38. Re2 Qd3 ½–½
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This chess game between Gerhard Melson (2403) and Sakae Ohtake (2596) was played at WC26-SF12 in 2002 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46). 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 Gerhard Melson and Sakae Ohtake from the CipherChess mega database.