Chess Game
Thomas Menzel vs Volker Bitsch
Bensheim, 2000 · Result 0–1 · Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88).
Volker Bitsch1
Thomas Menzel0
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Qe8 10. Bh6 Nb6 11. b3 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bh3 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Qxg5+ Qg6 17. Qxg6+ Kxg6 18. e4 Rae8 19. Rad1 Rh8 20. exf5+ Bxf5 21. Bxf5+ Kxf5 22. Rd3 Nbd7 23. Rf3+ Kg6 24. Kg2 e5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Rd1 d5 27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. Rd4 N7f6 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Rdf4 Re6 31. h4 Rd6 32. Kh3 d4 33. Rd3 Rhd8 34. g4 Nd5 35. h5+ Kg7 36. Rff3 Nb4 37. Rd2 d3 38. Kg3 Rc8 39. Re3 Rc2 40. Rd1 d2 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Rxb7 Nxa2 43. Rxa7 Nc3 0–1
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This chess game between Thomas Menzel (1885) and Volker Bitsch (2032) was played at Bensheim in 2000 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88). 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 Thomas Menzel and Volker Bitsch from the CipherChess mega database.