Chess Game
William S Merrell vs Pascal Roques
WC45/pr/5, 2021 · Result ½–½ · Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line (A65).
Pascal Roques½
William S Merrell½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 h4 14. Nf1 h3 15. g4 c4 16. Bxc4 Nc5 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. O-O b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Be2 b4 22. Nd1 Qa4 23. Be3 Bb5 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 25. Qe2 Qxe2 26. Nxe2 Nfd7 27. Kf2 Ra8 28. Kg3 Ne5 29. Nf2 Ra2 30. Rb1 Nc4 31. Bd4 Bxd4 32. Nxd4 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Nxb2 34. Nc2 Ncd3 35. Nxd3 Nxd3 36. Kxh3 g5 37. Kg2 b3 38. Na3 Kg7 39. Kf1 Kf6 40. h3 Ke5 41. Ke2 Kd4 42. Nb5+ Kc5 43. Kxd3 Kxb5 44. Kc3 ½–½
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This chess game between William S Merrell (2328) and Pascal Roques (1962) was played at WC45/pr/5 in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line (A65). 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 William S Merrell and Pascal Roques from the CipherChess mega database.