Chess Game
Robert Messenger vs Richard Bauer
Worcester, Massachusetts, date unknown · Result 0–1 · Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85).
Richard Bauer1
Robert Messenger0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd4+ Nf6 13. Qe5 Bg4 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qa5 16. f4 Rac8 17. Rab1 a6 18. Bd3 Qxc3 19. Rb3 Qc7 20. Rfb1 b5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Ra3 Qxe5 23. fxe5 Nd7 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Bb5 Rfb8 26. Rd1 Rxb5 27. Rxd7 Rxe5 28. Rd4 Rea5 29. Kg2 R8a7 30. Kf3 e6 31. Kg3 h6 32. Rc4 g5 33. f4 Kg6 34. fxg5 Kxg5 35. Rb4 h5 36. h4+ Kf6 37. Kf4 Ra8 38. Kf3 Ke5 39. Rc4 R8a6 40. Rc7 f6 41. Rc4 f5 42. exf5 Kxf5 43. Re4 e5 44. Rc4 Rg6 45. Raxa4 Rxa4 46. Rxa4 Rg4 47. Ra8 Rxh4 48. Rf8+ Ke6 49. Re8+ Kd5 50. Rd8+ Kc4 51. Ke3 Rf4 52. Ra8 Kd5 53. Rd8+ Ke6 54. Re8+ Kf5 55. Rf8+ Kg4 56. Rg8+ Kh4 57. Re8 Rf5 58. Rg8 Rg5 59. Rf8 Kg4 60. Rf1 h4 61. Rh1 h3 62. Kf2 Rf5+ 63. Ke3 Rf4 64. Rg1+ Kh4 65. Rh1 Ra4 66. Kf3 Ra7 67. Re1 h2 68. Rh1 Kh3 69. Re1 e4+ 0–1
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This chess game between Robert Messenger (1888) and Richard Bauer (2240) was played at Worcester, Massachusetts and finished 0–1. The opening was the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85). 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 Robert Messenger and Richard Bauer from the CipherChess mega database.