Chess Game
Nikola Mitkov vs Sean Vibbert
22. North American Open, 2012 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23).
Sean Vibbert½
Nikola Mitkov½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Ba4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O a6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d3 d5 11. f3 e6 12. Qe1 Ne7 13. Qh4 O-O 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh6 Qb6 16. Ng3 Rf7 17. Rae1 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 a5 19. a3 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Re2 Raf8 23. Qh4 Bc8 24. Qf2 a4 25. Ba2 b4 26. c3 b3 27. Bb1 Bd7 28. Rc1 Qc5 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. cxd4 Qc7 31. Rf1 Rcf8 32. Re5 Qb6 33. Ree1 Rc8 34. Qe3 Qd6 35. f4 Rcf8 36. g3 g5 37. fxg5 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Qf8+ 40. Kg2 Qf5 41. h3 Qf8 42. g4 Qg7 43. Qf4 Qf7 44. Qd6 Be8 45. h4 Qg6 46. Qd8 h5 47. gxh5 Qxh5 48. Kg3 Qf7 49. Qb8 Kh7 50. Qd8 Kg7 51. Qb8 Kh7 ½–½
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This chess game between Nikola Mitkov (2513) and Sean Vibbert (2240) was played at 22. North American Open in 2012 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23). 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 Nikola Mitkov and Sean Vibbert from the CipherChess mega database.