Chess Game
Aleksandar Monov vs Richard Smith
BUL - USA 2021, 2021 · Result ½–½ · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E35).
Richard Smith½
Aleksandar Monov½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Be6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c6 13. Ne2 Nbd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. a4 Rac8 16. a5 Rfe8 17. Qb3 g5 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Ra3 Ne4 20. Qd1 Ne6 21. a6 b6 22. f3 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Ng3 Ng7 25. f4 Rc7 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Qg4 Qg6 28. h4 gxh4 29. Qxh4 Rce7 30. e4 Qh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. Rxf5 Rd7 34. e5 c5 35. Rh3+ Kg6 36. Rhh5 Kg7 37. Rfg5+ Kf8 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Rg8+ Ke7 41. Rb8 cxd4 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Rb7 d3 44. Ke3 Rd8 45. Rxa7 Rg8 46. Kxd3 Kxe5 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Kf3 d4 49. Rxf7 d3 50. Rh7 Re8 51. Rh1 Kd5 52. a7 Kc4 53. Rh6 ½–½
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This chess game between Aleksandar Monov (2225) and Richard Smith (2204) was played at BUL - USA 2021 in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E35). 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 Aleksandar Monov and Richard Smith from the CipherChess mega database.