Chess Game
Robert Morrison vs John MacPhail
Toronto Ch, 1981 · Result 0–1 · Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (E05).
John MacPhail1
Robert Morrison0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxc4 a6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Qc2 Nd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 a5 13. Rd1 b5 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 Rc8 17. Qd3 Nc5 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Nf5 Bc5 21. b4 axb4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qg4 Rfd8 24. Be3 h5 25. Qxh5 Bxe3 26. Nxe3 Nd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Nf5 Rdc4 29. Qg5 f6 30. Qe3 Rc3 31. Qe1 Rd8 32. Nd4 Qd5 33. Ne2 Re8 34. Qf1 Rc2 35. Nf4 Qc5 36. Qd1 g5 37. Qh5 Rc1+ 38. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 39. Kg2 Qc6+ 40. f3 gxf4 41. Qg4+ Kf8 42. Qxf4 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Rb2 44. Qh6+ Ke8 45. Qh8+ Kd7 46. Qg7+ Kc8 47. Qf8+ Kb7 48. Qe7+ Ka6 49. Qe3 Qc4+ 0–1
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This chess game between Robert Morrison (2380) and John MacPhail (2365) was played at Toronto Ch in 1981 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (E05). 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 Morrison and John MacPhail from the CipherChess mega database.