Chess Game
Gerard O'Connell vs Darren McCabe
Irish Championships, 2011 · Result ½–½ · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (E55).
Darren McCabe½
Gerard O'Connell½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qd3 b6 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Re1 Rac8 15. c4 Ba6 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. Bb2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Ned7 20. Qh4 Qc5 21. Ne4 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rd1 Nf8 26. Rc1 Ne6 27. f3 Kf8 28. a4 Nf4 29. Ba3+ Ke8 30. Rc2 Ne6 ½–½
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This chess game between Gerard O'Connell (2142) and Darren McCabe (2024) was played at Irish Championships in 2011 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (E55). 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 Gerard O'Connell and Darren McCabe from the CipherChess mega database.