Chess Game
Arjan Plug vs Thorsten Nolte
Werther, 2004 · Result ½–½ · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05).
Thorsten Nolte½
Arjan Plug½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Qb6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qc2 Qc5 14. Qa4 Qb4 15. Qd1 g6 16. a3 Qb6 17. Qa4 Bg7 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Ba5 Nc5 20. Bxb6 Nxa4 21. Bc7 Bd7 22. b3 Nc5 23. Be2 Rfc8 24. Bd6 Ne4 25. Bb4 a5 26. Be7 Rc3 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Rca3 29. Rxa3 Rxa3 30. Rc1 Rc3 31. Ra1 h6 32. h3 Rc2 33. Bf1 Rxf2 34. Ra7 Rb2 35. Rxb7 Ba4 36. Ra7 Bd1 37. b5 Nc3 38. Ba3 Rb1 39. Nd2 Ra1 40. b6 Bxe5 41. Bb2 Bd4+ 42. Kh1 Rxa7 43. bxa7 Bxa7 44. Bxc3 d4 45. Bb4 f6 46. Bd3 Kf7 47. Kg1 e5 48. Kf1 f5 49. Ke1 Ba4 50. Ke2 Bc6 51. g3 Bg2 52. h4 e4 53. Kf2 Bh3 54. Nxe4 fxe4 55. Bxe4 Kf6 56. Kf3 Bf5 57. g4 Be6 58. Bd2 h5 59. gxh5 gxh5 60. Bg5+ Ke5 61. Bf4+ Kf6 62. Bg5+ ½–½
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This chess game between Arjan Plug (2023) and Thorsten Nolte (1685) was played at Werther in 2004 and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05). 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 Arjan Plug and Thorsten Nolte from the CipherChess mega database.