Chess Game
Arjan Plug vs Michael Steiger
41. Arco Open 2019, 2019 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Closed (B26).
Michael Steiger½
Arjan Plug½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. Nge2 Nd4 9. O-O b5 10. f4 Ne7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd1 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 f5 14. exf5 exf5 15. gxf5 Bxf5 16. Re1 O-O 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qxe7 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Rbe8 20. Qh4 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qxf4 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Nxf2 Bxb2 24. Bd5+ Kg7 25. Re1 Bd4 26. Ne4 Kh6 27. Nd6 Bh3 28. Nf7+ Kh5 29. Bf3+ Bg4 30. Bxg4+ Kxg4 31. Ne5+ Bxe5 32. Rxe5 Rf2 33. Rxc5 Kh3 34. Kg1 Rxh2 35. Rc7 h5 36. d4 Rd2 37. Kf1 g5 38. Rc4 g4 39. Ke1 Rh2 40. Rxb4 Rxc2 41. d5 Rc7 42. d6 Rd7 43. Rd4 Kg3 44. a4 Kf3 45. a5 g3 46. Kf1 h4 47. a6 h3 48. Rd3+ Kf4 49. Kg1 Kg4 50. Rd4+ Kf5 51. Rd3 Kf4 52. Kf1 h2 53. Kg2 Ke5 54. Rxg3 Rxd6 55. Kxh2 Rxa6 56. Kg2 Rf6 57. Ra3 a6 58. Kg3 Kd4 59. Kg4 Kc4 60. Kg5 Kb4 61. Ra1 Rd6 62. Kf5 a5 63. Ke5 Rd2 64. Rb1+ Kc3 65. Ra1 Kb4 66. Rb1+ Ka3 67. Ra1+ Ra2 68. Rb1 Rb2 69. Rh1 Kb3 70. Rh3+ Ka2 71. Rh4 Rb4 72. Rh2+ Ka3 73. Kd5 a4 74. Kc5 Rb2 75. Rh3+ Ka2 76. Kc4 a3 77. Rg3 Rh2 78. Kb4 Rh4+ 79. Kc3 Rh2 80. Kb4 Rb2+ 81. Ka4 ½–½
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This chess game between Arjan Plug (1847) and Michael Steiger (2015) was played at 41. Arco Open 2019 in 2019 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed (B26). 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 Michael Steiger from the CipherChess mega database.