Chess Game
Martin Post vs Simon Ward
Ch New Zealand (Major Open), date unknown · Result 1–0 · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05).
Simon Ward0
Martin Post1
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. a3 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Qc2 g6 13. Nb3 Bg7 14. Ng5 Rf6 15. Re1 Nf8 16. Bb5 Qb6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Nc5 h6 20. Nh3 g5 21. f4 g4 22. Nf2 h5 23. Nfd3 Ng6 24. g3 Rb8 25. Nb4 Rb6 26. Na4 Rb7 27. Bd2 Ne7 28. Rac1 Rc7 29. Nc5 Kf7 30. Nbd3 Ke8 31. Ba5 Rd7 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6 Bxd4+ 34. Kg2 Rb7 35. Re2 Bf5 36. Nc5 Bxb2 37. Nxb7 Be4+ 38. Rxe4 dxe4 39. Re1 Bxa3 40. Rxe4 Kd7 41. Bb4 Bxb4 42. Rxb4 Nd5 43. Nc5+ Kd6 44. Ne4+ Kc7 45. Rb1 a5 46. Kf2 Nb4 47. f5 Kb6 48. f6 Kc7 49. f7 1–0
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This chess game between Martin Post (2094) and Simon Ward (1729) was played at Ch New Zealand (Major Open) and finished 1–0. 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 Martin Post and Simon Ward from the CipherChess mega database.