Chess Game
Christian, Prof. Dr. Posthoff vs Kurt, Dr. Essegern
Corr ch11-DDR, 1981 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23).
Kurt, Dr. Essegern½
Christian, Prof. Dr. Posthoff½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d3 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. e5 O-O 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nd1 d4 12. a4 Bb7 13. Nf2 Qd5 14. Ne4 c4 15. Bd2 cxd3 16. cxd3 b4 17. Be1 Na5 18. Bh4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Nb3 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Nd6 Bd5 23. f5 Nc5 24. Qxd4 Nb7 25. Qxb4 Nxd6 26. exd6 Rab8 27. Qd4 Qxd6 28. f6 g5 29. Nf3 Rb4 30. Qe3 Rxb2 31. Rb1 Qb4 32. Rxb2 Qxb2 33. Qe5 Qb6+ 34. d4 Bxf3 35. Rxf3 Rd8 36. Qc5 Qb2 37. Rc3 Qd2 38. h3 h6 39. Rc4 Rb8 ½–½
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This chess game between Christian, Prof. Dr. Posthoff (1729) and Kurt, Dr. Essegern (2143) was played at Corr ch11-DDR in 1981 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23). 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 Christian, Prof. Dr. Posthoff and Kurt, Dr. Essegern from the CipherChess mega database.