Chess Game
John Raphael vs Christo Cave
2002 · Result 0–1 · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C07).
Christo Cave1
John Raphael0
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nf6 9. c3 O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Bg5 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Rd2 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rfd1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qg3 Qxc4 20. Nd4 N5g6 21. h4 e5 22. b3 Qc5 23. Ne2 Nf5 24. Qg4 Nh6 25. Qe4 f5 26. Qb7 Ng4 27. Ng3 Rae8 28. b4 Qc8 29. Qxb6 Nf6 30. Rd6 f4 31. Nf1 Nxh4 32. f3 Nf5 33. Rc6 Qa8 34. Re6 Ng3 35. Nh2 Rxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Rd6 Qa7+ 38. Rb6 Nd5 39. a5 Nxb6 40. axb6 Qf7 41. Qxf7 Rxf7 42. c4 Ne2+ 43. Kf2 Nd4 44. Ng4 Re7 45. Ke1 Nc2+ 46. Kd2 Nxb4 47. Kc3 Nc6 48. Nf2 Kg8 49. Ne4 Kf8 50. Nd6 Rd7 51. Ne4 Ke7 52. Nc5 a5 53. Kb3 Rd4 54. Kc3 Kd6 55. Na4 Nb8 56. c5+ Kc6 0–1
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This chess game between John Raphael (2136) and Christo Cave (2280) was played in 2002 and finished 0–1. The opening was the French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System (C07). 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 John Raphael and Christo Cave from the CipherChess mega database.