Chess Game
John Raphael vs Kirby Hope
2002 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation (B24).
Kirby Hope0
John Raphael1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. f4 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. Nf3 f6 9. O-O a6 10. a4 d6 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bf2 Nb4 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Re1 b6 16. c3 Ra7 17. a5 Rd7 18. Qb3 Rb7 19. Qa2 Qc7 20. axb6 Rxb6 21. b4 cxb4 22. c4 Nxf4 23. gxf4 Rb8 24. Qd2 Rd8 25. Ng3 Nd6 26. Qe2 Kf7 27. Nd4 Re8 28. Nxe6 Qd7 29. Bd5 Nxc4 1–0
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This chess game between John Raphael (2136) and Kirby Hope was played in 2002 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation (B24). 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 Kirby Hope from the CipherChess mega database.