Chess Game
Francis Rayner vs Matthew H Shaw
Thanet Open, 2012 · Result ½–½ · French Defense: Classical Variation (C11).
Matthew H Shaw½
Francis Rayner½
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. h5 b4 14. Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qa5 16. b3 Bb7 17. Kb1 Bc6 18. Nb2 Qc5 19. h6 g6 20. g4 a5 21. Bg2 a4 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Rd4 Rfb8 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bb5 26. Rd2 Ra7 27. Rhd1 Rc7 28. Be4 Rbc8 29. Bg2 Rc3 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 a3 32. g5 Kf8 ½–½
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This chess game between Francis Rayner (2166) and Matthew H Shaw (1927) was played at Thanet Open in 2012 and finished ½–½. The opening was the French Defense: Classical Variation (C11). 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 Francis Rayner and Matthew H Shaw from the CipherChess mega database.