Chess Game
Alexander Relyea vs William S Merrell
Interzonal IT2J, 2016 · Result ½–½ · Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B19).
William S Merrell½
Alexander Relyea½
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5 15. g4 Nxg4 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Nh4 f5 18. Ng6 Rf7 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxg4 cxd4 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxe4 e5 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Rf7 25. h6 Qc6 26. Qh4 g6 27. h7+ Kh8 28. Bh6 Qa6 29. Qh3 Re8 30. Rhf1 Nf6 31. Qg2 Kxh7 32. Bg5 Kg7 33. Rde1 Qe6 34. Rxf6 Rxf6 35. Bxf6+ Qxf6 36. Qxb7+ Re7 37. Qa8 Rf7 38. Qh1 Qf3 39. Qh4 Qf2 40. Qh1 Rc7 41. Qe4 Qf5 42. Qxe5+ Qxe5 ½–½
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This chess game between Alexander Relyea (2200) and William S Merrell (2294) was played at Interzonal IT2J in 2016 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B19). 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 Alexander Relyea and William S Merrell from the CipherChess mega database.