Chess Game
Gordon Ritchie vs Eric P Smith
RA O'Keefe, 1981 · Result ½–½ · Tarrasch Defense (D32).
Eric P Smith½
Gordon Ritchie½
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1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Qxd5 Bd7 8. Bg5 Nf6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 O-O-O 11. O-O-O Bf5 12. Qc4 Rxd1+ 13. Nxd1 Be7 14. Nc3 Rd8 15. e3 Kb8 16. Be2 Nb4 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Qb3 Be4 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg6 21. Rd1 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nxf2 23. Nd5 Bh4 24. Nf4 Qa6 25. Rg1 g5 26. Qxf7 gxf4 27. Qxf4+ Ka8 28. Qxh4 Qd3+ 29. Ke1 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Nh3+ 33. Kg2 Nf4+ 34. Kg3 Qe1+ 35. Kg4 Qg1+ 36. Qg3 Qxd4 37. Qxf4 Qg7+ 38. Qg5 Qd4+ 39. f4 Qg1+ 40. Kh3 Qe3+ 41. Qg3 Qe6+ 42. Qg4 Qe3+ 43. Kh4 Qe7+ 44. Kh5 Qf7+ 45. Kh6 Qf8+ 46. Kxh7 Qf7+ 47. Kh6 Qf6+ 48. Kh7 a6 49. Qc8+ Ka7 50. Qc5+ Ka8 51. Qe5 Qf7+ 52. Kh6 Qf8+ 53. Kg6 Qg8+ 54. Qg7 Qe6+ 55. Kg5 Qe3 56. Qe5 Qg1+ 57. Kf6 Qxh2 58. f5 Qh6+ 59. Ke7 Qg5+ 60. Kf7 Qh6 61. Qf6 ½–½
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This chess game between Gordon Ritchie (2046) and Eric P Smith (1840) was played at RA O'Keefe in 1981 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Tarrasch Defense (D32). 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 Gordon Ritchie and Eric P Smith from the CipherChess mega database.