Chess Game
Walter N. R. Saunders vs James Thomas
62. ch-WLS 2016, 2016 · Result 1–0 · French Defense: Advance Variation (C02).
James Thomas0
Walter N. R. Saunders1
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1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. O-O Be6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qe2 g5 12. Rd1 f4 13. Ne1 Qd7 14. a3 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. b4 Rc8 17. Bb2 h5 18. Ne4 Rg8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Ne7 21. Rd2 Nf5 22. Bd4 Nh4 23. Bf2 Nf5 24. Nc2 g4 25. Nd4 g3 26. hxg3 Nxg3 27. Bxg3 fxg3 28. Qd3 a6 29. f4 Qe7 30. Nf3 Rd8 31. f5 Bc8 32. Re1 Rg4 33. f6 Qf8 34. Qh7 Qg8 35. Qxh5 Be6 36. Rd4 Kd7 37. Rxg4 Qxg4 38. Qxg4 Bxg4 39. Nd4 Rh8 40. Re3 Be6 41. Rxg3 Rh4 42. Rd3 Re4 43. Nf3 a5 44. Rd4 Re3 45. a4 Rc3 46. Ng5 Rc4 47. Rxc4 dxc4 48. Kf2 axb4 49. Ke1 b3 50. Kd2 Bd5 51. Kc3 Bxg2 52. Nxf7 Bd5 53. Ng5 Ke8 54. e6 Bxe6 55. Nxe6 Kf7 56. Nd8+ Kxf6 57. Nxb7 Ke7 58. c6 Ke6 59. Na5 Kd6 60. Nxc4+ 1–0
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This chess game between Walter N. R. Saunders (2054) and James Thomas (1911) was played at 62. ch-WLS 2016 in 2016 and finished 1–0. The opening was the French Defense: Advance Variation (C02). 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 Walter N. R. Saunders and James Thomas from the CipherChess mega database.