Chess Game
Neil Sharp vs Robert South
1986 · Result 0–1 · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation (B47).
Robert South1
Neil Sharp0
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 d6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 e5 16. Rd2 Kf8 17. Rad1 Ke7 18. Na4 Be6 19. Nb6 Rab8 20. f3 Nd7 21. Nd5+ Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Nb6 23. R5d3 Na4 24. Rb1 Rbc8 25. c3 Rc6 26. Rd2 Rdc8 27. Rf1 b5 28. Rff2 Rb8 29. Bf1 b4 30. cxb4 Rxb4 31. b3 Nc3 32. Bc4 Nb1 33. Rd1 Na3 34. Bd5 Rc5 35. Rff1 Nc2 36. Kf2 Rd4 37. Rxd4 Nxd4 38. Bc4 a5 39. Bd3 a4 40. bxa4 Ra5 41. Ke3 Rxa4 42. Rf2 Ra3 43. f4 Ne6 44. fxe5 dxe5 45. Rc2 Kd6 46. Rd2 Nc5 47. Ke2 Ke7 48. Bb1 Na4 49. Kd1 Nc3+ 50. Kc1 Ra4 51. Kb2 Nxb1 52. Kxb1 Rxe4 53. Kb2 Rb4+ 54. Kc3 Rb1 55. a4 Ra1 56. Kb4 f5 57. a5 g5 58. Kb5 f4 59. gxf4 gxf4 60. a6 Ke6 61. Kb6 e4 62. a7 e3 63. Rd1 Ra2 64. Kb7 e2 65. Rd8 Ke7 0–1
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This chess game between Neil Sharp (2178) and Robert South (2240) was played in 1986 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation (B47). 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 Neil Sharp and Robert South from the CipherChess mega database.