Chess Game
Mikhail Simantsev vs Thorben Koop
VMCG GM 2016, 2016 · Result ½–½ · Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation (D93).
Thorben Koop½
Mikhail Simantsev½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Rc1 Nbd7 9. Qa4 Qxc5 10. Qb5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Qxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O Bf5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nd3 16. Rc7 Nxf4 17. exf4 e6 18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Rd1 e5 20. Rdc1 exf4 21. Bd5 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 h6 23. b3 g5 24. h3 Bf6 25. Bc4 Kg7 26. Bxa6 h5 27. Rc5 Kg6 28. Ne5+ Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Ra8 30. Bc4 Rxa2 31. Bxf7+ Kf6 32. Rc5 Kxf7 33. Rxf5+ Kg6 34. Rf8 Ra1+ 35. Kh2 h4 36. g3 hxg3+ 37. fxg3 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 Rb2 39. gxf4 Rxb3 40. Rg8+ Kf5 41. fxg5 Rg3+ 42. Kf1 Rxg5 43. Rxg5+ Kxg5 44. h4+ Kxh4 ½–½
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This chess game between Mikhail Simantsev (2456) and Thorben Koop (2429) was played at VMCG GM 2016 in 2016 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation (D93). 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 Mikhail Simantsev and Thorben Koop from the CipherChess mega database.