Chess Game
Alexander Simkin vs Elena Matsenko
date unknown · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (B48).
Elena Matsenko½
Alexander Simkin½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 a6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. f3 Qc7 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 Ne5 11. O-O Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Rad1 O-O 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nf5 Re8 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bd4 h6 19. Bc3 b5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bb7 22. Rd2 Bc6 23. f4 g6 24. Rfd1 Kh7 25. h3 Rc8 26. Kh2 Ree8 27. Bb4 Red8 28. c3 g5 29. Bd6 gxf4 30. Rf1 f3 31. gxf3 Rg8 32. Rd4 Rg6 33. Rf4 Kg8 34. Rg4 Kh7 35. Rf4 Kg8 36. h4 Re8 37. h5 Rg5 38. Rg4 Kh7 39. Rxg5 hxg5 40. Kg3 Kh6 41. Kg4 Bd5 42. f4 gxf4 43. Rxf4 Rg8+ 44. Kh4 Be6 45. a4 Rg2 46. Bf8+ Kh7 47. axb5 axb5 48. Rb4 Kg8 49. Be7 Kh7 50. Bf6 Kh6 51. Be7 Bc4 52. Bf8+ Kh7 53. h6 Kg6 54. b3 Be6 55. Rd4 Rh2+ 56. Kg3 Rh3+ 57. Kf2 Rxc3 58. b4 Rc4 59. Rd6 Re4 60. Rd3 Rxe5 61. Rg3+ Kh7 62. Rg7+ Kh8 ½–½
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This chess game between Alexander Simkin (1855) and Elena Matsenko (1970) was played and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (B48). 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 Simkin and Elena Matsenko from the CipherChess mega database.