Chess Game
James Simpson vs Desmond T N Tan
BCF Ch 89th, 2002 · Result ½–½ · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E36).
Desmond T N Tan½
James Simpson½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Nd4 Qxc5 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 b6 17. c4 Be6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 Red8 21. Bb2 Ne4 22. Rfd1 Bb7 23. f3 Nc5 24. e4 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Nxa6 26. Kf2 f6 27. Ke3 Kf7 28. g4 Nc5 29. h4 g6 30. g5 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Kf4 Nd3+ 33. Kxf5 Rd5+ 34. Ke4 Rad8 35. Rf1 Nxb2 36. Rxb2 Rd4+ 37. Ke3 Rd3+ 38. Kf4 R8d4+ 39. Kg3 Rxa3 40. Rc2 Rd7 41. h5 b5 42. Re1 Rad3 43. Re5 b4 44. Rf5+ Kg8 45. Kg4 Rd8 46. Rb5 Rf8 47. f4 Rd4 48. Rf2 a6 49. Rb6 a5 50. Ra6 Rd5 51. f5 b3 52. f6 Rb5 53. f7+ Kh8 54. h6 Rbb8 55. Rb2 Rxf7 56. Rxb3 Rbf8 57. Rxa5 Kg8 58. Rbb5 Rf4+ 59. Kh5 Rf1 60. Rb4 Rh1+ 61. Rh4 Rxh4+ 62. Kxh4 Kh8 63. Kg4 Kg8 64. Rf5 Rxf5 65. Kxf5 Kf7 66. Ke5 Kg8 ½–½
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This chess game between James Simpson (2245) and Desmond T N Tan (2292) was played at BCF Ch 89th in 2002 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E36). 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 James Simpson and Desmond T N Tan from the CipherChess mega database.