Chess Game
John Smail vs Ed McLaughlin
USA/S11011 (USA), 2021 · Result ½–½ · Indian Defense (A45).
Ed McLaughlin½
John Smail½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. d5 Bd6 5. Qd2 Qb6 6. c3 O-O 7. Na3 Qd8 8. Nc4 Be5 9. Nf3 d6 10. a4 Nd7 11. e3 Nb6 12. Ncxe5 fxe5 13. a5 Nd7 14. e4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nd2 a6 17. f3 Bh5 18. Nc4 Ne8 19. Bd3 Qh4+ 20. Ke2 Qd8 21. h4 h6 22. Rag1 g5 23. g4 Bg6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rh3 Kg7 26. Rgh1 Nf6 27. Nb6 Rb8 28. Qd2 Nh7 29. Bc2 Rh8 30. Ba4 Qe7 31. Bd7 Rbg8 32. Bf5 Nf8 33. Rxh8 Rxh8 34. Rxh8 Kxh8 35. Qd1 Qe8 36. Qa4 Qxa4 37. Nxa4 Bxf5 38. gxf5 Nd7 39. b3 Kg7 40. Nb2 b5 41. axb6 Nxb6 42. Kd3 Kh6 43. Nc4 Nc8 44. Nxe5 dxe5 45. Kc4 Kh5 46. Kxc5 Kh4 47. d6 Nxd6 48. Kxd6 Kg3 49. Kxe5 Kxf3 50. c4 g4 51. c5 g3 52. c6 g2 53. c7 g1=Q 54. c8=Q Qa1+ 55. Kd5 Qa5+ ½–½
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This chess game between John Smail and Ed McLaughlin (1539) was played at USA/S11011 (USA) in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Indian Defense (A45). 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 John Smail and Ed McLaughlin from the CipherChess mega database.