Chess Game
Maurice Smith vs William Taylor
CAN Ch Open, 2001 · Result ½–½ · Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35).
William Taylor½
Maurice Smith½
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Be2 Bd6 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Be1 f5 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Qg5 15. Nf3 Qh6 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. Bb4 Rf6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Rc2 g5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 g4 22. hxg4 fxg4 23. Nh4 Re6 24. Nf5 Qg5 25. Rcf2 b6 26. Rf4 Rbe8 27. Qa3 a5 28. Qb3 h5 29. Qd1 Nf8 30. Qb3 Ng6 31. R4f2 b5 32. Qc3 a4 33. Qc5 Qd8 34. Nh6+ Kh7 35. Nf7 Qe7 36. Qxe7 R6xe7 37. Nd6 Rd8 38. Nf5 Re6 39. Nh4 Rde8 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. R7f5 Nxh4 ½–½
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This chess game between Maurice Smith (1678) and William Taylor (1953) was played at CAN Ch Open in 2001 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35). 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 Maurice Smith and William Taylor from the CipherChess mega database.