Chess Game
Paul Span vs Arkadij Rotstein
TCh-NED 2008-9, 2008 · Result 0–1 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E36).
Arkadij Rotstein1
Paul Span0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 Bb7 14. Rc1 c5 15. dxc5 Rac8 16. Bb5 Rxc5 17. Rxc5 bxc5 18. Ke2 Rb8 19. Rd1 Bd5 20. a4 Ne4 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. e4 Ba8 23. f3 Kf8 24. Nb3 Nxb5 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Rd8+ Ke7 27. Rxa8 Rxb3 28. Rxa7+ Kf6 29. Ra2 g5 30. Kd2 h5 31. Kc2 Rb5 32. Kd2 Rb3 33. Kc2 Rb5 34. Ra7 g4 35. Rc7 gxf3 36. gxf3 h4 37. h3 Ra5 38. Kb1 Kg6 39. b3 f6 40. Rc6 e5 41. Kb2 Kg5 42. Kb1 Ra8 43. Rxc5 Kf4 44. Rc6 Rf8 45. b4 Kg3 46. b5 Kxh3 47. b6 Kg3 48. b7 Rb8 49. Rc7 h3 50. Rg7+ Kxf3 51. Rf7 Kxe4 0–1
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This chess game between Paul Span (2296) and Arkadij Rotstein (2495) was played at TCh-NED 2008-9 in 2008 and finished 0–1. 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 Paul Span and Arkadij Rotstein from the CipherChess mega database.