Chess Game
Rainer Stepa vs Ralf Rublack
2009 · Result ½–½ · Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46).
Ralf Rublack½
Rainer Stepa½
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1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 f5 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 Qe8 13. g4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Qg6 16. h3 Rd8 17. Kh2 Qe8 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Be2 Qe6 21. Bf3 Qa6 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Be6 24. Bd5 Rd8 25. Qf3 g6 26. e4 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qc4 28. d6 Bh4 29. Qb3 Qxb3 30. axb3 a6 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Be3 Kf7 33. Ra5 Rc8 34. Rxc5 Rxc5 35. Bxc5 Bd8 36. Kg3 Ke6 37. Kf3 Kd5 38. Ba7 Kc6 39. Ke3 b5 40. Kd4 Bh4 41. Bb8 Bf2+ 42. Kc3 Be1+ 43. Kd4 Bf2+ 44. Kd3 Bc5 45. Bc7 Bb4 46. Ke3 a5 47. Bb8 Bc5+ 48. Kd3 a4 49. bxa4 bxa4 50. Kc4 Ba3 51. Kc3 ½–½
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This chess game between Rainer Stepa (1947) and Ralf Rublack (1912) was played in 2009 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46). 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 Rainer Stepa and Ralf Rublack from the CipherChess mega database.