Chess Game
Axel Stephan vs Clemens Menzel
Dio-VSK, date unknown · Result ½–½ · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense (C96).
Clemens Menzel½
Axel Stephan½
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15. Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Nb6 17. Bd2 f5 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Qb3 Rf4 22. N3d2 Qd7 23. Ne3 Raf8 24. f3 Rd4 25. Ne4 Nc4 26. Red1 Nxe3 27. Qxe3 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Qa7+ 31. Kh2 Qd4 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. h4 Qb6 35. h5 h6 36. Ng3 Qe3 37. Nf5 Qf4+ 38. Kh3 Qg5 39. g4 Qf6 40. Qxe7+ Qxe7 41. Nxe7 Kxe7 42. Kg3 Kf6 43. Kh4 g6 44. hxg6 Kxg6 45. b3 Kg7 46. Kh5 Kh7 47. g5 hxg5 48. Kxg5 Kg7 49. Kf5 Kf7 50. Kg5 ½–½
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This chess game between Axel Stephan (2155) and Clemens Menzel (1490) was played at Dio-VSK and finished ½–½. The opening was the Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense (C96). 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 Axel Stephan and Clemens Menzel from the CipherChess mega database.