Chess Game
Bijan Tahmassebi vs Andrew Samuelson
Cherry Blossom Classic, 2023 · Result 0–1 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96).
Andrew Samuelson1
Bijan Tahmassebi0
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 e6 8. f4 h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf5 Nb6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. O-O-O Bb4 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rfd8 18. c4 Rac8 19. Kb1 Bc5 20. Nc2 Re8 21. Qe4 Qf4 22. Qxf4 exf4 23. Bd3 a5 24. Rhe1 g6 25. b3 Nd7 26. a3 b6 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Bd6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Kb2 Ne5 31. Kc3 Rc8 32. Nd4 Ng4 33. Nb5 Be5+ 34. Kb3 Ne3 35. Rd2 f5 36. Ra2 Kg7 37. Ra7+ Kf6 38. d6 Nxg2 39. d7 Rd8 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 f3 42. c6 Nf4 43. Bc4 Ne6 44. Bxe6 Kxe6 45. Nd4+ Bxd4 46. c7 Kxd7 47. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 48. Ra4 Be5 49. Ra2 g5 50. Kc4 Ke7 51. Kd3 g4 52. Ke3 Kf6 53. h3 h5 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. Ra6+ Kg5 56. Ra5 Bf4+ 57. Kf2 Bd6 58. Rd5 Bc7 59. Rb5 Kf6 60. Rb7 Be5 61. Rd7 f4 62. Rd8 Kf5 63. Rd1 0–1
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This chess game between Bijan Tahmassebi (2201) and Andrew Samuelson (2019) was played at Cherry Blossom Classic in 2023 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96). 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 Bijan Tahmassebi and Andrew Samuelson from the CipherChess mega database.