Chess Game
James Thomas vs James R Ellis
WZ/Cup/Sf 5, 2021 · Result ½–½ · Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85).
James R Ellis½
James Thomas½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 Rb8 17. Rb5 b6 18. Rxa5 bxa5 19. Ba3 a4 20. Bxc5 Qa5 21. Qd4 Bd7 22. Bb4 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Bf3 Rfe8 25. Kf2 h5 26. Rd1 h4 27. c4 Kg7 28. Bd5 f6 29. Bf3 Rbc8 30. Rd4 Rb8 31. h3 Rbc8 32. Be4 Rcd8 33. Bb7 Rb8 34. Be4 ½–½
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This chess game between James Thomas (1941) and James R Ellis (2264) was played at WZ/Cup/Sf 5 in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D85). 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 James Thomas and James R Ellis from the CipherChess mega database.