Chess Game
Lester Van Meter vs Rodney Thomas
Ken Smith Memorial Open, 2001 · Result 1–0 · King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense (B07).
Rodney Thomas0
Lester Van Meter1
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1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. f4 c6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. O-O-O b5 9. e5 Ne8 10. Kb1 d5 11. g4 Nb6 12. Ka1 a5 13. Nf3 a4 14. f5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. a3 Qa5 17. h4 Nc7 18. Bh6 Nb5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h5 Nxc3 21. bxc3 gxf5 22. gxf5 Rg8 23. Rhg1+ Kh8 24. Ng5 Rxg5 25. Rxg5 f6 26. Rg3 Bxf5 27. exf6 Qc7 28. Qg5 e6 29. Rdg1 Qf7 30. Qg7+ Qxg7 31. Rxg7 h6 32. R1g6 Bxg6 33. hxg6 Rd8 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. f7+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Rxd8 1–0
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This chess game between Lester Van Meter (2273) and Rodney Thomas (1729) was played at Ken Smith Memorial Open in 2001 and finished 1–0. The opening was the King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense (B07). 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 Lester Van Meter and Rodney Thomas from the CipherChess mega database.