Chess Game
Bruce R Watson vs Nicolas Croad
NZL Ch, 2010 · Result ½–½ · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30).
Nicolas Croad½
Bruce R Watson½
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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bf4 e5 11. Nxe5 Bxg2 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Kxg2 Nbd7 14. Kg1 Rc8 15. b3 Qc5 16. Bxd6 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rhd8 20. e4 b5 21. e5 Nxe5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Re1 Kd6 24. Rd1+ Kc7 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. cxb5 a5 27. f4 Neg4 28. h3 Ne3 29. Kf2 Nfd5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Kf3 Nb4 32. a4 Nd3 33. Ke3 Nc5 34. Kd4 Nxb3+ 35. Kd5 Kc7 36. f5 Kb6 37. g4 Nc5 38. g5 Nxa4 39. h4 Kc7 40. h5 Nb6+ 41. Ke6 a4 42. f6 gxf6 43. gxf6 a3 44. f7 Nd7 45. b6+ Kc8 46. b7+ Kxb7 47. Kxd7 a2 48. f8=Q a1=Q 49. Qc8+ ½–½
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This chess game between Bruce R Watson (2270) and Nicolas Croad (2271) was played at NZL Ch in 2010 and finished ½–½. The opening was the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30). 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 Bruce R Watson and Nicolas Croad from the CipherChess mega database.