Chess Game
Michael Welsh vs Beat Eckert
Winterthur op2, 2002 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23).
Beat Eckert0
Michael Welsh1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Qa4 Qe8 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Nb6 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. a3 Bc5 20. Rhe1 Be7 21. Rd7 Bc5 22. Ne4 Rec8 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. f5 exf5 25. Ree7 Rf8 26. Rd5 g6 27. Rxc5 Rad8 28. c3 Rd3 29. Kc2 Rfd8 30. Re2 R3d7 31. a4 Ra8 32. a5 Rd6 33. b4 Kg7 34. Rc7 f4 35. Ree7 Rf6 36. Ra7 f3 37. gxf3 Rxa7 38. Rxa7 Rxf3 39. a6 Rf6 40. b5 Rb6 41. Rb7 1–0
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This chess game between Michael Welsh (2089) and Beat Eckert (1698) was played at Winterthur op2 in 2002 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23). 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 Michael Welsh and Beat Eckert from the CipherChess mega database.