Michael Adams vs Thomas Villiers

110th ch-GBR 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Thomas Villiers
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 110th ch-GBR 2024
Site Hull ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2024.07.27
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5k2/p1r5/3R4/1P2rp2/2P2R2/2K5/8 b - - 3 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.f4 a6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Qf3 d5
  9. 9.Be3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bd4 Be7
  11. 11.O-O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bd3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rhe1 c5
  14. 14.Be5 Qb6
  15. 15.exd5 exd5
  16. 16.Qh3 g6
  17. 17.f5 Rfe8
  18. 18.fxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Rf1 Nh5
  20. 20.g4 Bg5+
  21. 21.Kb1 Nf6
  22. 22.Na4 Qc6
  23. 23.Bxf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Qf3 Re6
  25. 25.g5 Qxa4
  26. 26.gxf6 Qh4
  27. 27.b3 c4
  28. 28.Bxc4 dxc4
  29. 29.Qxb7 Rae8
  30. 30.Qf3 Re2
  31. 31.h3 cxb3
  32. 32.axb3 R2e3
  33. 33.Qf4 Qxh3
  34. 34.Kb2 R3e4
  35. 35.Qc7 Re2
  36. 36.Rf4 Qc8
  37. 37.Rd7 Qxc7
  38. 38.Rxc7 g5
  39. 39.Rd4 R2e6
  40. 40.Rd5 Rxf6
  41. 41.Rxg5+ Kf8
  42. 42.Rd5 Kg7
  43. 43.b4 Ree6
  44. 44.Kb3 Kg6
  45. 45.c3 Rc6
  46. 46.Rcd7 Rfe6
  47. 47.Rd8 f5
  48. 48.Rg8+ Kf7
  49. 49.Rg3 f4
  50. 50.Rf3 Re4
  51. 51.Kc2

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