Maycock Bates, David Henry vs Zhao, George

0-1 · French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 2026-08-29 · ratings 2281 / 2125

Players: Maycock Bates, David Henry vs Zhao, George

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Moves

[White "Maycock Bates, David Henry"]
[Black "Zhao, George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[Date "2026-08-29"]

1. e4 1... e6 2. d4 2... d5 3. Nc3 3... Nf6 4. e5 4... Nfd7 5. f4 5... c5 6. Nf3 6... Nc6 7. Be3 7... a6 8. Qd2 8... b5 9. dxc5 9... Bxc5 10. Bd3 10... d4 11. Nxd4 11... Nxd4 12. Be4?? 12... Nb6 13. b3?? 13... Ra7 14. O-O-O 14... Rd7 15. Qf2 15... Nc4 16. bxc4 16... Ba3+ 17. Kd2 17... Bb4 18. Bd5?! 18... Nf5?! 19. Bb6 19... Qe7 20. Kc1?? 20... Ba3+ 21. Kd2 21... exd5 22. c5 22... Bb7 23. Nb1 23... Bb2 24. c3 24... d4 25. Kc2 25... dxc3?! 26. Rxd7?! 26... Qxd7 27. Rd1?? 27... Be4+ 28. Kb3 Qxd1+ 29. Qc2 Qxc2+ 30. Kb4 Qa4#

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