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Cave, Iwan vs Fathallah, Joe

1-0 · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation (C05) · 2026-07-09 · ratings 2097 / 1981

Players: Cave, Iwan vs Fathallah, Joe

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[White "Cave, Iwan"]
[Black "Fathallah, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation"]
[Date "2026-07-09"]

1. e4 1... e6 2. d4 2... d5 3. Nd2 3... Nf6 4. e5 4... Nfd7 5. c3 5... c5 6. f4 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 7... Nc6 8. Ndf3 8... Qb6 9. h4 9... Bb4+ 10. Kf2 10... f6 11. Kg3 11... O-O 12. Bd3? 12... Nxd4 13. exf6 13... Nxf3 14. fxg7?? 14... Rf7? 15. Qxf3 15... Rxg7+ 16. Kh2 16... Nf6 17. g3 17... Ng4+ 18. Kg2 18... e5 19. fxe5 19... Be6?? 20. Bf4?? 20... Rf8 21. Be2 21... d4 22. Nh3 22... Ne3+ 23. Kh2 23... Bd5? 24. Qh5?! 24... d3 25. Bf3 25... Bxf3 26. Qxf3 26... Ng4+ 27. Kg2 27... Qd4 28. Rad1?! 28... Qxb2+?! 29. Nf2 29... Qxa2?? 30. Rxd3?! 30... Nxe5? 31. Qd5+ 31... Qxd5+ 32. Rxd5 32... Rxf4 33. Rxe5 33... Rd4 34. Rc1 34... Rgd7? 35. Ne4?! 35... Be7?! 36. Rf1 36... Bd8?? 37. Re8+ 37... Kg7 38. Nc5 38... Rd2+ 39. Kh3 39... Re7 40. Ne6+ 40... Rxe6 41. Rxe6 41... a5? 42. h5 42... Bg5 43. Kg4 43... h6 44. Rg6+ 44... Kh8 45. Rf8+ 45... Kh7 46. Rf7+ 46... Kh8 47. Rxb7 47... Rd8 48. Ra6 48... Bd2 49. Kf3 49... Kg8 50. Ke2 50... Kh8 51. Rf7 51... Kg8 52. Rfa7 52... Kf8? 53. Ra8 53... Bg5 54. Rxa5

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