Purcell, Michael Angelo vs Pruess, David
American Open · Round 4 · 2001.11.23 · 0-1 · C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
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[Event "American Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2001.11.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Purcell, Michael Angelo"] [Black "Pruess, David"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [WhiteFideId "2037483"] [BlackElo "2330"] [BlackFideId "2014254"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "C11j"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nce2 O-O 11. c3 Qe7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5 15. Bd3 Ba6 16. O-O Rfb8 17. b3 Qb4 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Qd3 Rab6 20. Rfb1 c5 21. Bd2 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Bxa5 Rxb3 24. Rd1 d3 25. Bc7 Ra8 26. a5 Nc5 27. Rab1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 d2 29. Kf1 Ne4 30. Rd1 h5 31. Ke2 Nc3+ 32. Kxd2 Nxd1 33. Kxd1 Kh7 34. h3 h4 35. Ke2 Kg6 36. Kf3 Kf5 37. Bb6 Rc8 38. a6 Rc3+ 39. Kf2 Ra3 40. a7 Kxf4 41. Bc5 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Kxe5 0-1