Hong, Ernest C vs Balkum, Alexander

Far West Open · Round 2 · 2008.03.21 · 1/2-1/2 · A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
PGN
[Event "Far West Open"]
[Site "Reno USA"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hong, Ernest C"]
[Black "Balkum, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[WhiteFideId "2038455"]
[BlackElo "2137"]
[BlackFideId "2005069"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Source "PGNMentor"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O
a5 9. e4 h6 10. f4 Ne8 11. f5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c6 14. fxg6 fxg6 15.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Qf1 Nc7 18. Qf2 Ne6 19. Rf1 Qe7 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21.
gxf4 Bd7 22. Qg3 Kh7 23. h4 c5 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 Qf6 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxf6
Bxf6 28. Bxh6 Rg8 29. Kh1 Rg4 30. Rf4 Rxf4 31. Bxf4 Bxf5 32. Bxd6 Bxd3 33. Bxc5
Bxc4 34. b3 Be2 35. Bb6 a4 1/2-1/2