Letter #27 -  2010

Sub:    Most symmetrical Chess game
Date:   07/17/10  12:12:30 PM EDT
From:  Chuck
To:      service@Chess-poster.com

Hi,

Just would like to know how symmetrical a Chess game can go on. Is there any record of a real game played by top Chess players following a symmetrical pattern?

Chuck H.

Dear viewer,

The Batsford Book of Chess Records shows the following Chess game moves as the record established for a most symmetrical position in a real game:

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After moves 19. Rb2 Rb7, the symmetric pattern was holding. This ended up when the game continued as follows:

20. Be5 Nxe5
21. dxe5 d4
22. Rxc2 Rc7
23. Kf1 g5
24. Ke2 dxc3
25. Kd3 Rc4
26. Rxc3 Rxb4
27. Rc7 Draw

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