Michael Adams vs M Kazhgaleyev

World Senior Teams +50 · 2026 · Philidor Defense · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black M Kazhgaleyev
Result 0-1
Event World Senior Teams +50
Site Durres ALB
Round 4.1
Date 2026.04.22
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Rn2p1/3bk2p/7P/r4PK1/6P1/3N4/8 w - - 23 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.g3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.a4 b6
  9. 9.Re1 a6
  10. 10.Be3 Bb7
  11. 11.Nd2 b5
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.Ne2 Bf8
  14. 14.c3 d5
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Rxa8 Bxa8
  19. 19.exd5 cxd5
  20. 20.dxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nf4 Rd8
  22. 22.Nf3 Nc4
  23. 23.b3 Nb6
  24. 24.Qd4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Nxd4 b4
  26. 26.cxb4 Bxb4
  27. 27.Rc1 Bf8
  28. 28.h4 Nd7
  29. 29.Nd3 Rb8
  30. 30.Rc7 Nf6
  31. 31.Ra7 Bb7
  32. 32.b4 Bc8
  33. 33.b5 Bd7
  34. 34.Bxd5 Nxd5
  35. 35.Rxd7 Nb6
  36. 36.Ra7 Rd8
  37. 37.Ne5 Rxd4
  38. 38.Rxf7 Nc4
  39. 39.Rf5 Nd6
  40. 40.Rf3 Nxb5
  41. 41.Rb3 Rd5
  42. 42.Nf3 Be7
  43. 43.Kg2 Kf7
  44. 44.Rb2 Bf6
  45. 45.Ra2 Nc3
  46. 46.Rc2 Ne4
  47. 47.Re2 Nc5
  48. 48.Rc2 Ke6
  49. 49.Kf1 Kd6
  50. 50.Ke2 Bd8
  51. 51.Nd2 Ne6
  52. 52.Kf1 Kd7
  53. 53.Nc4 Bc7
  54. 54.Kg2 Ke7
  55. 55.Ne3 Rb5
  56. 56.Rd2 Bb6
  57. 57.Nd5+ Kf7
  58. 58.Nc3 Rb3
  59. 59.Ne4 Bd4
  60. 60.h5 Ke7
  61. 61.Kh3 Rb5
  62. 62.Kg4 Re5
  63. 63.f3 Bb6
  64. 64.Rb2 Bc7
  65. 65.Rc2 Kf8
  66. 66.Rc4 Bd8
  67. 67.f4 Rd5
  68. 68.Rb4 Be7
  69. 69.Rb7 Ra5
  70. 70.Nd2 Ra4
  71. 71.Rb8+ Kf7
  72. 72.Rb7 Nc5
  73. 73.Rc7 Ke6
  74. 74.Rc8 Nd7
  75. 75.Rc6+ Kf7
  76. 76.Nc4 Bc5
  77. 77.Rc7 Ke6
  78. 78.Nd2 Bd6

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