James Aitken vs Savielly Tartakower

Southsea · 1950 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White James Aitken
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 0-1
Event Southsea
Site Southsea
Round 3
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B70)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1p/8/3N1k2/8/5p2/1P3KbP/3n4 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.f4 Ne8
  11. 11.e5 Bd7
  12. 12.exd6 Nxd6
  13. 13.Nf3 Be6
  14. 14.Qe1 Nf5
  15. 15.Bf2 Nfd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bd3 Qc7
  18. 18.Ne4 Nxc2
  19. 19.Qc1 Rac8
  20. 20.Bxc2 Qxc2
  21. 21.Nc5 Qf5
  22. 22.Qe3 Bd5
  23. 23.Rad1 b6
  24. 24.Nd3 Bb3
  25. 25.Rd2 Rfd8
  26. 26.Ne5 Rxd2
  27. 27.Qxd2 Bh6
  28. 28.Qd7 Bxf4
  29. 29.Qxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Nd3 Bc7
  31. 31.Rc1 Be6
  32. 32.Kf1 Bd8
  33. 33.Rxc8 Bxc8
  34. 34.Ne5 Kf8
  35. 35.Nc6 Bc7
  36. 36.a5 bxa5
  37. 37.Bc5 Bd6
  38. 38.Bxd6 exd6
  39. 39.Nxa5 Ke7
  40. 40.Ke2 Ke6
  41. 41.Nc6 Bd7
  42. 42.Nd8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Nb7 Bc6
  44. 44.Na5 Bd5
  45. 45.Ke3 Bxg2
  46. 46.Nc4 d5
  47. 47.Na5 Kd6
  48. 48.Kd4 f4
  49. 49.Nb7+ Ke6
  50. 50.Nc5+ Kf5
  51. 51.Nxa6 f3
  52. 52.Ke3 d4+
  53. 53.Kf2 d3
  54. 54.Nb4 d2
  55. 55.Nd5 d1=N+

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