Yuri L Averbakh vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Yuri L Averbakh
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 3
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r1q3k/p3rnp1/1p3p1p/2pPpP2/P1P1P3/7R/2QB2PP/4R1K1 w - - 5 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.Re1 Rd8
  12. 12.Qc2 e5
  13. 13.Ng5 Rf8
  14. 14.d5 Na5
  15. 15.Ba2 h6
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qxe4 Bd7
  18. 18.c4 b6
  19. 19.Qd3 Rae8
  20. 20.e4 Qd6
  21. 21.Qg3 Re7
  22. 22.Bd2 Nb7
  23. 23.f4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bc3 f6
  25. 25.f5 Rb8
  26. 26.Bd2 Kh8
  27. 27.Bb1 Na5
  28. 28.Qd3 Ba4
  29. 29.Bc2 Bxc2
  30. 30.Qxc2 Nb7
  31. 31.a4 Qd8
  32. 32.Ra3 Nd6
  33. 33.Rh3 Nf7

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