Etienne Bacrot vs Svetozar Gligoric

Cannes Generations · 1998 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Etienne Bacrot
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Cannes Generations
Site Cannes
Round 4
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5b1p/1rRn1k2/3P1p2/B7/1P1NKP1P/8/8 b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.c4 c6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Qc7
  13. 13.a4 Rb8
  14. 14.cxb5 cxb5
  15. 15.axb5 axb5
  16. 16.Nf1 Nb6
  17. 17.Qd3 Nc4
  18. 18.Re2 d5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Nxe4
  20. 20.Bf4 Bd6
  21. 21.Ng3 Nxg3
  22. 22.Qxg3 Bf5
  23. 23.Ra6 Rb6
  24. 24.Rxb6 Nxb6
  25. 25.Ng6 Bxf4
  26. 26.Qxf4 Qxf4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Rd8
  28. 28.Re5 Bd7
  29. 29.Bxd5 Kf8
  30. 30.Bf3 Be8
  31. 31.d5 Nc4
  32. 32.Re2 Ra8
  33. 33.g4 Ra1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Rb1
  35. 35.Nd3 f6
  36. 36.Be4 Bf7
  37. 37.f3 g6
  38. 38.Kf2 Nd6
  39. 39.Nf4 Rd1
  40. 40.Rc2 f5
  41. 41.gxf5 gxf5
  42. 42.Bd3 Ke7
  43. 43.Ke2 Ra1
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf6
  45. 45.Rc6 Ke5
  46. 46.Bxb5 Rb1
  47. 47.Be2 Ra1
  48. 48.Rc7 Ra8
  49. 49.Bd1 Re8
  50. 50.Ba4 Rb8
  51. 51.b3 Rb6
  52. 52.Nd3+ Kf6
  53. 53.Rc6

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