Gedeon Barcza vs Paul Keres

EST-HUN · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Gedeon Barcza
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event EST-HUN
Site Tallinn
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6Q1/rpp2R2/6k1/1n2q1p1/pP6/P5P1/7P/6K1 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.b3 a5
  10. 10.Bb2 Bd5
  11. 11.Rc1 Qc8
  12. 12.e3 Rd8
  13. 13.a3 Qe6
  14. 14.Qc2 h6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Ne4
  16. 16.Red1 Nd6
  17. 17.Ne1 a4
  18. 18.Bxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.b4 Na7
  20. 20.Ne5 Nab5
  21. 21.N1d3 Qe4
  22. 22.Qe2 Qf5
  23. 23.Nc5 Ra7
  24. 24.e4 Qh3
  25. 25.Ncd3 g5
  26. 26.f4 Qc8
  27. 27.d5 e6
  28. 28.fxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Rf1 exd5
  30. 30.exd5 Qh3
  31. 31.Nxf7 Nxf7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Kxf7
  33. 33.Rf1+ Kg8
  34. 34.Bxg7 Qd7
  35. 35.Bf6 Qe8
  36. 36.Qg4 Rxd5
  37. 37.Ne5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Bxe5 Qxe5
  39. 39.Qc8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Rf7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Qg8+

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