Pal C Benko vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 17
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p3R2/k1p5/P1P5/7r/1K6/8 b - - 2 64

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.Bc4 Nbd7
  7. 7.a4 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Bg5 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc5
  11. 11.f3 Bd7
  12. 12.a5 Rc8
  13. 13.b3 Ne6
  14. 14.Be3 Qc7
  15. 15.Nde2 Bc6
  16. 16.Ra2 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd8
  18. 18.Nec3 Nc7
  19. 19.Nb4 Ne5
  20. 20.Be2 Qe8
  21. 21.Na4 Bxa4
  22. 22.Rxa4 Nc6
  23. 23.Nd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Ne5
  25. 25.Bd4 Qd8
  26. 26.f4 Nd7
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.Bg4 Rc5
  29. 29.Bxd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.f5 f6
  31. 31.fxg6 hxg6
  32. 32.Rh4 g5
  33. 33.Re4 Qc7
  34. 34.c4 Rxa5
  35. 35.h4 gxh4
  36. 36.Rfe1 e5
  37. 37.dxe6 Rg5
  38. 38.Rxh4 Qc5+
  39. 39.Qf2 Re5
  40. 40.Rg4+ Kh6
  41. 41.Qxc5 Rxe1+
  42. 42.Kf2 dxc5
  43. 43.Kxe1 Re8
  44. 44.Re4 Kg7
  45. 45.g4 Rg8
  46. 46.Rf4 b6
  47. 47.Kd2 Re8
  48. 48.Re4 Rh8
  49. 49.Rf4 Rh2+
  50. 50.Kd3 Rh3+
  51. 51.Kd2 a5
  52. 52.g5 fxg5
  53. 53.e7 Rh8
  54. 54.Rf5 g4
  55. 55.Rg5+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rxg4 Kxe7
  57. 57.Rg7+ Kd6
  58. 58.Rg6+ Kc7
  59. 59.Kc3 Kb7
  60. 60.Rf6 Ka6
  61. 61.Rg6 Rh3+
  62. 62.Kb2 a4
  63. 63.bxa4 Ka5
  64. 64.Rf6

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