Pal C Benko vs Bobby Fischer

USA-ch · 1966 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 1
Date 1966.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E72)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4p1p/5kp1/4b3/2N3P1/8/P3K3/8 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Ne2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.c4 e5
  8. 8.Nbc3 c6
  9. 9.d5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Nc5
  12. 12.Rd1 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 Be6
  14. 14.Qxd6 Bxc4
  15. 15.Nc3 Qa5
  16. 16.Bg5 Ne6
  17. 17.Be7 Rfe8
  18. 18.Nd5 Be2
  19. 19.Rdc1 Nd4
  20. 20.Qb4 Qxb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Kf2 Nd4
  23. 23.Nc7 Bh6
  24. 24.Re1 Rec8
  25. 25.Nxa8 Rc2
  26. 26.Rxe2 Rxe2+
  27. 27.Kf1 Rxb2
  28. 28.Bc3 Rc2
  29. 29.Bxd4 exd4
  30. 30.e5 Be3
  31. 31.Bxb7 Rf2+
  32. 32.Ke1 d3
  33. 33.Ba6 Re2+
  34. 34.Kd1 Rxh2
  35. 35.Bxd3 Rd2+
  36. 36.Ke1 Rxd3
  37. 37.Ke2 Ra3
  38. 38.Nc7 Bd4
  39. 39.Nb5 Bxa1
  40. 40.Nxa3 Bxe5
  41. 41.g4 Kg7
  42. 42.Nc4 Kf6

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