Pal C Benko vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 5
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/1p3pp1/3b3p/3P4/pP1B4/P5P1/2R3BP/3Rn1K1 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.e3 Bb4
  8. 8.Nd5 Bf8
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.Qb3 Ne4
  11. 11.Rd1 h6
  12. 12.Qc2 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Rxd4 Nc5
  15. 15.b3 c6
  16. 16.Nc3 a5
  17. 17.Ba3 Qg5
  18. 18.Re1 Bf5
  19. 19.Qd1 Qg6
  20. 20.e4 Bg4
  21. 21.f3 Be6
  22. 22.Ne2 Qg5
  23. 23.Qd2 Qxd2
  24. 24.Rxd2 a4
  25. 25.b4 Nd7
  26. 26.Rc1 Ne5
  27. 27.Rdc2 d5
  28. 28.cxd5 cxd5
  29. 29.Nf4 dxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Rad8
  31. 31.Nd5 Bxd5
  32. 32.exd5 Nd3
  33. 33.Rd1 Ne1
  34. 34.Rcd2 Re3
  35. 35.Bc1 Bd6
  36. 36.a3 Rc8
  37. 37.Bb2 Rc2
  38. 38.Bd4 Re8
  39. 39.Rxc2

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