Pal C Benko vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 19
Date 1959.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R1bq1r2/1p4kp/3p2p1/4p3/4P2P/6P1/1p3QBK/8 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nc6
  2. 2.g3 e5
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nge7
  7. 7.Rb1 a5
  8. 8.a3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nf5
  10. 10.b4 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 Nb8
  12. 12.e4 Ne7
  13. 13.d4 Nec6
  14. 14.Bg5 f6
  15. 15.Be3 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Nc6
  18. 18.Ba1 Ne5
  19. 19.Qe2 c6
  20. 20.Ne3 Bh6
  21. 21.O-O Bxe3
  22. 22.Qxe3 Nxc4
  23. 23.Qh6 Qe7
  24. 24.Rfd1 Ra2
  25. 25.Bd4 Kf7
  26. 26.Ra1 Rxa1
  27. 27.Rxa1 Ne5
  28. 28.Ra7 c5
  29. 29.Bxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.f4 Bc8
  31. 31.f5 Qf6
  32. 32.Qc1 cxb4
  33. 33.Qc4+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qc7+ Kh6
  35. 35.Ra8 Qd8
  36. 36.Qc1+ Kg7
  37. 37.h4 b3
  38. 38.Kh2 Rf8
  39. 39.f6+ Kxf6
  40. 40.Qe3 b2
  41. 41.Qf2+ Kg7

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