Pal C Benko vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1962 · Vienna Game · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Curacao
Round 13
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C26)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/2k3pP/2p1P3/p1K2P2/8/8/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 e5
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bc5
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Na4 Bb4+
  7. 7.c3 Ba5
  8. 8.b4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nf3 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Qd7
  11. 11.Bg5 Ng8
  12. 12.d4 Bg4
  13. 13.b5 Na5
  14. 14.Qd3 f6
  15. 15.Be3 Ne7
  16. 16.c4 O-O
  17. 17.Qc3 Ng6
  18. 18.c5 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 exd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Ne5
  21. 21.Be2 dxc5
  22. 22.Qxd7 Nxd7
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rfd8
  24. 24.Bg4 Ne5
  25. 25.Be6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bxc5+ Bxc5
  27. 27.Nxc5 Ke7
  28. 28.Bd5 c6
  29. 29.bxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Bb3 Rab8
  31. 31.Rac1 Rxd1+
  32. 32.Bxd1 Rb2
  33. 33.f4 Nec4
  34. 34.Bb3 Nd2
  35. 35.Nd3 Naxb3
  36. 36.axb3 Rxb3
  37. 37.Nf2 Kd6
  38. 38.Kg2 Rb2
  39. 39.Rd1 Kc7
  40. 40.Nd3 Ra2
  41. 41.Nb4 Rb2
  42. 42.Nd3 Ra2
  43. 43.e5 fxe5
  44. 44.fxe5 Nc4+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rd2
  46. 46.Rxd2 Nxd2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Nb3
  48. 48.Nf4 Kd7
  49. 49.h4 Nc5
  50. 50.Nh5 Ne6
  51. 51.Kd3 c5
  52. 52.Kc4 Kc6
  53. 53.Nf4 Nxf4
  54. 54.gxf4 g6
  55. 55.h5 a5
  56. 56.h6 a4

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