Pal C Benko vs Samuel Reshevsky

New York m · 1960 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event New York m
Site New York
Round 1
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D76)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1p/p1B2Q1k/5b2/3B4/1P4P1/r3q3/3R2K1 b - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.d5 Nb4
  10. 10.e4 c6
  11. 11.Qb3 Nd3
  12. 12.Be3 c5
  13. 13.Ne1 c4
  14. 14.Qc2 Nxe1
  15. 15.Rfxe1 e6
  16. 16.dxe6 Bxe6
  17. 17.Rad1 Qe7
  18. 18.Nd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.exd5 Bg4
  20. 20.f3 Bf5
  21. 21.Qxc4 Rac8
  22. 22.Qb5 a6
  23. 23.Qb6 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bf2 Qd7
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.d6 Re2
  27. 27.b3 g5
  28. 28.f4 gxf4
  29. 29.Qxb7 fxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Rxa2
  31. 31.Qa8+ Bf8
  32. 32.Bc6 Qe6
  33. 33.d7 Qe2
  34. 34.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  35. 35.d8=Q+ Kg7
  36. 36.Bd4+ Kh6
  37. 37.Qf6+

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