Pal C Benko vs Samuel Reshevsky

USA-ch · 1963 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 2
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/8/6P1/8/p7/1N1K4/8/1n6 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 f5
  10. 10.b3 Bf6
  11. 11.Bb2 d6
  12. 12.Rad1 Qe8
  13. 13.Ne1 Bxg2
  14. 14.Nxg2 Nd7
  15. 15.Qc2 g5
  16. 16.f4 Qg6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rf7
  18. 18.e4 fxe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 Qxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Nf8
  21. 21.fxg5 Bxg5
  22. 22.Bc1 Bxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Re8
  24. 24.Rce1 Rfe7
  25. 25.Nf4 c6
  26. 26.Kg2 e5
  27. 27.dxe5 dxe5
  28. 28.Nh5 Nd7
  29. 29.Rd1 Kh8
  30. 30.b4 c5
  31. 31.b5 Rg8
  32. 32.Rd6 Rg6
  33. 33.Rc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.bxc6 Nb8
  35. 35.c7 Rxc7
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rc8
  37. 37.Re7 Nc6
  38. 38.Rf7 Kg8
  39. 39.Rb7 Rf8
  40. 40.g4 Rf7
  41. 41.Rxf7 Kxf7
  42. 42.Kf3 Ne5+
  43. 43.Kf4 Nxc4
  44. 44.g5 Na3
  45. 45.Nf6 Kg7
  46. 46.h4 b5
  47. 47.h5 c4
  48. 48.Nd5 Nc2
  49. 49.Ke4 a5
  50. 50.Ne7 b4
  51. 51.Nf5+ Kf8
  52. 52.g6 hxg6
  53. 53.hxg6 b3
  54. 54.axb3 cxb3
  55. 55.Kd3 a4
  56. 56.Kc3 Na3
  57. 57.Nd4 Nb1+
  58. 58.Kd3 Kg8
  59. 59.Nxb3

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