Max Blau vs Paul Keres

Hastings5758 · 1957 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Max Blau
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Hastings5758
Site Hastings
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A60)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/p1r2pb1/1q1p2p1/3Pn3/Pp2P3/6PB/4bPQ1/2R1RNK1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 b5
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.b3 g6
  8. 8.Bb2 Bg7
  9. 9.Nh3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.e4 Re8
  12. 12.Qc2 Ne5
  13. 13.Nf4 h5
  14. 14.Nd2 h4
  15. 15.a4 hxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 b4
  17. 17.Rfe1 Ba6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nfd7
  19. 19.Bxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nf1 c4
  21. 21.bxc4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Ne2 Qb6
  23. 23.Qb3 Rec8
  24. 24.Bh3 Rc7
  25. 25.Rc1 Re8
  26. 26.Qf3 Ne5
  27. 27.Qg2 Bxe2

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