David Bronstein vs Valentin Arbakov

Moscow-ch · 1981 · English Opening · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Valentin Arbakov
Result 1-0
Event Moscow-ch
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1981.00.00
Opening English Opening (A27)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6K1/3p4/3PP3/8/p7/P7/2k5 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 f5
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Bg5 Nf6
  6. 6.Ne5 Bb4
  7. 7.e3 Qe7
  8. 8.Qb3 a5
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.c5 d5
  11. 11.cxd6 cxd6
  12. 12.d5 c5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Kf7
  14. 14.O-O Bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Kxf6
  17. 17.Bc6 Ba6
  18. 18.Bxa8 Bxf1
  19. 19.Rxf1 Rxa8
  20. 20.Rb1 a4
  21. 21.Qb6 Qd8
  22. 22.c4 a3
  23. 23.Qc6 Rb8
  24. 24.Rb5 Rc8
  25. 25.Qb7 Kg6
  26. 26.Rb6 Kh7
  27. 27.g3 Rc7
  28. 28.Qa6 Rd7
  29. 29.Rb1 Qe7
  30. 30.Rb8 Qe5
  31. 31.Kg2 Rf7
  32. 32.Qc8 Re7
  33. 33.Qd8 Rf7
  34. 34.Rb6 Rf6
  35. 35.h4 h5
  36. 36.Rb8 Kh6
  37. 37.Rb7 Kh7
  38. 38.Re7 Qb2
  39. 39.Qe8 Rg6
  40. 40.Rf7 Rf6
  41. 41.Rxf6 Qxf6
  42. 42.Qxh5+ Kg8
  43. 43.Qe8+ Kh7
  44. 44.h5 Kh6
  45. 45.Qa4 Qb2
  46. 46.Qd7 Qf6
  47. 47.g4 Kg5
  48. 48.Qxf5+ Qxf5
  49. 49.gxf5 Kxf5
  50. 50.f3 exf3+
  51. 51.Kxf3 Ke5
  52. 52.Kg4 Ke4
  53. 53.Kg5 Kd3
  54. 54.Kg6 Kxc4
  55. 55.Kxg7 Kd3
  56. 56.h6 c4
  57. 57.h7 c3
  58. 58.h8=Q c2
  59. 59.Qc8 Kd2
  60. 60.e4 c1=Q
  61. 61.Qxc1+ Kxc1
  62. 62.e5

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