David Bronstein vs Vladimir Bagirov

URS-ch40 · 1972 · French Defense · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Vladimir Bagirov
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch40
Site Baku
Date 1972.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/1p6/1P6/2p1k3/2P5/P5K1/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Qe2 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 Nge7
  5. 5.h4 d5
  6. 6.d3 b6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd4
  8. 8.Qd1 Bb7
  9. 9.h5 Qd7
  10. 10.Bf4 dxe4
  11. 11.dxe4 Nec6
  12. 12.Nh3 h6
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.Rc1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Re1 g5
  16. 16.hxg6 fxg6
  17. 17.g4 e5
  18. 18.Be3 Bg5
  19. 19.Nd5 Ne6
  20. 20.c3 Kb8
  21. 21.Qf3 Bxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Ng5
  23. 23.Qg3 Bc8
  24. 24.Nf2 Qg7
  25. 25.b4 c4
  26. 26.Rcd1 h5
  27. 27.b5 Na5
  28. 28.Qh4 Nf3+
  29. 29.Bxf3 hxg4
  30. 30.Qf6 Qxf6
  31. 31.Nxf6 gxf3
  32. 32.N2g4 Rdf8
  33. 33.Kf2 Nb7
  34. 34.Kg3 Bxg4
  35. 35.Nxg4 Nc5
  36. 36.Nxe5 Nxe4+
  37. 37.Kg4 Nf2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Nxd1
  39. 39.Nd7+ Kc7
  40. 40.Nxf8 Rxf8
  41. 41.Rxd1 f2
  42. 42.Rf1 Kd6
  43. 43.Rxf2 Rxf2
  44. 44.Kxf2 Ke5
  45. 45.Kf3 Kf5
  46. 46.e4+ Ke5
  47. 47.Ke3 g5
  48. 48.Kf3 g4+
  49. 49.Ke3 g3
  50. 50.Kf3 g2
  51. 51.Kxg2 Kxe4

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