David Bronstein vs Yuri S Balashov

URS-ch39 · 1971 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Yuri S Balashov
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch39
Site Leningrad
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4k3/5p2/r4P2/p3K3/R7/8 w - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Be7
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.e5 Nd7
  12. 12.Nce2 Na5
  13. 13.c3 Nc4
  14. 14.Bc1 Nc5
  15. 15.Bc2 f5
  16. 16.b3 Nb6
  17. 17.Be3 Bd7
  18. 18.g4 g6
  19. 19.Ng3 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.c4 Rc8
  22. 22.Qd2 Bc5
  23. 23.Rad1 Qe7
  24. 24.Nc2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Qf2 Bxe3
  26. 26.Nxe3 Rc6
  27. 27.gxf5 exf5
  28. 28.Nc2 Na8
  29. 29.Rd2 Rcc8
  30. 30.Rfd1 Nc7
  31. 31.Ne3 Be6
  32. 32.a4 Rxd2
  33. 33.Qxd2 b5
  34. 34.Qd6 Kf7
  35. 35.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  36. 36.Rd6 bxa4
  37. 37.bxa4 a5
  38. 38.Ne2 Rd8
  39. 39.Rc6 Rd3
  40. 40.Rxc7+ Kd8
  41. 41.Rc6 Rxe3
  42. 42.Nd4 Bd7
  43. 43.Rd6 Kc7
  44. 44.Nb5+ Bxb5
  45. 45.cxb5 Rb3
  46. 46.h4 e3
  47. 47.Rd1 Rb4
  48. 48.Re1 Rxa4
  49. 49.Rxe3 Rb4
  50. 50.e6 Kd8
  51. 51.h5 Rxb5
  52. 52.hxg6 hxg6
  53. 53.Rg3 a4
  54. 54.Rxg6 a3
  55. 55.Rg2 Ra5
  56. 56.Ra2 Ke7
  57. 57.Kf2 Kxe6
  58. 58.Ke3 Ra4

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