David Bronstein vs Yuri S Balashov

URS-ch40 · 1972 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Yuri S Balashov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch40
Site Baku
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

5kb1/1p6/p7/P3Qp2/2q2N2/8/8/2K5 w - - 29 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 Bf5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nd2 Nf6
  10. 10.Nb3 h6
  11. 11.Bf4 O-O
  12. 12.Rc1 Qd7
  13. 13.f3 Rad8
  14. 14.g4 Bh7
  15. 15.Bg3 Bd6
  16. 16.Qd2 Ne7
  17. 17.Bxd6 cxd6
  18. 18.e3 Ne8
  19. 19.Qe2 f5
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.Rce1 a6
  22. 22.Nc1 Kh8
  23. 23.Nd3 Rde8
  24. 24.Qd2 g5
  25. 25.Nf2 h5
  26. 26.Qd1 Ng6
  27. 27.f4 gxf4
  28. 28.g5 fxe3
  29. 29.gxf6 exf2+
  30. 30.Kxf2 Nf4
  31. 31.Nxd5 Nxg2
  32. 32.Kxg2 Qf7
  33. 33.Nf4 Qxf6
  34. 34.Qxh5 Rg8+
  35. 35.Kh2 Rxe1
  36. 36.Rxe1 Qxd4
  37. 37.Qh4 Qxb2+
  38. 38.Re2 Qa1
  39. 39.Rg2 Rxg2+
  40. 40.Nxg2 Qe5+
  41. 41.Nf4 Kg7
  42. 42.a4 d5
  43. 43.a5 d4
  44. 44.Qg3+ Kf7
  45. 45.h4 Ke8
  46. 46.h5 Kf7
  47. 47.h6 Qf6
  48. 48.Qh3 Qd6
  49. 49.Qb3+ Kf8
  50. 50.Kg3 Qxh6
  51. 51.Qb4+ Ke8
  52. 52.Qxd4 Qg5+
  53. 53.Kf2 Qh4+
  54. 54.Ke3 Qe7+
  55. 55.Kf2 Bg8
  56. 56.Qh8 Qc5+
  57. 57.Kf3 Qa3+
  58. 58.Kf2 Qa2+
  59. 59.Kg3 Qf7
  60. 60.Qe5+ Kf8
  61. 61.Kf2 Qa2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Qb3+
  63. 63.Kd2 Qb4+
  64. 64.Kc1 Qc4+
  65. 65.Kd2 Qa2+
  66. 66.Kc1 Qc4+

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