David Bronstein vs Efim Geller

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 15
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D54)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5k2/1R6/3PKp2/5P2/6r1/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Bxf6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Qf3 Be6
  11. 11.Bc4 c6
  12. 12.Bb3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nge2 Na6
  14. 14.Nf4 Rae8
  15. 15.O-O Nc7
  16. 16.h3 Be7
  17. 17.Ba4 Rc8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bd6
  19. 19.Nce2 Ne8
  20. 20.Nd3 b5
  21. 21.Bc2 Qe7
  22. 22.Nef4 Bd7
  23. 23.a4 a6
  24. 24.Bb3 Nf6
  25. 25.Rc2 Ne4
  26. 26.Ra1 g5
  27. 27.Nh5 f5
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Qd1 Ra8
  30. 30.Rac1 f4
  31. 31.exf4 gxf4
  32. 32.f3 Ng5
  33. 33.Ne5 Be8
  34. 34.h4 Ne6
  35. 35.Nxc6 Qxh4
  36. 36.Bxd5 Bf7
  37. 37.Qe1 Qxh5
  38. 38.Bxe6 Rae8
  39. 39.Bxf7+ Qxf7
  40. 40.Qh4 Qg7
  41. 41.Qh5 Qg5
  42. 42.Qxg5+ hxg5
  43. 43.Kf2 Re3
  44. 44.Re1 Rxe1
  45. 45.Kxe1 Kf7
  46. 46.Re2 Ra8
  47. 47.Kd2 Ra1
  48. 48.Kc2 Ra4
  49. 49.Kd3 Rc4
  50. 50.Ne5+ Bxe5
  51. 51.Rxe5 Rb4
  52. 52.Rxg5 Kf6
  53. 53.Rc5 Rxb2
  54. 54.Ke4 Rxg2
  55. 55.Rxb5

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