David Bronstein vs Florin Gheorghiu

Petropolis Interzonal · 1973 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Florin Gheorghiu
Result 1-0
Event Petropolis Interzonal
Site Petropolis
Round 7
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1bk2P2/3p3p/pp1P4/3Q2Pq/P4B2/1KP5/8 b - - 0 36

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.a3 Rb8
  11. 11.Nd5 exd5
  12. 12.exd5+ Be7
  13. 13.Nc6 Nb6
  14. 14.Bxf6 gxf6
  15. 15.g3 Bb7
  16. 16.Nxb8 Qxb8
  17. 17.Bg2 Qd8
  18. 18.Rhe1 f5
  19. 19.Rd3 Kd7
  20. 20.Qh5 Kc8
  21. 21.Qxf5+ Kb8
  22. 22.Qxf7 Bf6
  23. 23.Rde3 Bxb2+
  24. 24.Kxb2 Nc4+
  25. 25.Ka2 Nxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Qb6
  27. 27.Re8+ Rxe8
  28. 28.Qxe8+ Ka7
  29. 29.Qe4 Qf2
  30. 30.Kb2 a5
  31. 31.f5 Kb6
  32. 32.g4 h6
  33. 33.Bf3 Qxh2
  34. 34.f6 Qh4
  35. 35.Qd4+ Kc7
  36. 36.f7

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