David Bronstein vs Karen Ashotovich Grigorian

URS-ch39 · 1971 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Karen Ashotovich Grigorian
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch39
Site Leningrad
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/1r2Bpp1/2R4p/3p4/2n2PP1/p1P5/P3R2P/6K1 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Ng4
  8. 8.Bf4 Qd4
  9. 9.Bg3 Nxe5
  10. 10.Rd1 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 Qc5
  12. 12.Qe4 Nbc6
  13. 13.Be2 Qa5
  14. 14.Qe3 Ng6
  15. 15.f4 Nge7
  16. 16.Nf3 Nf5
  17. 17.Qd3 b6
  18. 18.Bf2 Ba6
  19. 19.Qc2 Nd6
  20. 20.O-O h6
  21. 21.Nd4 Ne7
  22. 22.Nb3 Qa4
  23. 23.c5 Bxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 bxc5
  25. 25.Bxc5 Rfd8
  26. 26.g4 Nc6
  27. 27.Rde1 Qc4
  28. 28.Qf3 Qd5
  29. 29.Qxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Rf3 Ne4
  31. 31.Ba3 a5
  32. 32.Rd3 a4
  33. 33.Nc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Bxc5 Na5
  35. 35.Re7 c6
  36. 36.Rde3 Nc4
  37. 37.Re2 a3
  38. 38.Rc7 Re8
  39. 39.Be7 Rab8
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rb7

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