David Bronstein vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 12
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/8/2P4k/6Pp/5K2/2R3P1/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 Rb8
  6. 6.f4 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Nge7
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Bf4 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Qxf3 Ra8
  13. 13.Be3 O-O
  14. 14.Bxc5 Bd4+
  15. 15.Bxd4 Qxd4+
  16. 16.Kh1 Rb8
  17. 17.Ne4 f5
  18. 18.Qf4 Bd7
  19. 19.c3 Qb6
  20. 20.Nf6+ Rxf6
  21. 21.Qxb8+ Bc8
  22. 22.d4 Rf8
  23. 23.Rf2 Nc6
  24. 24.Qf4 Bd7
  25. 25.Re1 Nd8
  26. 26.d5 Nf7
  27. 27.dxe6 Bxe6
  28. 28.b3 Bd7
  29. 29.Qd4 Bc6
  30. 30.Qxb6 axb6
  31. 31.Bxc6 bxc6
  32. 32.Re6 Rc8
  33. 33.Rfe2 Kf8
  34. 34.h4 b5
  35. 35.a4 bxa4
  36. 36.bxa4 Ra8
  37. 37.Rxc6 Rxa4
  38. 38.Rc7 Ra6
  39. 39.Rb2 h6
  40. 40.c4 f4
  41. 41.c5 f3
  42. 42.Kg1 Ra8
  43. 43.Rcb7 Ra1+
  44. 44.Rb1 Ra6
  45. 45.Rd7 Ra8
  46. 46.Re1 Ra2
  47. 47.Re3 Ra1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kxf3 Rc2
  50. 50.Rc7 h5
  51. 51.Ke4 Nh6
  52. 52.Ra3 Re2+
  53. 53.Kf4 Re8
  54. 54.Rh7 Kg8
  55. 55.Rxh6 Kg7
  56. 56.c6 Kxh6
  57. 57.Rc3 g5+
  58. 58.hxg5+

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