David Bronstein vs William James Lombardy

Teeside · 1975 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black William James Lombardy
Result 1-0
Event Teeside
Site Teeside
Round 3
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1r1k/6p1/1p5p/1P1qRn2/5PQ1/8/6PP/1B2R2K b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 a6
  7. 7.N5c3 Nf6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Re8
  11. 11.a3 Bf8
  12. 12.Qb3 Nd7
  13. 13.Nd2 b6
  14. 14.Nf3 Bb7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rb8
  16. 16.Rac1 Qf6
  17. 17.Qa2 Ba8
  18. 18.b4 Nde5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.f4 Ng6
  21. 21.Qd2 h6
  22. 22.Rf1 Qe7
  23. 23.Bd3 Bc6
  24. 24.Qe2 Qb7
  25. 25.a4 f5
  26. 26.Bd2 fxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Nh4
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.axb5 Bxe4
  30. 30.Bxe4 d5
  31. 31.Bb1 dxc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Bc5+
  33. 33.Kh1 Rbd8
  34. 34.Re4 Kh8
  35. 35.Bc3 Qd7
  36. 36.Re1 Nf5
  37. 37.Re5 Rf8
  38. 38.Rxe6 Bd4
  39. 39.Bxd4 Qxd4
  40. 40.Qg4 Qd5
  41. 41.R6e5

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