David Bronstein vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 28
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C98)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2R4p/5kp1/8/2B1np2/4pK1P/8/8 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nc6
  13. 13.dxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.Nf1 Rd8
  15. 15.Qe2 Nh5
  16. 16.a4 Rb8
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.g3 g6
  19. 19.Kh2 Be6
  20. 20.Ne3 c4
  21. 21.Rd1 Rxd1
  22. 22.Qxd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Qe2 Qc8
  24. 24.Nd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.b3 Nf6
  27. 27.Ng5 Nd8
  28. 28.bxc4 Qxc4
  29. 29.Qxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.Ra4 Nd7
  31. 31.Rxc4 Nc5
  32. 32.Ne4 Nde6
  33. 33.Nxc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Rb4 Nd3
  35. 35.Rb8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Be3 e4
  37. 37.Re8 Bf6
  38. 38.Rc8 Nxf2
  39. 39.c4 Ra5
  40. 40.Bb3 Ra3
  41. 41.Bc5 Be7
  42. 42.Bxa3 Bxa3
  43. 43.c5 e3
  44. 44.c6 Ne4
  45. 45.Re8 f5
  46. 46.Bc4 Bd6
  47. 47.c7 Bxg3+
  48. 48.Kg2 Bxc7
  49. 49.Re7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Rxc7 f4
  51. 51.Kf3

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