Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer

The Game

White	Donald Byrne
Black	Bobby Fischer
Result	0-1
Event	New York Rosenwald
Site	New York
Date	1956.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1Q6/5pk1/2p3p1/1p2N2p/1b5P/1bn5/2r3P1/2K5 w - - 16 42

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.d4 O-O
5. 5.Bf4 d5
6. 6.Qb3 dxc4
7. 7.Qxc4 c6
8. 8.e4 Nbd7
9. 9.Rd1 Nb6
10. 10.Qc5 Bg4
11. 11.Bg5 Na4
12. 12.Qa3 Nxc3
13. 13.bxc3 Nxe4
14. 14.Bxe7 Qb6
15. 15.Bc4 Nxc3
16. 16.Bc5 Rfe8+
17. 17.Kf1 Be6
18. 18.Bxb6 Bxc4+
19. 19.Kg1 Ne2+
20. 20.Kf1 Nxd4+
21. 21.Kg1 Ne2+
22. 22.Kf1 Nc3+
23. 23.Kg1 axb6
24. 24.Qb4 Ra4
25. 25.Qxb6 Nxd1
26. 26.h3 Rxa2
27. 27.Kh2 Nxf2
28. 28.Re1 Rxe1
29. 29.Qd8+ Bf8
30. 30.Nxe1 Bd5
31. 31.Nf3 Ne4
32. 32.Qb8 b5
33. 33.h4 h5
34. 34.Ne5 Kg7
35. 35.Kg1 Bc5+
36. 36.Kf1 Ng3+
37. 37.Ke1 Bb4+
38. 38.Kd1 Bb3+
39. 39.Kc1 Ne2+
40. 40.Kb1 Nc3+
41. 41.Kc1 Rc2#

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