Donald Byrne vs Samuel Reshevsky

New York Rosenwald · 1956 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Donald Byrne
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event New York Rosenwald
Site New York
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A70)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2B5/8/p5k1/B3b2p/5ppP/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.e4 a6
  7. 7.a4 g6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg4
  9. 9.Be2 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Bg7
  12. 12.Bf4 Qc7
  13. 13.Rc1 O-O
  14. 14.b4 Rfe8
  15. 15.a5 Qb8
  16. 16.bxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Na4 Nxa4
  18. 18.Qxa4 Qd8
  19. 19.Qb4 Bf8
  20. 20.h3 Rb8
  21. 21.Rfe1 b6
  22. 22.axb6 Qxb6
  23. 23.Qxb6 Rxb6
  24. 24.e5 dxe5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Ba3
  26. 26.Rcd1 Bb2
  27. 27.Bc7 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Rxe1 Rb4
  29. 29.Rb1 Bc3
  30. 30.Rxb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.d6 Bc3
  32. 32.Bc6 Be5
  33. 33.g3 g5
  34. 34.Bd8 Kg7
  35. 35.d7 h5
  36. 36.Ba5 Nxd7
  37. 37.Bxd7 Kg6
  38. 38.Kg2 f5
  39. 39.Bc8 g4
  40. 40.h4 f4

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