Robert E Byrne vs Samuel Reshevsky

USA-ch · 1972 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Robert E Byrne
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 9
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q2k/pp2r2p/2p3B1/3P4/3P1pQ1/2P5/PP3K1P/4R3 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Nxe5 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Re1 Nd6
  9. 9.Bf4 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Be6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qd7
  12. 12.Nf1 f5
  13. 13.Qe2 Ne4
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Bf6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Rxf6
  17. 17.f3 Nd6
  18. 18.Qc2 Re8
  19. 19.Re5 g6
  20. 20.Rae1 Bf7
  21. 21.Ne3 c6
  22. 22.Qf2 Kg7
  23. 23.g4 Ne4
  24. 24.Qg2 f4
  25. 25.Nf5+ gxf5
  26. 26.gxf5+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  28. 28.fxe4 Rxf5
  29. 29.Qg4 Bg6
  30. 30.Kf2 Rf7
  31. 31.exd5 Re7
  32. 32.Bxg6

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