Robert E Byrne vs Samuel Reshevsky

USA-ch · 1975 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Robert E Byrne
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-ch
Site Oberlin
Round 9
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/7B/5k1P/8/8/5Kp1/8/8 w - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Nd6
  9. 9.Bf4 Bg4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nd7
  11. 11.c3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qb3 Nb6
  13. 13.Ne5 Re8
  14. 14.Qc2 Bg6
  15. 15.Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Nf3 Bf6
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  18. 18.Re1 Qd7
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Re8
  21. 21.b3 Rxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Qe6
  23. 23.f3 c5
  24. 24.Qe2 c4
  25. 25.Bxd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.bxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Qc6
  28. 28.Bb3 Qxc3
  29. 29.Qe8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Bxf7 Qxd4+
  31. 31.Kf1 Qd3+
  32. 32.Kf2 Qd2+
  33. 33.Qe2 Qf4
  34. 34.Qe6 Qd2+
  35. 35.Kg3 Qg5+
  36. 36.Qg4 Kh6
  37. 37.h4 Qxg4+
  38. 38.Kxg4 Na4
  39. 39.Kf4 Kh5
  40. 40.g3 Nc3
  41. 41.Ke3 b5
  42. 42.Kd3 b4
  43. 43.Kc2 Kh6
  44. 44.Kb3 a5
  45. 45.f4 Kh5
  46. 46.f5 a4+
  47. 47.Kxb4 Nxa2+
  48. 48.Bxa2 gxf5
  49. 49.Be6 Kg4
  50. 50.h5 Kxg3
  51. 51.Bxf5 Kf4
  52. 52.Bg6 Ke5
  53. 53.Kxa4 Kf6
  54. 54.Kb4 Ke7
  55. 55.Kc5 Kf8
  56. 56.Bh7 g5
  57. 57.h6 g4
  58. 58.Kd4 g3
  59. 59.Ke3 Kf7
  60. 60.Kf3 Kf6

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