Ronaldo Cantero vs Miguel Najdorf

Sao Paulo · 1957 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Ronaldo Cantero
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Sao Paulo
Site Sao Paulo
Round 11
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2QN4/6p1/1p3nkp/p1p3p1/1P6/7P/4qPK1/r7 w - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.O-O Nxe4
  7. 7.Bxe7 Nxe7
  8. 8.Qxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 d5
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.Qf4 Ng6
  12. 12.Qb4 b6
  13. 13.Bxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.Rad1 c6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Bg4
  16. 16.Rd3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Rxf3 Re8
  18. 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  19. 19.Re3 Qf8
  20. 20.Qa4 Qd6
  21. 21.Re1 Qc7
  22. 22.h3 Rd8
  23. 23.Re6 c5
  24. 24.Nb5 Qf7
  25. 25.Re2 a5
  26. 26.a3 d4
  27. 27.g3 h6
  28. 28.Re1 g5
  29. 29.b4 Qc4
  30. 30.Re7 d3
  31. 31.cxd3 Rxd3
  32. 32.Nc7 Qd4
  33. 33.Qc6 Rxg3+
  34. 34.Kf1 Qc4+
  35. 35.Re2 Rxa3
  36. 36.Ne6 Ra1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qxe2
  38. 38.Qc8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nd8+ Kg6

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