Algimantas Cesnauskas vs Paul Keres

Baltic tourn · 1960 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Algimantas Cesnauskas
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Baltic tourn
Site Parnu
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6R1/7k/2p2KpN/7r/2p1n3/8/8/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Re8
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bf3 Rb8
  11. 11.Bxa7 Rxb2
  12. 12.O-O Qe7
  13. 13.Bd4 Qb4
  14. 14.Rfd1 d6
  15. 15.Qd3 Nd7
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.a3 Qa5
  18. 18.Be2 Ne5
  19. 19.Qd2 Ba6
  20. 20.Bxa6 Qxa6
  21. 21.h3 Qa5
  22. 22.f4 Qc5+
  23. 23.Kh2 Nc4
  24. 24.Qd3 Ra8
  25. 25.a4 Rb4
  26. 26.Qd4+ Qxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 c5
  28. 28.Rd3 Nb2
  29. 29.Re3 c6
  30. 30.a5 Ra6
  31. 31.Re2 Nc4
  32. 32.e5 dxe5
  33. 33.fxe5 Rxa5
  34. 34.Rxa5 Nxa5
  35. 35.Ne4 Nb7
  36. 36.c3 Rb1
  37. 37.Rd2 Re1
  38. 38.Nd6 Na5
  39. 39.Rf2 Rxe5
  40. 40.Rxf7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Ra7 c4
  42. 42.Nf7 Rh5
  43. 43.g4 Rd5
  44. 44.g5 Nb3
  45. 45.h4 Kf8
  46. 46.Nh6 Rd2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Rd3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rxc3
  49. 49.Rxh7 Rh3
  50. 50.h5 Rxh5
  51. 51.Ke5 Nc5
  52. 52.Rh8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rg8+ Kh7
  54. 54.Kf6 Ne4+
  55. 55.Kf7 Nxg5+
  56. 56.Kf6 Ne4+

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