Maia Chiburdanidze vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1-0
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 9
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/5R1p/p3p1pk/4b1q1/1P5P/P2Q2P1/3R2K1/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.h3 a6
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qd2 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Ne5
  12. 12.b3 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bb7
  15. 15.Na4 c5
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.Nxc5 Qc8
  19. 19.Kh2 Ra7
  20. 20.c4 Rc7
  21. 21.Na4 Ne4
  22. 22.Qd3 Nd6
  23. 23.Nb6 Qb7
  24. 24.Nd5 Rc6
  25. 25.c5 Nc8
  26. 26.b4 e6
  27. 27.Nb6 e4
  28. 28.Qd2 Nxb6
  29. 29.cxb6 Bc3
  30. 30.Qd7 Rxb6
  31. 31.Bxb6 Qxb6
  32. 32.a3 Be5
  33. 33.Kg2 e3
  34. 34.fxe3 Qxe3
  35. 35.Qd3 Qg5
  36. 36.Rf3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rd2 Kg7
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kh6
  39. 39.h4

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