Maia Chiburdanidze vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 94 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 15
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 94
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p1k3/1bP1p3/4P3/4K3/8/4N3 b - - 12 94

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.a4 Nbd7
  8. 8.a5 Qc7
  9. 9.h3 Rd8
  10. 10.Be3 Nf8
  11. 11.Qd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Be8
  13. 13.b4 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Qe1 Rxd1
  16. 16.Rxd1 Ne6
  17. 17.Bc4 Qe7
  18. 18.Bxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Bc5 Nd7
  20. 20.Bd6 f6
  21. 21.Qe2 Bf8
  22. 22.Bxf8 Nxf8
  23. 23.Nd2 Qe7
  24. 24.Qc4+ Bf7
  25. 25.Qc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.bxc5 Rd8
  27. 27.Kf1 Rd4
  28. 28.Ke1 Ne6
  29. 29.Nb3 Rc4
  30. 30.Kd2 Nf4
  31. 31.a6 bxa6
  32. 32.Ra1 Nxg2
  33. 33.Rxa6 Be8
  34. 34.Rxa7 h5
  35. 35.Rb7 Nf4
  36. 36.f3 Kf8
  37. 37.h4 Ne6
  38. 38.Nd1 Nxc5
  39. 39.Nxc5 Rxc5
  40. 40.Ne3 Ra5
  41. 41.Rc7 Ra8
  42. 42.Nc4 Ra4
  43. 43.Ne3 Rd4+
  44. 44.Ke2 Rd6
  45. 45.c4 Rd8
  46. 46.c5 Rd4
  47. 47.Ke1 Rd7
  48. 48.Rxd7 Bxd7
  49. 49.Nc4 Ke7
  50. 50.Kf2 Be6
  51. 51.Nd6 g5
  52. 52.Kg3 Kd7
  53. 53.Nb7 Bb3
  54. 54.hxg5 fxg5
  55. 55.Na5 Bd1
  56. 56.Nc4 Ke6
  57. 57.Kf2 Kf6
  58. 58.Na5 Ba4
  59. 59.Nc4 Bb5
  60. 60.Nd6 Ba6
  61. 61.Ne8+ Kg6
  62. 62.Nd6 Bd3
  63. 63.Ke3 Bc2
  64. 64.Nc4 Kf6
  65. 65.Kf2 Ba4
  66. 66.Nb6 Bd1
  67. 67.Nd7+ Ke6
  68. 68.Nb8 Ba4
  69. 69.Na6 Bb5
  70. 70.Nb4 Kf6
  71. 71.Kg3 Kg6
  72. 72.Nc2 h4+
  73. 73.Kg2 g4
  74. 74.Ne3 gxf3+
  75. 75.Kxf3 Kg5
  76. 76.Nd1 Bc4
  77. 77.Nf2 Bf1
  78. 78.Nh1 Bh3
  79. 79.Nf2 Be6
  80. 80.Nd3 Bg4+
  81. 81.Kf2 Kf6
  82. 82.Nb2 Bd7
  83. 83.Kf3 h3
  84. 84.Kg3 Ke7
  85. 85.Nd3 Kf6
  86. 86.Nb4 Ke7
  87. 87.Nd3 Ke6
  88. 88.Kxh3 Be8
  89. 89.Kg3 Bg6
  90. 90.Kf3 Bh5+
  91. 91.Ke3 Bd1
  92. 92.Nb4 Ba4
  93. 93.Nd3 Bb5
  94. 94.Ne1

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