Maia Chiburdanidze vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1-0
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 13
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/4bP2/8/8/7p/5K2/7k b - - 9 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Be3 c6
  5. 5.Qd2 Nbd7
  6. 6.h3 Qc7
  7. 7.g3 b5
  8. 8.Bg2 b4
  9. 9.Nd1 Rb8
  10. 10.Ne2 Bg7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.b3 e5
  13. 13.c3 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.cxb4 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.Ndc3 Qd6
  18. 18.b5 Rxb5
  19. 19.Nxb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Rfe1 Qe6
  21. 21.Kh2 Nf6
  22. 22.Ng1 Ne4
  23. 23.Qb4 exd4
  24. 24.Bf4 Qa6
  25. 25.f3 Nf2
  26. 26.a4 Bc6
  27. 27.Qd2 Nd3
  28. 28.Qe2 Bb7
  29. 29.Red1 Nxf4
  30. 30.Qxa6 Bxa6
  31. 31.gxf4 d3
  32. 32.Rac1 Re8
  33. 33.Rc5 Re2+
  34. 34.Nxe2 dxe2
  35. 35.Rcxd5 exd1=Q
  36. 36.Rxd1 Be2
  37. 37.Rd7 a6
  38. 38.Kg2 a5
  39. 39.Kf2 Ba6
  40. 40.Rd8+ Bf8
  41. 41.Ra8 Bb7
  42. 42.Rxa5 Bd6
  43. 43.Kg3 Kf8
  44. 44.Ra7 Bd5
  45. 45.Rd7 Bxb3
  46. 46.Rxd6 Bxa4
  47. 47.f5 Kg7
  48. 48.f6+ Kh6
  49. 49.Kf4 g5+
  50. 50.Ke5 Kh5
  51. 51.Rd8 Bc2
  52. 52.Rf8 Bb3
  53. 53.Rh8 h6
  54. 54.Kd6 Kg6
  55. 55.Ke7 h5
  56. 56.Rg8+ Kf5
  57. 57.Rg7 Kf4
  58. 58.Rxf7 Kxf3
  59. 59.Rh7 h4
  60. 60.Rg7 Kg3
  61. 61.Rxg5+ Kxh3
  62. 62.Kd6 Kh2
  63. 63.Ke5 h3
  64. 64.Kf4 Bf7
  65. 65.Kf3 Bc4
  66. 66.Kf2 Be6
  67. 67.Rg7 Kh1
  68. 68.Rh7

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