Maia Chiburdanidze vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1-0
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 5
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R4bk1/5p2/2p5/7q/3P1Qp1/2P5/5PP1/6K1 b - - 3 41

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.a4 a5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.h3 Na6
  9. 9.Re1 Qc7
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Kh7
  12. 12.Qd2 Nb4
  13. 13.Rad1 Bd7
  14. 14.Nh2 b5
  15. 15.Bf3 bxa4
  16. 16.Ng4 h5
  17. 17.Nxf6+ exf6
  18. 18.Bf4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Nxa4 g5
  20. 20.Bg3 g4
  21. 21.hxg4 hxg4
  22. 22.Be2 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.c3 Nd5
  25. 25.Bd3 Bxd3
  26. 26.Qxd3+ Kg8
  27. 27.Qf5 Nf6
  28. 28.Qf4 Qb7
  29. 29.Qxd6 Ne4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Rxe4
  31. 31.Nc5 Qe7
  32. 32.Nxe4 Qxe4
  33. 33.Ra1 a4
  34. 34.b3 Bf8
  35. 35.Qf4 Qg6
  36. 36.bxa4 Rxa4
  37. 37.Rxa4 Qb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qh7+
  39. 39.Bh4 Qxh4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qh5
  41. 41.Ra8

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