Maia Chiburdanidze vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 3
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/4b3/4k3/2N1p3/1pK5/5P2/2N5/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.Na3 b5
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Nd5 f5
  12. 12.Bd3 Be6
  13. 13.Qh5 Bg7
  14. 14.O-O f4
  15. 15.c4 b4
  16. 16.Nc2 Rb8
  17. 17.b3 h6
  18. 18.g3 a5
  19. 19.Rad1 Qg5
  20. 20.Be2 O-O
  21. 21.Kh1 Qxh5
  22. 22.Bxh5 f5
  23. 23.Nc7 Bf7
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  25. 25.Nb5 fxe4
  26. 26.Nxd6 Rd7
  27. 27.Nxe4 Rbd8
  28. 28.Rxd7 Rxd7
  29. 29.Kg2 Rd3
  30. 30.f3 Kf7
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke2 a4
  33. 33.Rd1 axb3
  34. 34.axb3 Rxd1
  35. 35.Kxd1 Bf8
  36. 36.Ke2 Na5
  37. 37.Nd2 Ke6
  38. 38.Kd3 fxg3
  39. 39.hxg3 Nb7
  40. 40.Ne3 Na5
  41. 41.Ng4 h5
  42. 42.Nf2 Bc5
  43. 43.Nfe4 Be7
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf5
  45. 45.Ke2 Nc6
  46. 46.Kd3 Na5
  47. 47.Kc2 h4
  48. 48.gxh4 Bxh4
  49. 49.c5 Ke6
  50. 50.Nc4 Nc6
  51. 51.Kd3 Be7
  52. 52.Ne3 Na5
  53. 53.Nc2 Nxb3
  54. 54.Kc4 Nxc5
  55. 55.Nxc5+

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