J. Ducas vs Miguel Najdorf

The Game

White	J. Ducas
Black	Miguel Najdorf
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Sao Paulo
Site	Sao Paulo
Round	9
Date	1957.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Sämisch (E80)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

8/7p/8/7k/1R6/5P1p/6r1/5K2 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.e4 d6
5. 5.f3 e5
6. 6.Be3 exd4
7. 7.Bxd4 Nc6
8. 8.Be3 O-O
9. 9.Nge2 Ne5
10. 10.Nd4 c6
11. 11.Be2 d5
12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
14. 14.Nxd5 Qxd5
15. 15.Nb5 Qxd1+
16. 16.Rxd1 Bd7
17. 17.Nxa7 Be6
18. 18.b3 Nc6
19. 19.Nxc6 bxc6
20. 20.O-O Rxa2
21. 21.Bc4 Bxc4
22. 22.bxc4 Re8
23. 23.Bf4 Ra4
24. 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+
25. 25.Rxe1 Bd4+
26. 26.Kf1 Rxc4
27. 27.Bh6 f5
28. 28.Re7 Rc2
29. 29.Rd7 c5
30. 30.h4 Ra2
31. 31.Bf4 Rb2
32. 32.h5 gxh5
33. 33.Rd5 h4
34. 34.Rxf5 Rf2+
35. 35.Ke1 Rxg2
36. 36.Bh6 Bg7
37. 37.Bxg7 Kxg7
38. 38.Rxc5 h3
39. 39.Kf1 Kh6
40. 40.Rc4 Kh5
41. 41.Rb4

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