Alfredo Esposito vs Miguel Najdorf

Rio de Janeiro zt · 1957 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alfredo Esposito
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Rio de Janeiro zt
Site Rio de Janeiro
Date 1957.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4N3/7p/1p6/1Pp1k1p1/2P1P3/6PP/3n2K1/8 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 Ne7
  5. 5.e3 Nbc6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nf5
  7. 7.Rb1 a5
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 axb4
  10. 10.axb4 d6
  11. 11.O-O Be6
  12. 12.d3 Qc8
  13. 13.h3 Nce7
  14. 14.Kh2 c6
  15. 15.e4 Nh6
  16. 16.b5 c5
  17. 17.f4 f6
  18. 18.Be3 Nf7
  19. 19.Ra1 f5
  20. 20.Rxa8 Qxa8
  21. 21.fxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Nf4 Bd7
  23. 23.Ncd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 Qd8
  25. 25.Bf4 b6
  26. 26.exf5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Rf2 Be6
  28. 28.Bxe5 Nxe5
  29. 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  30. 30.Qf1+ Kg7
  31. 31.Nf4 Bf7
  32. 32.Be4 Qf6
  33. 33.Qe2 g5
  34. 34.Ng2 Bg6
  35. 35.Ne3 Bxe4
  36. 36.dxe4 Qf3
  37. 37.Qxf3 Nxf3+
  38. 38.Kg2 Nd2
  39. 39.Nf5+ Kf6
  40. 40.Nxd6 Ke6
  41. 41.Ne8 Ke5

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