Max Euwe vs Isaak Boleslavsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Isaak Boleslavsky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 30
Date 1953.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k2/N2b4/3p2p1/3Pp3/4Pp1P/5K2/8 w - - 3 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.b3 Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 c6
  10. 10.Rd1 e4
  11. 11.Ne1 Qe7
  12. 12.h3 a6
  13. 13.a4 d5
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.a5 b5
  16. 16.axb6 Nxb6
  17. 17.Qd2 Be6
  18. 18.Nc2 Qd7
  19. 19.Kh2 h5
  20. 20.Na4 Nxa4
  21. 21.Rxa4 Qc7
  22. 22.Kg1 Reb8
  23. 23.Na1 Kh7
  24. 24.Qa2 Rb6
  25. 25.Bf4 Qd7
  26. 26.Kh2 Ne8
  27. 27.Rc1 Nd6
  28. 28.Bxd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.e3 h4
  30. 30.b4 Bh6
  31. 31.Rc3 Rxb4
  32. 32.Nb3 Rxa4
  33. 33.Qxa4 Bd7
  34. 34.Qa5 Bb5
  35. 35.Nc5 Rb8
  36. 36.Qa1 Bg5
  37. 37.Qd1 hxg3+
  38. 38.fxg3 f5
  39. 39.Qe1 Bc4
  40. 40.Kg1 Bd8
  41. 41.Rc2 Bc7
  42. 42.Bf1 Bxf1
  43. 43.Kxf1 Qxg3
  44. 44.Qxg3 Bxg3
  45. 45.Nxa6 Rb3
  46. 46.Ke2 g5
  47. 47.Nc5 Rb6
  48. 48.Ra2 f4
  49. 49.Ra7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Ra6 f3+
  51. 51.Kf1 Rxa6
  52. 52.Nxa6 Bd6
  53. 53.Kf2 Kf7

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