Max Euwe vs Nicolaas Cortlever

NLD-ch · 1954 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Nicolaas Cortlever
Result 0-1
Event NLD-ch
Site Amsterdam
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pp2p3/4P1p1/1P2Pp1p/P1p4P/2NrKP2/6r1/2R5 w - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 Bd3
  7. 7.Bxd3 cxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 g6
  9. 9.e4 Bg7
  10. 10.e5 Nd5
  11. 11.h4 Nb4
  12. 12.Qe2 h5
  13. 13.e6 f5
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Bg5 N8a6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Qxe5 Nc7
  18. 18.Rad1 Ncd5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qb8
  20. 20.Qe2 Qd6
  21. 21.Nb1 Nf4
  22. 22.Qe3 Nbd5
  23. 23.Qg3 Rae8
  24. 24.Bxf4 Nxf4
  25. 25.Re5 Qxe5
  26. 26.dxe5 Ne2+
  27. 27.Kh2 Nxg3
  28. 28.Kxg3 Rd8
  29. 29.Re1 Rd4
  30. 30.Nc3 Rfd8
  31. 31.f3 Rd2
  32. 32.b4 Rc2
  33. 33.Re3 Rdd2
  34. 34.b5 Rxg2+
  35. 35.Kf4 Rcd2
  36. 36.Re1 c5
  37. 37.Ke3 c4
  38. 38.Rc1 Rd3+

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