Max Euwe vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 19
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D72)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

3r4/p2q1p1k/3rb1pp/1pQ5/4R3/P5P1/1P3PBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Ne2 c5
  8. 8.d5 e6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nec3 exd5
  11. 11.exd5 N8d7
  12. 12.Ne4 Nf6
  13. 13.Nbc3 Nbd7
  14. 14.d6 Rb8
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.Re1 Be6
  19. 19.Qf3 b5
  20. 20.Qf4 Kh7
  21. 21.Rad1 Rb6
  22. 22.a3 Re8
  23. 23.Ne4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Qd7
  25. 25.Qe5 Rd8
  26. 26.Qxc5 Rxd6

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