Max Euwe vs Miguel Najdorf

Buenos Aires/La Plata · 1947 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires/La Plata
Site Buenos Aires
Round 4
Date 1947.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/5P2/7p/6rP/5R1K/6P1/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.f4 Qc7
  9. 9.Kh1 Nc6
  10. 10.a4 Bd7
  11. 11.Nb3 Na5
  12. 12.Nxa5 Qxa5
  13. 13.Bf3 Bc6
  14. 14.Qe1 Qc7
  15. 15.e5 dxe5
  16. 16.fxe5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Bf4 O-O
  19. 19.Qg3 Kh8
  20. 20.Ne4 Nb6
  21. 21.Nf6 Nd5
  22. 22.Qh4 gxf6
  23. 23.exf6 Bd6
  24. 24.Qg3 Rg8
  25. 25.Bxd6 Qb6
  26. 26.Qa3 Qd4
  27. 27.Qc5 Qe4
  28. 28.Rf3 e5
  29. 29.Qf2 Rae8
  30. 30.Re1 Qxa4
  31. 31.Bxe5 Rg5
  32. 32.Rf5 Rg6
  33. 33.b3 Qb4
  34. 34.Rf1 Qg4
  35. 35.h3 Qe4
  36. 36.Re1 Qb4
  37. 37.c4 Reg8
  38. 38.Rg1 Nb6
  39. 39.Rh5 Nd7
  40. 40.Qf3 Nxe5
  41. 41.Rxe5 Rg3
  42. 42.Qe4 h6
  43. 43.Re8 Qxb3
  44. 44.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  45. 45.Qxc6 a5
  46. 46.Qd5 Rf8
  47. 47.Re1 Qc3
  48. 48.Rf1 a4
  49. 49.Rf3 Qc1+
  50. 50.Kh2 a3
  51. 51.Qa5 Qxc4
  52. 52.Qxa3 Rg8
  53. 53.Qd6 Kh7
  54. 54.Rg3 Rg6
  55. 55.Qe5 Qh4
  56. 56.Rf3 Qg5
  57. 57.Qxg5 Rxg5
  58. 58.h4 Rg4
  59. 59.Kh3 h5

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