Max Euwe vs Herman Pilnik

Amsterdam · 1950 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Herman Pilnik
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam
Site Amsterdam
Round 19
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D72)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3K4/5b2/8/6p1/5kB1/8 w - - 6 78

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 O-O
  9. 9.O-O e6
  10. 10.Nbc3 Na6
  11. 11.Nf4 e5
  12. 12.Nfe2 Nc4
  13. 13.b3 Nd6
  14. 14.Be3 b6
  15. 15.Qd2 Re8
  16. 16.f4 Nc7
  17. 17.Rf2 exf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Ba6
  19. 19.Re1 Qe7
  20. 20.g4 Be5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Qxe5
  22. 22.Ng3 Re7
  23. 23.Bf1 Bc8
  24. 24.Be2 Bd7
  25. 25.Ref1 Rf8
  26. 26.Qc1 Nce8
  27. 27.Kh1 f6
  28. 28.Rg1 Ng7
  29. 29.Bf3 Qg5
  30. 30.Qxg5 fxg5
  31. 31.Rgf1 Nge8
  32. 32.Be2 Rxf2
  33. 33.Rxf2 Kg7
  34. 34.h3 Nf6
  35. 35.Bf3 Be8
  36. 36.Re2 Nd7
  37. 37.Rd2 Ne5
  38. 38.Be2 b5
  39. 39.Rc2 Rc7
  40. 40.Nd1 c4
  41. 41.bxc4 bxc4
  42. 42.Nc3 Kf6
  43. 43.Nb1 Rb7
  44. 44.Nd2 Ba4
  45. 45.Rc1 Rb2
  46. 46.Nxc4 Nexc4
  47. 47.Bxc4 Bc2
  48. 48.Bb3 Rb1
  49. 49.Rxb1 Bxb1
  50. 50.Ne2 Bxe4+
  51. 51.Kh2 Ke5
  52. 52.Nc3 Bd3
  53. 53.Kg3 Ne4+
  54. 54.Nxe4 Bxe4
  55. 55.d6 Kxd6
  56. 56.Bg8 h6
  57. 57.Bf7 Bd5
  58. 58.Bxg6 Bxa2
  59. 59.h4 a5
  60. 60.hxg5 hxg5
  61. 61.Kf3 a4
  62. 62.Ke3 Be6
  63. 63.Kd4 Bxg4
  64. 64.Kc3 Bd1
  65. 65.Bf5 Ke5
  66. 66.Bd7 Kf4
  67. 67.Kb4 Bc2
  68. 68.Kc3 Bb3
  69. 69.Kb4 Bf7
  70. 70.Kxa4 Bg6
  71. 71.Kb4 Bf5
  72. 72.Bc6 g4
  73. 73.Kc5 Be4
  74. 74.Bd7 g3
  75. 75.Bh3 Ke3
  76. 76.Kd6 Bf5
  77. 77.Bg2 Kf2

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