Max Euwe vs Vasja Pirc

Bled m · 1949 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Vasja Pirc
Result 1-0
Event Bled m
Site Bled
Round 6
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p3k2/p2p4/P2P1K2/1P6/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Re8
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Rad1 Nf8
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.f4 Qe7
  16. 16.Ndf3 Ne6
  17. 17.Qd2 Rac8
  18. 18.Rde1 Qd6
  19. 19.Bb5 Re7
  20. 20.Ng4 Nc7
  21. 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  22. 22.Rxe7 Qxe7
  23. 23.Re1 Qd6
  24. 24.Bd3 Re8
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  26. 26.Qe3 Bc6
  27. 27.Ne5 g6
  28. 28.f5 Nf6
  29. 29.Qf4 Kg7
  30. 30.fxg6 fxg6
  31. 31.Nxg6 Qb4
  32. 32.Ne5 Qe1+
  33. 33.Bf1 Be8
  34. 34.Nd3 Qe7
  35. 35.Qe5 Qd7
  36. 36.Nf4 Bg6
  37. 37.h4 h6
  38. 38.Nxg6 Kxg6
  39. 39.Bd3+ Kf7
  40. 40.h5 Qe7
  41. 41.Bg6+ Kf8
  42. 42.Qf4 Kg7
  43. 43.Kf2 Ng8
  44. 44.Qe5+ Qf6+
  45. 45.Ke3 Ne7
  46. 46.a3 Nxg6
  47. 47.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  48. 48.hxg6 Kxg6
  49. 49.Kf4 Kf6
  50. 50.Kg4 Kg6
  51. 51.a4 a5
  52. 52.g3 h5+
  53. 53.Kh4 Kh6
  54. 54.g4 hxg4
  55. 55.Kxg4 Kg6
  56. 56.Kf4 Kf6
  57. 57.b3

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