Max Euwe vs Vasja Pirc

Bled m · 1949 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Vasja Pirc
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bled m
Site Bled
Round 2
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E39)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p3p1p/1P2pp2/3p4/1P6/1K2P3/r4PPP/r2R1B1R b - - 8 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.Bg5 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Na6
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.Qxc3 Nxc5
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Qxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.b4 Na4
  12. 12.O-O-O a5
  13. 13.Kc2 d5
  14. 14.e3 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 Bd7
  16. 16.Ne2 Nb6
  17. 17.Nc3 Ba4+
  18. 18.Nxa4 Rxa4
  19. 19.c5 Ra2+
  20. 20.Kb1 Rfa8
  21. 21.cxb6 Ra1+
  22. 22.Kc2 R8a2+
  23. 23.Kb3 Ra3+
  24. 24.Kb2 R3a2+
  25. 25.Kb3

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