Max Euwe vs Vasja Pirc

Bled m · 1949 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Vasja Pirc
Result 1-0
Event Bled m
Site Bled
Round 10
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E23)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/1K3p1p/1p4p1/p1k1P1B1/P7/5P2/6PP/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qb3 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 Nxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 d5
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Bxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 a5
  12. 12.Rd1 b6
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Bb5 Ne7
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd7
  16. 16.O-O Rc8
  17. 17.Qe2 Ne4
  18. 18.Be1 Bxb5
  19. 19.Nxb5 Qd7
  20. 20.f3 Nd6
  21. 21.Nc3 Qe6
  22. 22.Bf2 Nc4
  23. 23.Rd3 Ne5
  24. 24.Rd4 Nf5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxe5 Qxe5
  27. 27.bxc3 Qxc3
  28. 28.e4 Nd6
  29. 29.a4 Nc4
  30. 30.Rd1 Qb3
  31. 31.Rc1 Rc8
  32. 32.Qc2 Qxc2
  33. 33.Rxc2 Kf8
  34. 34.Bd4 g6
  35. 35.Kf2 Ke8
  36. 36.Ke2 Nd6
  37. 37.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  38. 38.Ke3 Nd6
  39. 39.Kd3 Nc8
  40. 40.Kc4 Kd7
  41. 41.Kb5 Kc7
  42. 42.Ka6 Kc6
  43. 43.Be3 Kc7
  44. 44.Bg5 Kc6
  45. 45.e5 Kc5
  46. 46.Kb7

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