Max Euwe vs Vasja Pirc

Bled m · 1949 · Sicilian 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 8
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

8/p3bkpp/1p6/4np2/8/2P1B1P1/PP4KP/3N4 w - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Nde2 e6
  7. 7.g3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bg2 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  11. 11.Nxc3 Bd7
  12. 12.Be3 Bb4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bc6
  14. 14.O-O Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 O-O
  16. 16.Ne4 Nc6
  17. 17.Be3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 b6
  19. 19.f4 Be7
  20. 20.c3 f5
  21. 21.Nf2 e5
  22. 22.fxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1
  25. 25.Nxd1 Kf7

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