Max Euwe vs Samuel Reshevsky

World Championship 18th · 1948 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 18th
Site NLD/URS
Round 10
Date 1948.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C75)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

r7/5p2/1B5p/P1pnPk1p/2R4P/5PK1/8/8 b - - 5 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bd7
  6. 6.d4 Nge7
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Be3 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 d5
  10. 10.e5 b5
  11. 11.Bc2 Na5
  12. 12.Nc3 Bg4
  13. 13.a4 c6
  14. 14.Qd3 Bf5
  15. 15.Qe2 b4
  16. 16.Nd1 Qd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Bxc2
  18. 18.Qxc2 Nf5
  19. 19.g4 Ne7
  20. 20.Nd2 Qxg4
  21. 21.Qc5 Nb7
  22. 22.Qxb4 Nd8
  23. 23.f3 Qg2
  24. 24.Rg1 Qh3
  25. 25.Bf2 Qc8
  26. 26.Qc3 Nf5
  27. 27.Ne3 Rb8
  28. 28.Nxd5 Qd7
  29. 29.Nf4 Bb4
  30. 30.Qd3 O-O
  31. 31.Kf1 Bxd2
  32. 32.Qxd2 Ne6
  33. 33.Nh5 Kh8
  34. 34.Rg4 Rb3
  35. 35.Rc3 Rb4
  36. 36.d5 a5
  37. 37.Qd3 Qxd5
  38. 38.Qxf5 Rxb2
  39. 39.Rd3 Qa2
  40. 40.Be1 Rh2
  41. 41.Re3 Rh1+
  42. 42.Rg1 Qh2
  43. 43.Qg4 g6
  44. 44.Re2 Rxg1+
  45. 45.Qxg1 Qxg1+
  46. 46.Kxg1 gxh5
  47. 47.Re4 Kh7
  48. 48.Bxa5 Rb8
  49. 49.Rb4 Ra8
  50. 50.Bb6 Kg6
  51. 51.a5 Kf5
  52. 52.Re4 Ra6
  53. 53.Kf2 Nf4
  54. 54.Rc4 c5
  55. 55.Kg3 Nd5
  56. 56.Bd8 Ra8
  57. 57.Bb6

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