Max Euwe vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Max Euwe
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 5
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E28)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p2P1pp1/Bp2p1p1/3q4/3P4/P4PP1/1B3K1P/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 b6
  8. 8.Ne2 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Qc2 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.Nf4 Qc6
  13. 13.c4 cxd4
  14. 14.exd4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bb2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rac8
  17. 17.Rac1 Nf8
  18. 18.Bf1 Ng6
  19. 19.Nxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.Re3 Red8
  21. 21.Qe2 Qd6
  22. 22.Rh3 Qf4
  23. 23.Rd1 Ba6
  24. 24.Rf3 Qe4
  25. 25.Re3 Qg4
  26. 26.f3 Qf4
  27. 27.g3 Qh6
  28. 28.Rc3 Qg5
  29. 29.Qf2 Rd7
  30. 30.Rdc1 Rdc7
  31. 31.R1c2 Qa5
  32. 32.Bc1 Nd5
  33. 33.cxd5 Rxc3
  34. 34.Rxc3 Qxc3
  35. 35.Bb2 Qb3
  36. 36.Bxa6 Rc2
  37. 37.d6 Rxf2
  38. 38.d7 Qd5
  39. 39.Kxf2

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