Reuben Fine vs Paul Keres

Semmering/Baden · 1937 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Semmering/Baden
Site Semmering
Round 10
Date 1937.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/5p2/5Pn1/6BP/1b4P1/5K2 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 c6
  7. 7.Nf3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Be2 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nfd5
  12. 12.Bg3 Rc8
  13. 13.e4 Nc7
  14. 14.Rfd1 h6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qe8
  16. 16.a4 f6
  17. 17.Nd3 Nd7
  18. 18.a5 f5
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.a6 bxa6
  21. 21.Nf4 Bf7
  22. 22.Bxa6 Rb8
  23. 23.Re1 Bxd4
  24. 24.Bd3 Bb3
  25. 25.Qe2 e5
  26. 26.Bc4+ Bxc4
  27. 27.Qxc4+ Qf7
  28. 28.Qxc6 exf4
  29. 29.Bh4 Ne5
  30. 30.Qd6 Qd7
  31. 31.Qxh6 Qg7
  32. 32.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Ne2 Bxb2
  34. 34.Rxa7 Rf7
  35. 35.Nxf4 Re8
  36. 36.Kf1 Ne6
  37. 37.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  39. 39.Bg3 Kf6
  40. 40.f4 Ng4
  41. 41.Rxe6+ Kxe6
  42. 42.h3

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