Reuben Fine vs Herman Pilnik

Pan American · 1945 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Herman Pilnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Pan American
Site Hollywood
Date 1945.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2r5/8/4pk2/3p1p1p/bp1P1P2/3B1KPP/1P6/5R2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 f5
  10. 10.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Nd2 Kh8
  12. 12.f4 g5
  13. 13.fxg5 Qxg5
  14. 14.Qe2 Nxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 Nf6
  16. 16.Rf3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rcf1 Rg8
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.Rg3 Qh6
  20. 20.Rff3 Ng4
  21. 21.h3 Nf6
  22. 22.Ne2 Rac8
  23. 23.Nf4 a5
  24. 24.Rf1 b5
  25. 25.Rgf3 b4
  26. 26.Rc1 Rxc1+
  27. 27.Qxc1 Rc8
  28. 28.Qd2 Nh5
  29. 29.Nxh5 Qxh5
  30. 30.a3 Rg8
  31. 31.Kh2 Qg5
  32. 32.axb4 axb4
  33. 33.Qf2 Qe7
  34. 34.Rg3 Qd6
  35. 35.Qf4 Qxf4
  36. 36.exf4 Rc8
  37. 37.Rf3 Kg7
  38. 38.Rf1 Ba4
  39. 39.Kg3 Kf6
  40. 40.Kf3 h5
  41. 41.g3

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