Reuben Fine vs Herman Pilnik

New York · 1948 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Reuben Fine
Black Herman Pilnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event New York
Site New York
Round 3
Date 1948.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4rbk1/NR3p2/4p3/2p3r1/P1P5/6P1/2R4K/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.g3 c6
  8. 8.Bg2 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Qd3 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 h6
  12. 12.e4 Qc8
  13. 13.Ne5 Nfd7
  14. 14.f4 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Bc4
  16. 16.Rf3 Qe6
  17. 17.b3 Ba6
  18. 18.Bb2 Rad8
  19. 19.Bf1 Bxf1
  20. 20.Raxf1 Qd7
  21. 21.Nb1 Qc7
  22. 22.R3f2 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd2 Rfe8
  24. 24.Nf3 e6
  25. 25.h4 Bf8
  26. 26.Kg2 Nc5
  27. 27.Nd4 Qd7
  28. 28.Kh2 Na6
  29. 29.Qc4 c5
  30. 30.Nb5 Qd3
  31. 31.Nxa7 Qxc4
  32. 32.bxc4 Nb4
  33. 33.a3 Nd3
  34. 34.Rc2 Nxb2
  35. 35.Rxb2 Rd4
  36. 36.Rc1 Rxe4
  37. 37.Rcc2 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.fxg5 Rxe5
  40. 40.Rxb7 Rxg5
  41. 41.a4

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