Bobby Fischer vs Pal C Benko

Stockholm Interzonal · 1962 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Pal C Benko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Stockholm Interzonal
Site Stockholm
Round 2
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/6n1/3K4/p4P2/1p6/1Bk5/P7/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qb6
  5. 5.Nb3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qd3 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 d5
  11. 11.exd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bf4 Re8
  13. 13.Rab1 Ne5
  14. 14.Qd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 b6
  16. 16.Nb5 Ng6
  17. 17.Be3 Ba6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Re7
  19. 19.Bf1 Ne4
  20. 20.Bd4 Rd8
  21. 21.Rbd1 Bxb5
  22. 22.Bxb5 Rc7
  23. 23.Re3 Nd6
  24. 24.Bf1 Nf5
  25. 25.Rf3 Nxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Ne5
  27. 27.Re3 f6
  28. 28.f4 Nc6
  29. 29.Rd1 Kf8
  30. 30.g3 Na5
  31. 31.Red3 Nc4
  32. 32.Bg2 Rc5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rcxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Bxd5 Ne3
  36. 36.Be4 f5
  37. 37.Bd3 g6
  38. 38.c4 Ke7
  39. 39.Kf2 Ng4+
  40. 40.Kg2 Kd6
  41. 41.h3 Nf6
  42. 42.Kf3 h5
  43. 43.c3 Kc5
  44. 44.Bc2 Ne8
  45. 45.g4 hxg4+
  46. 46.hxg4 Kxc4
  47. 47.gxf5 gxf5
  48. 48.Bxf5 Nd6
  49. 49.Be6+ Kxc3
  50. 50.Kg4 b5
  51. 51.Kg5 a5
  52. 52.Kf6 b4
  53. 53.Bb3 Ne4+
  54. 54.Ke7 Ng3
  55. 55.Kd6 Nh5
  56. 56.f5 Ng7

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