Bobby Fischer vs Donald Byrne

Bay City · 1963 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Donald Byrne
Result 1-0
Event Bay City
Site Bay City
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4r2/1KP5/6k1/p1P2p2/P4p1Q/8/6P1/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bc4 a5
  10. 10.h4 Ne5
  11. 11.Be2 d5
  12. 12.Bf4 Nc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 dxc4
  14. 14.O-O-O e5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Nxe4
  16. 16.Qf4 Nxc3
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.bxc3 Qf6
  19. 19.Qc7 Re8
  20. 20.h5 Qe5
  21. 21.Qxc4 Be6
  22. 22.h6+ Kg8
  23. 23.Nxe6 Rxe6
  24. 24.Rhe1 Qxe1
  25. 25.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Kb2 Rh1
  27. 27.Qf4 Rf8
  28. 28.c4 f6
  29. 29.c5 Rh5
  30. 30.Qc7 Rxh6
  31. 31.Qxb7 Rh5
  32. 32.c6 Re5
  33. 33.c7 Ree8
  34. 34.Kb3 g5
  35. 35.Ka4 Ra8
  36. 36.c4 h5
  37. 37.c5 h4
  38. 38.Kb5 Kh8
  39. 39.a4 Kg8
  40. 40.Kb6 f5
  41. 41.Qd5+ Kg7
  42. 42.Kb7 Kg6
  43. 43.Qe6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qe7+ Kg6
  45. 45.f4 gxf4
  46. 46.Qxh4

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