Bobby Fischer vs Paul Keres
Zuerich · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 81 moves
The Game
| White | Bobby Fischer |
|---|---|
| Black | Paul Keres |
| Result | 1-0 |
| Event | Zuerich |
| Site | Zuerich |
| Date | 1959.00.00 |
| Opening | Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99) |
| Moves | 81 |
Final Position






The position after the last move · 1-0
6k1/8/5PBP/6K1/2b5/8/8/8 b - - 0 81
All The Moves
- 1.e4 e5
- 2.Nf3 Nc6
- 3.Bb5 a6
- 4.Ba4 Nf6
- 5.O-O Be7
- 6.Re1 b5
- 7.Bb3 O-O
- 8.c3 d6
- 9.h3 Na5
- 10.Bc2 c5
- 11.d4 Qc7
- 12.Nbd2 cxd4
- 13.cxd4 Bb7
- 14.Nf1 Rac8
- 15.Bd3 Nc6
- 16.Ne3 Rfe8
- 17.Nf5 Bf8
- 18.Bg5 Nd7
- 19.Rc1 Qb8
- 20.Bb1 Nxd4
- 21.N3xd4 Rxc1
- 22.Bxc1 exd4
- 23.Nh6+ gxh6
- 24.Qg4+ Kh8
- 25.Qxd7 Bd5
- 26.Qf5 Re5
- 27.Qf3 f5
- 28.Bf4 Re8
- 29.Qh5 Bxe4
- 30.f3 Bc6
- 31.Rc1 Bd7
- 32.Bxh6 Re6
- 33.Bxf8 Qxf8
- 34.Qh4 Qf6
- 35.Qxf6+ Rxf6
- 36.Kf2 Kg7
- 37.Rc7 Rf7
- 38.Ke2 f4
- 39.Ra7 Kf6
- 40.Rxa6 Re7+
- 41.Kf2 Be6
- 42.Rxd6 Ke5
- 43.Rc6 Bd5
- 44.Rh6 Rc7
- 45.Rh5+ Kd6
- 46.Rh6+ Ke5
- 47.Rh5+ Kd6
- 48.Rf5 Rc1
- 49.Bd3 Rd1
- 50.Ke2 Rg1
- 51.Kf2 Rd1
- 52.Ke2 Rg1
- 53.Rg5 Bxa2
- 54.Bxb5 Rb1
- 55.Kd3 h6
- 56.Rh5 Rxb2
- 57.Kxd4 Rxg2
- 58.Rxh6+ Ke7
- 59.Ke4 Rg5
- 60.Ba6 Bf7
- 61.Bc8 Rg6
- 62.Rh7 Kf8
- 63.Bg4 Rg7
- 64.Rh6 Rg6
- 65.Rxg6 Bxg6+
- 66.Kxf4 Kg7
- 67.Kg5 Bd3
- 68.f4 Be4
- 69.h4 Bd3
- 70.h5 Be4
- 71.h6+ Kh8
- 72.Bf5 Bd5
- 73.Bg6 Be6
- 74.Kf6 Bc4
- 75.Kg5 Be6
- 76.Bh5 Kh7
- 77.Bg4 Bc4
- 78.f5 Bf7
- 79.Bh5 Bc4
- 80.Bg6+ Kg8
- 81.f6
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