Bobby Fischer vs Miguel Najdorf

Leipzig olm fin-A · 1960 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leipzig olm fin-A
Site Leipzig
Round 8
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1k3p2/3R4/1P6/2KN4/2P3r1/8/2r5 w - - 18 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g4 a6
  7. 7.g5 Nfd7
  8. 8.Be3 b5
  9. 9.a3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 Be7
  11. 11.h4 Nc5
  12. 12.f3 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O-O Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxb5 axb5
  15. 15.Ndxb5 Qc6
  16. 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6
  17. 17.Qxd6 O-O-O
  18. 18.Qxc6+ Bxc6
  19. 19.b4 Na4
  20. 20.Rd6 Kc7
  21. 21.Rxc6+ Kxc6
  22. 22.Nxa4 Ra8
  23. 23.Nc3 Rxa3
  24. 24.Kb2 Rha8
  25. 25.f4 Nb6
  26. 26.Bxb6 Kxb6
  27. 27.Rd1 R3a7
  28. 28.Rd6+ Kb7
  29. 29.h5 h6
  30. 30.gxh6 gxh6
  31. 31.f5 Re8
  32. 32.Nb5 Ra4
  33. 33.c3 exf5
  34. 34.Rf6 Re7
  35. 35.Nd6+ Kb8
  36. 36.exf5 Ra6
  37. 37.Rxh6 Kc7
  38. 38.Nb5+ Kb7
  39. 39.Nd6+ Kc7
  40. 40.Nb5+ Kb7
  41. 41.Rh7 Rf6
  42. 42.Nd4 Re4
  43. 43.Kc2 Re3
  44. 44.Kb3 Re4
  45. 45.Rh8 Rh4
  46. 46.Re8 Rxh5
  47. 47.Re7+ Kc8
  48. 48.Kc4 Rh3
  49. 49.b5 Rg3
  50. 50.Nc6 Rxf5
  51. 51.Na7+ Kd8
  52. 52.Nc6+ Kc8
  53. 53.Re4 Kc7
  54. 54.Nd4 Rf1
  55. 55.Re7+ Kb6
  56. 56.Rd7 Rc1
  57. 57.Rd6+ Kb7
  58. 58.Ne2 Rg4+
  59. 59.Nd4 Rg3

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