Bobby Fischer vs Miguel Najdorf

Santa Monica · 1966 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Bobby Fischer
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 16
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/4b3/R7/3K2Pp/5r1P/4R3 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.Bf4 e5
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.N1c3 a6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Na3 Nd4
  12. 12.Bc4 b5
  13. 13.Bxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Ne2 Nc6
  15. 15.Ng3 Qd7
  16. 16.c4 Nd4
  17. 17.O-O b4
  18. 18.Nc2 Nxc2
  19. 19.Qxc2 h5
  20. 20.Rfd1 h4
  21. 21.Nf1 Rg8
  22. 22.a3 h3
  23. 23.g3 bxa3
  24. 24.Rxa3 Qc6
  25. 25.Qe2 f5
  26. 26.c5 Qxe4
  27. 27.Qxe4 fxe4
  28. 28.cxd6 Bh6
  29. 29.Ra5 Kd7
  30. 30.Rxe5 Bg7
  31. 31.Rxe4 Bxb2
  32. 32.Ne3 a5
  33. 33.Nc4 Rgb8
  34. 34.Rh4 Kc6
  35. 35.Rh7 Bd4
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kd5
  37. 37.d7 a4
  38. 38.Nb6+ Rxb6
  39. 39.Rc8 Rd6
  40. 40.Rxa8 Rxd7
  41. 41.Rxa4 e5
  42. 42.Kf1 Rb7
  43. 43.f4 Ke6
  44. 44.fxe5 Rf7+
  45. 45.Ke2 Rf2+
  46. 46.Kd3 Bxe5
  47. 47.Re1

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