Nona Gaprindashvili vs Maia Chiburdanidze

The Game

White	Nona Gaprindashvili
Black	Maia Chiburdanidze
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Wch (Women)
Site	Pitsunda
Round	10
Date	1978.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves	42

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Final Position

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

5rk1/3Q2pp/p4q2/1p4R1/7P/1P3p1K/5PP1/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.d4 exd4
6. 6.O-O Be7
7. 7.Re1 O-O
8. 8.e5 Ne8
9. 9.c3 dxc3
10. 10.Nxc3 d6
11. 11.exd6 cxd6
12. 12.Nd5 Be6
13. 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7
14. 14.Bg5 Qd7
15. 15.Nd4 b5
16. 16.Bc2 Nxd4
17. 17.Qxd4 Nc7
18. 18.Qd3 f5
19. 19.Rad1 Rae8
20. 20.Bf4 d5
21. 21.Qg3 Rc8
22. 22.Bb3 Bf7
23. 23.Be5 Ne8
24. 24.Rd4 Rc6
25. 25.Red1 Nf6
26. 26.Bxf6 Rxf6
27. 27.Bxd5 f4
28. 28.Qf3 Bxd5
29. 29.Rxd5 Qc6
30. 30.h4 Re6
31. 31.Kh2 Qc4
32. 32.Rd8 Ree8
33. 33.Rxe8 Rxe8
34. 34.Rd7 Qe6
35. 35.Rd4 Qxa2
36. 36.b3 Qe2
37. 37.Qc6 Qe5
38. 38.Rd5 Qe7
39. 39.Rg5 Qe6
40. 40.Qb7 Qf6
41. 41.Qd7 Rf8
42. 42.Kh3 f3

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