Nona Gaprindashvili vs Maia Chiburdanidze

Wch (Women) · 1978 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Nona Gaprindashvili
Black Maia Chiburdanidze
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Wch (Women)
Site Pitsunda
Round 8
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/6kp/p1p5/1p1bKP2/1P5P/P3B3/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Nbd2 a6
  7. 7.Bb3 Ba7
  8. 8.Nc4 h6
  9. 9.O-O Ne7
  10. 10.Bc2 O-O
  11. 11.Ne3 Ng6
  12. 12.Nf5 Be6
  13. 13.h3 d5
  14. 14.Qe2 Re8
  15. 15.b3 Qd7
  16. 16.g4 Rad8
  17. 17.Rd1 Qc6
  18. 18.Bd2 Nf4
  19. 19.Qf1 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 e4
  21. 21.dxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 exf3
  24. 24.Re1 Qxc3
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  26. 26.Qd1 Nf6
  27. 27.Bg3 Bd4
  28. 28.Bd3 Qc6
  29. 29.Qc2 Qxc2
  30. 30.Bxc2 c5
  31. 31.Bd1 Ne4
  32. 32.Bxf3 Nxg3
  33. 33.Kg2 Nxf5
  34. 34.gxf5 b5
  35. 35.Bb7 a5
  36. 36.Ba6 b4
  37. 37.Bc4 Kf8
  38. 38.f4 Ke7
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf6
  40. 40.Ke4 g6
  41. 41.fxg6 Kxg6
  42. 42.Be2

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