Nona Gaprindashvili vs Rachel Crotto

Malta ol (Women) · 1980 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Nona Gaprindashvili
Black Rachel Crotto
Result 0-1
Event Malta ol (Women)
Site La Valetta
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/p4p2/1pP2P2/1P5P/7Q/P2r2NK/4r3 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.N1c3 a6
  8. 8.Na3 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bd7
  11. 11.f4 d5
  12. 12.exd5 exd5
  13. 13.Bf3 Bc5+
  14. 14.Kh1 Nb4
  15. 15.Nc2 Ng4
  16. 16.Bxg4 Bxg4
  17. 17.Qxg4 Nxc2
  18. 18.f5 Nxa1
  19. 19.Nxd5 Kh8
  20. 20.b4 Bd6
  21. 21.Bb2 f6
  22. 22.Bxa1 Re8
  23. 23.Bd4 b5
  24. 24.Nb6 Ra7
  25. 25.c5 Bb8
  26. 26.Bg1 Rae7
  27. 27.Rd1 Re1
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.g3 Rdd1
  30. 30.Kg2 Rxg1+
  31. 31.Kh3 h6
  32. 32.Qf3 Bxg3
  33. 33.Qa8+ Kh7
  34. 34.hxg3 Rh1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Rhg1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Rge1
  37. 37.Qg2 h5
  38. 38.Nd5 Rd4
  39. 39.Nf4 h4
  40. 40.Qh3 Rd2+
  41. 41.Ng2 Kg8
  42. 42.gxh4

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