Nona Gaprindashvili vs Ekaterina Kovalevskaya

Keres mem (Women) · 1999 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nona Gaprindashvili
Black Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Result 1-0
Event Keres mem (Women)
Site Tallinn
Round 2
Date 1999.01.09
Opening King's Indian Defense (E68)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1QP4p/3k1pp1/8/8/6P1/5PK1/4q3 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.g3 g6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.h3 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Re8
  10. 10.e4 Nc5
  11. 11.Re1 a5
  12. 12.Ndb5 Nfd7
  13. 13.Be3 Ne5
  14. 14.b3 Ned3
  15. 15.Re2 c6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nb4
  17. 17.a3 Nba6
  18. 18.Rb1 Ne6
  19. 19.Nxe6 Bxe6
  20. 20.Bd4 Nc5
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Qd4+ f6
  23. 23.Rd2 Re7
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.axb4 Na4
  26. 26.Nxa4 Rxa4
  27. 27.c5 d5
  28. 28.Qc3 Qc8
  29. 29.exd5 Bxd5
  30. 30.Bxd5 cxd5
  31. 31.Qb3 Ra6
  32. 32.Kg2 Qf5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Qe4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Ra3
  35. 35.Qd1 Ra2
  36. 36.Rd7 Rxd7
  37. 37.Qxd7+ Kh6
  38. 38.Qd1 Qf5
  39. 39.Qc1+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rb2 Rxb2
  41. 41.Qxb2 Qxh3
  42. 42.Qd4 Qe6
  43. 43.b5 Kf7
  44. 44.Qf4 Qd7
  45. 45.Qc4+ Qe6
  46. 46.Qc3 Ke7
  47. 47.c6 bxc6
  48. 48.bxc6 Kd8
  49. 49.Qa5+ Kc8
  50. 50.Qa8+ Kc7
  51. 51.Qb7+ Kd6
  52. 52.c7 Qe1+
  53. 53.Kg2

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