Nona Gaprindashvili vs Milinka Merlini

Dubai ol (Women) · 1986 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Nona Gaprindashvili
Black Milinka Merlini
Result 1-0
Event Dubai ol (Women)
Site Dubai
Round 13
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/rp1b1R1n/p1pPp2K/P1P5/2BP2R1/8/6P1/8 b - - 4 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 c6
  8. 8.a3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nb6
  11. 11.Ba2 Nbd5
  12. 12.O-O Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nd5
  14. 14.Bg3 Bf6
  15. 15.e4 Nc7
  16. 16.e5 Be7
  17. 17.Bb1 g6
  18. 18.h4 h5
  19. 19.Bf4 Ne8
  20. 20.Bh6 Ng7
  21. 21.Ng5 Nf5
  22. 22.Bxf8 Qxf8
  23. 23.Ne4 Bxh4
  24. 24.Qd2 Qh6
  25. 25.Qxh6 Nxh6
  26. 26.a4 Bd8
  27. 27.a5 Nf5
  28. 28.Bd3 Be7
  29. 29.Rfb1 Kg7
  30. 30.Rb3 a6
  31. 31.Kf1 Kf8
  32. 32.Ke2 Ng7
  33. 33.Nd6 Bxd6
  34. 34.exd6 Ke8
  35. 35.c4 Kd7
  36. 36.c5 f5
  37. 37.Bc4 g5
  38. 38.Rab1 Ra7
  39. 39.Kd2 Kd8
  40. 40.Rg3 g4
  41. 41.Rgb3 Ne8
  42. 42.Ke3 Nf6
  43. 43.Kf4 Ke8
  44. 44.f3 Kf7
  45. 45.Kg5 Kg7
  46. 46.Re1 Kf7
  47. 47.Rbe3 Nh7+
  48. 48.Kxh5 Nf8
  49. 49.fxg4 fxg4
  50. 50.Rf1+ Kg7
  51. 51.Re4 Nh7
  52. 52.Rxg4+ Kh8
  53. 53.Rf7 Bd7
  54. 54.Kh6

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