Nona Gaprindashvili vs Zurab Sturua

Ckhaltubo · 1981 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Nona Gaprindashvili
Black Zurab Sturua
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Ckhaltubo
Site Ckhaltubo
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/5kn1/5p2/7p/4K2P/R7/8/8 w - - 32 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.g3 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 d5
  8. 8.Qb3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 e5
  10. 10.Nb5 dxc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 a6
  12. 12.Nc7 b5
  13. 13.Qc5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Qa3 Qxc7
  15. 15.Bxa8 Nb6
  16. 16.Bg2 Bb7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.O-O h5
  19. 19.c4 Nxc4
  20. 20.Qf3 e4
  21. 21.Qg2 Re8
  22. 22.Rd1 Nd5
  23. 23.Bd2 b4
  24. 24.Rab1 a5
  25. 25.Be1 Na3
  26. 26.Rb2 Qc6
  27. 27.Qh3 g6
  28. 28.Qh4 e3
  29. 29.Qg5 exf2+
  30. 30.Bxf2 Qf6
  31. 31.Qxf6 Nxf6
  32. 32.Rbd2 Ne4
  33. 33.Rd8 Kf8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  35. 35.Rd5 Nc3
  36. 36.Re5+ Kd7
  37. 37.Rxa5 Nxe2+
  38. 38.Kg2 Nc3
  39. 39.Bc5 Nxa2
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kc6
  41. 41.Bxb4 Nxb4
  42. 42.Rxa3 Kd6
  43. 43.Kf3 Nd5
  44. 44.Ke4 Nf6+
  45. 45.Kf4 Nh7
  46. 46.Ra8 Ke6
  47. 47.Rh8 g5+
  48. 48.Kf3 Nf6
  49. 49.h4 Kf5
  50. 50.Rh6 gxh4
  51. 51.gxh4 Ke5
  52. 52.Rh8 Kf5
  53. 53.Rf8 Kg6
  54. 54.Kf4 Nd5+
  55. 55.Ke5 Nf6
  56. 56.Ra8 Ng4+
  57. 57.Kf4 f6
  58. 58.Ra5 Nh6
  59. 59.Ke4 Nf7
  60. 60.Ra4 Ne5
  61. 61.Ra3 Ng4
  62. 62.Kd5 Nh6
  63. 63.Ke6 Nf5
  64. 64.Ra4 Ng7+
  65. 65.Kd5 Kf5
  66. 66.Kd6 Kg6
  67. 67.Rf4 Nf5+
  68. 68.Kd5 Ng7
  69. 69.Ke4 Kf7
  70. 70.Rf1 Kg6
  71. 71.Rg1+ Kf7
  72. 72.Rg3 Ne6
  73. 73.Ra3 Ng7

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