Efim Geller vs David Bronstein

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 98 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 6
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D71)
Moves 98
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Final Position

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

8/2r2p2/4k1p1/4b2p/B6P/3R1KP1/8/8 b - - 5 98

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.Ne2 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Ba3 Qa5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qa6
  13. 13.Nf4 b6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Na5
  15. 15.Qd1 Nc4
  16. 16.Bc1 Qa4
  17. 17.Qxa4 Bxa4
  18. 18.Bf1 Nd6
  19. 19.Ba3 Bb5
  20. 20.Nd3 Nc4
  21. 21.Bc1 cxd4
  22. 22.exd4 O-O
  23. 23.a4 Bc6
  24. 24.a5 Nxa5
  25. 25.Ba3 Rc7
  26. 26.Bb4 Nc4
  27. 27.Rec1 b5
  28. 28.Ra6 Rfc8
  29. 29.Bc5 Nd2
  30. 30.f4 Be4
  31. 31.Rca1 Bxd3
  32. 32.Bxd3 Nb3
  33. 33.Rb1 Nxc5
  34. 34.dxc5 Rxc5
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rxc3
  36. 36.Bxb5 Re3
  37. 37.Rd1 Bf6
  38. 38.Kf2 Rb3
  39. 39.Be2 Rc2
  40. 40.Ra4 Rbb2
  41. 41.Re4 h5
  42. 42.h4 Kg7
  43. 43.Kf3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Rd3 Rcc2
  45. 45.Rd7 Ra2
  46. 46.Re3 Rcb2
  47. 47.Re4 Rb6
  48. 48.Re3 Rb8
  49. 49.Red3 Rbb2
  50. 50.Re3 Rc2
  51. 51.Re4 Rc8
  52. 52.Re3 Kf8
  53. 53.Re4 Kg8
  54. 54.Re3 Rb8
  55. 55.Re4 Kf8
  56. 56.Re3 e6
  57. 57.Bc4 Rc2
  58. 58.Bd3 Rc1
  59. 59.Be2 Be7
  60. 60.Red3 Rh1
  61. 61.Rc3 Bd8
  62. 62.Kg2 Rhb1
  63. 63.Rc2 Ke8
  64. 64.Rd1 Rxd1
  65. 65.Bxd1 Rb1
  66. 66.Bf3 Ba5
  67. 67.Ra2 Be1
  68. 68.Re2 Ke7
  69. 69.Be4 Ra1
  70. 70.Bf3 Kd6
  71. 71.Rc2 Bb4
  72. 72.Rc6+ Kd7
  73. 73.Rc2 Bd6
  74. 74.Rd2 Ke7
  75. 75.Rb2 Ra4
  76. 76.Re2 Rd4
  77. 77.Re4 Rd3
  78. 78.Re2 Rc3
  79. 79.Re1 Bc5
  80. 80.Re2 Be3
  81. 81.Rb2 Kd6
  82. 82.Bd1 Rc1
  83. 83.Be2 Bd4
  84. 84.Rd2 Kd5
  85. 85.Bf3+ Kc4
  86. 86.Be2+ Kc5
  87. 87.Bd1 Ra1
  88. 88.Rc2+ Kb4
  89. 89.Bf3 Bc3
  90. 90.Re2 Kc4
  91. 91.Bc6 Ra7
  92. 92.Be8 Kd5
  93. 93.Kf3 Bd4
  94. 94.Rc2 e5
  95. 95.fxe5 Bxe5
  96. 96.Rd2+ Ke6
  97. 97.Rd3 Rc7
  98. 98.Ba4

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