Efim Geller vs Nikolaj Purgin

St Petersburg op · 1994 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Nikolaj Purgin
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg op
Site St Petersburg
Round 8
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3r1k/4Q2p/pn1PNnp1/8/8/6NP/5PP1/6K1 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Rb8
  11. 11.a5 Kh8
  12. 12.h3 Qe8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nd7
  14. 14.Be3 f5
  15. 15.exf5 Rxf5
  16. 16.Ng3 Rf8
  17. 17.d4 Bb7
  18. 18.d5 Nd8
  19. 19.c4 bxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 c6
  21. 21.c4 Nf6
  22. 22.Ba4 Bc8
  23. 23.dxc6 Nxc6
  24. 24.c5 Bd7
  25. 25.cxd6 Bd8
  26. 26.Bd2 Qe6
  27. 27.Bc3 Qc4
  28. 28.Bxe5 Bxa5
  29. 29.Rc1 Nxe5
  30. 30.Rxc4 Nxc4
  31. 31.Bxd7 Bxe1
  32. 32.Qxe1 Nxd7
  33. 33.Qe6 Ncb6
  34. 34.Ng5 g6
  35. 35.Qe7 Nf6
  36. 36.Ne6

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