Svetozar Gligoric vs Max Euwe

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Max Euwe
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 22
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/4KR2/4P3/5P1p/8/8/8/4r3 b - - 2 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.a3 a6
  11. 11.b4 Bd6
  12. 12.Bb2 Bg4
  13. 13.Rc1 Bc7
  14. 14.Na4 Qd6
  15. 15.g3 Ne4
  16. 16.Nc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Rxc5 Rad8
  18. 18.Nd4 Bxe2
  19. 19.Qxe2 Nxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Bb6
  21. 21.Rd1 Bxc5
  22. 22.Bxc5 Qe5
  23. 23.Bxf8 Kxf8
  24. 24.Rd4 g6
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.Qxb5 Qc7
  27. 27.Qb2 Kg8
  28. 28.Qd2 Qc5
  29. 29.a4 Qa3
  30. 30.a5 Rc8
  31. 31.Rxd5 Qc1+
  32. 32.Qxc1 Rxc1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Rb1
  34. 34.g4 Kg7
  35. 35.h4 b6
  36. 36.h5 bxa5
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rb7
  38. 38.g5 gxh5
  39. 39.Ra6 Rb3
  40. 40.Rh6 Ra3
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra1
  42. 42.e4 Rg1+
  43. 43.Kf4 Rh1
  44. 44.e5 h4
  45. 45.Kg4 Rg1+
  46. 46.Kf5 Rh1
  47. 47.Kg4 Rg1+
  48. 48.Kf5 Rh1
  49. 49.f4 h3
  50. 50.Kg4 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf3 Rf1+
  52. 52.Kg3 Rg1+
  53. 53.Kf2 Rh1
  54. 54.Rf6 Ra1
  55. 55.Kg3 Rh1
  56. 56.Kg4 Kg8
  57. 57.Rh6 h2
  58. 58.Kg3 Rg1+
  59. 59.Kxh2 Rg4
  60. 60.Rf6 Kg7
  61. 61.Kh3 Rg1
  62. 62.Kh4 Rh1+
  63. 63.Kg4 Rg1+
  64. 64.Kf5 Rf1
  65. 65.Rc6 Kf8
  66. 66.Rc8+ Kg7
  67. 67.Rd8 Rf2
  68. 68.Rd1 Rf3
  69. 69.Ke4 Rf2
  70. 70.Ke3 Ra2
  71. 71.f5 Rg2
  72. 72.Rd7 Rxg5
  73. 73.Kf4 Rg1
  74. 74.e6 Rf1+
  75. 75.Ke5 Re1+
  76. 76.Kd6 h5
  77. 77.Rxf7+ Kg8
  78. 78.Ke7

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