Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 11
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/5b2/3kn2P/8/1P4R1/P7/2P5/1K2R3 w - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 b5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.g5 Nd7
  13. 13.a3 Bb7
  14. 14.Bh3 O-O-O
  15. 15.f5 Bxg5+
  16. 16.Kb1 e5
  17. 17.Ndxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Nxb5 Qc5
  19. 19.Nxd6+ Kb8
  20. 20.Nxf7 Qe7
  21. 21.Nxh8 Rxh8
  22. 22.Rhe1 Bf4
  23. 23.Qb3 Nc5
  24. 24.Qb5 Qc7
  25. 25.b4 Na6
  26. 26.Rd7 Qc8
  27. 27.Red1 Qc6
  28. 28.Qxc6 Bxc6
  29. 29.Rxg7 Bxe4
  30. 30.f6 Bh6
  31. 31.Re7 Nc7
  32. 32.f7 Bc6
  33. 33.Bd7 Kb7
  34. 34.Rd6 Bxd7
  35. 35.Rxh6 Bb5
  36. 36.Rxh7 Rf8
  37. 37.Rg7 Bc4
  38. 38.Rxe5 Be6
  39. 39.h4 Kc6
  40. 40.h5 Kd6
  41. 41.Re1 Bxf7
  42. 42.h6 Ne6
  43. 43.Rg4 Rh8

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