Svetozar Gligoric vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 25
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

1k6/8/8/8/1PK5/8/8/8 w - - 2 58

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 gxf6
  12. 12.f5 Ne5
  13. 13.Qh3 O-O
  14. 14.Nce2 Kh8
  15. 15.Nf4 Rg8
  16. 16.Rg1 d5
  17. 17.fxe6 dxe4
  18. 18.Nd5 Qc5
  19. 19.Nxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Nf5 Qxe6
  21. 21.Qh6 Bd7
  22. 22.Rd6 Nxg4
  23. 23.Rxg4 Qxf5
  24. 24.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  25. 25.Rxf6 Qd5
  26. 26.Rd6 Qf5
  27. 27.Rf6 Qg5+
  28. 28.Qxg5 Rxg5
  29. 29.Rxf7 Bg4
  30. 30.Kd2 Bf3
  31. 31.Ke3 Rg1
  32. 32.Bh3 Re1+
  33. 33.Kf4 Bd1
  34. 34.Ke5 e3
  35. 35.Bf5 Rg1
  36. 36.Rxh7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Rc7 Bg4
  38. 38.Bxg4 Rxg4
  39. 39.Rc3 e2
  40. 40.Re3 Rg2
  41. 41.Kd4 e1=Q
  42. 42.Rxe1 Rxc2
  43. 43.Rb1 Kf7
  44. 44.a3 Ke6
  45. 45.b3 Rxh2
  46. 46.Kc5 Kd7
  47. 47.Kb6 Ra2
  48. 48.Kxa6 Rxa3+
  49. 49.Kb7 Kd6
  50. 50.Kb6 Kd7
  51. 51.b4 Rh3
  52. 52.Rc1 Rh8
  53. 53.Kxb5 Rb8+
  54. 54.Ka4 Ra8+
  55. 55.Kb3 Rc8
  56. 56.Rxc8 Kxc8
  57. 57.Kc4 Kb8

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