Svetozar Gligoric vs Efim Geller

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Efim Geller
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 26
Date 1953.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E92)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/3P4/8/2p2KP1/8/3k4/P7/8 w - - 1 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.d5 c5
  9. 9.Ne1 a6
  10. 10.Be3 Ne8
  11. 11.Nd3 f5
  12. 12.f3 f4
  13. 13.Bf2 g5
  14. 14.b4 b6
  15. 15.bxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Rb1 Rf6
  17. 17.Na4 Nd7
  18. 18.g4 fxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Rg6
  20. 20.Ne1 Ndf6
  21. 21.Nb6 Rb8
  22. 22.Nxc8 Rxb1
  23. 23.Qxb1 Qxc8
  24. 24.Kg2 g4
  25. 25.Nc2 gxf3+
  26. 26.Bxf3 Bh6
  27. 27.Qb6 Qd7
  28. 28.Qxa6 Qg7
  29. 29.Rh1 Bf4
  30. 30.Rh3 h5
  31. 31.Kh2 Ng4+
  32. 32.Bxg4 hxg4
  33. 33.Rh5 Bg5
  34. 34.Qc8 Qf7
  35. 35.Kg1 Rg7
  36. 36.Rh2 Qd7
  37. 37.Qa8 Qd8
  38. 38.Qxd8 Bxd8
  39. 39.Ne3 Ra7
  40. 40.Be1 Nf6
  41. 41.Rb2 Bc7
  42. 42.Kf1 Kf7
  43. 43.Ke2 Nxe4
  44. 44.Nxg4 Kg6
  45. 45.Kd3 Ng5
  46. 46.Ne3 Ra3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Bd8
  48. 48.Bd2 e4
  49. 49.Rb8 Bf6
  50. 50.Ng4 Nf3
  51. 51.Nxf6 Kxf6
  52. 52.Bf4 Nd4+
  53. 53.Kf1 e3
  54. 54.Re8 e2+
  55. 55.Kf2 Rf3+
  56. 56.Kg2 Rf1
  57. 57.Bd2 Rd1
  58. 58.Bc3 Rc1
  59. 59.Bxd4+ cxd4
  60. 60.Rxe2 d3
  61. 61.Rf2+ Ke5
  62. 62.Kf3 Kd4
  63. 63.g4 Kc3
  64. 64.Ke4 Re1+
  65. 65.Kf5 d2
  66. 66.Rxd2 Kxd2
  67. 67.g5 Kd3
  68. 68.c5 dxc5
  69. 69.d6 Re8
  70. 70.d7 Ra8

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