Svetozar Gligoric vs Paul Keres

Chigorin mem · 1947 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chigorin mem
Site Moscow
Date 1947.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C75)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/2pn1k1p/3r1p2/2p2PP1/p3K2P/2B5/P7/2R5 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bd7
  6. 6.d4 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Ng6
  8. 8.c4 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 exd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 c5
  15. 15.Be3 Bf6
  16. 16.Rac1 Re8
  17. 17.Rfe1 Re6
  18. 18.Kh2 Rb8
  19. 19.b3 Nh4
  20. 20.Qh5 g6
  21. 21.Qg4 Be5+
  22. 22.Bf4 Bxc3
  23. 23.Rxc3 Nf5
  24. 24.Bg5 Qe8
  25. 25.Rcc1 Nd4
  26. 26.Bd2 Qe7
  27. 27.Bc3 Re8
  28. 28.f3 Nc6
  29. 29.Red1 a5
  30. 30.Qf4 Ra8
  31. 31.Qh6 f6
  32. 32.Qd2 Qe8
  33. 33.Qd5 Nd4
  34. 34.Qb7 Qc6
  35. 35.Qxc6 Nxc6
  36. 36.Rb1 Kf7
  37. 37.g4 Ree8
  38. 38.Kg3 a4
  39. 39.b4 cxb4
  40. 40.Bxb4 Rab8
  41. 41.Bc3 Ke6
  42. 42.h4 Ne5
  43. 43.Rxb8 Rxb8
  44. 44.c5 dxc5
  45. 45.f4 Nd7
  46. 46.f5+ Ke7
  47. 47.g5 Rb6
  48. 48.Kf4 Rd6
  49. 49.Rc1 gxf5
  50. 50.exf5 Kf7
  51. 51.Ke4

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