Svetozar Gligoric vs Paul Keres

Alekhine mem · 1956 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Alekhine mem
Site Moscow
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/2r3pk/7p/8/8/5P2/K5PP/3R4 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.dxc5 bxc5
  10. 10.Ne2 Bb7
  11. 11.b3 d4
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.b4 Bc7
  14. 14.bxc5 dxe3
  15. 15.Bxe3 Ng4
  16. 16.Bf4 Bxf4
  17. 17.Nxf4 Qf6
  18. 18.Rb1 Qxf4
  19. 19.Rxb7 Nc6
  20. 20.Qc1 Qf6
  21. 21.Qg5 Nd8
  22. 22.Rbb1 Qxg5
  23. 23.Nxg5 h6
  24. 24.Ne4 Rc8
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rc7
  26. 26.Nd6 Ne6
  27. 27.Bf5 Ne5
  28. 28.Bxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Nb5 Re7
  30. 30.f3 Rc8
  31. 31.Nd6 Rc6
  32. 32.Rb8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Nxb7 Nd7
  35. 35.Rd1 Ne5
  36. 36.Rc1 Nd7
  37. 37.Rd1 Ne5
  38. 38.Rd6 Rc7
  39. 39.Rxe6 Nc4
  40. 40.c6 Nxa3
  41. 41.Nc5 a5
  42. 42.Nb3 Nc4
  43. 43.Nd4 Rc8
  44. 44.Nb5 Nb6
  45. 45.Kf2 Nd5
  46. 46.Rd6 Nc7
  47. 47.Nxc7 Rxc7
  48. 48.Ke3 a4
  49. 49.Kd3 a3
  50. 50.Kc2 Re7
  51. 51.Kb3 Re3+
  52. 52.Kb4 a2
  53. 53.Rd1 Re2
  54. 54.Kb3 Re6
  55. 55.c7 Rc6
  56. 56.Kxa2 Rxc7

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