Svetozar Gligoric vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 13
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3K4/8/R4kp1/8/8 b - - 7 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.dxc5 bxc5
  10. 10.Ne2 Nc6
  11. 11.b3 Bg4
  12. 12.Bb2 d4
  13. 13.exd4 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Nh5
  17. 17.Kh1 Qh4
  18. 18.Rg1 Bd6
  19. 19.f4 Nf6
  20. 20.Qf3 Bxf4
  21. 21.Rg2 Rad8
  22. 22.Bb2 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rag1 g6
  24. 24.Bc4 Ne4
  25. 25.Bc1 Nd2
  26. 26.Qc6 Kg7
  27. 27.Bd5 Qf6
  28. 28.Rg4 Qe5
  29. 29.Bb2 Qxb2
  30. 30.Rxf4 Re7
  31. 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7
  32. 32.Bxf7 Qf6
  33. 33.Bd5 Qxc6
  34. 34.Bxc6 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd1 Nxb3
  36. 36.Rd7+ Kh6
  37. 37.Bd5 Nc5
  38. 38.Rxa7 Nd3
  39. 39.Rf7 Kg5
  40. 40.h4+ Kxh4
  41. 41.Be4 Rc3
  42. 42.Kh2 Nc5
  43. 43.Rxh7+ Kg5
  44. 44.Bb1 Rc1
  45. 45.Rc7 Rxb1
  46. 46.Rxc5+ Kf4
  47. 47.Kg2 Rb4
  48. 48.Ra5 g5
  49. 49.Ra8 Kf5
  50. 50.a4 Kg6
  51. 51.a5 Ra4
  52. 52.Kf3 Kg7
  53. 53.a6 Rf4+
  54. 54.Ke3 Ra4
  55. 55.f3 Kh7
  56. 56.Kd3 Rf4
  57. 57.Rc8 Rxf3+
  58. 58.Kc4 Ra3
  59. 59.Kb5 Kg6
  60. 60.Rc4 Kf5
  61. 61.Ra4 Rb3+
  62. 62.Kc6 Rb8
  63. 63.a7 Ra8
  64. 64.Kb7 Rxa7+
  65. 65.Rxa7 g4
  66. 66.Kc6 Ke4
  67. 67.Ra3 Kf4
  68. 68.Kd5 g3
  69. 69.Ra4+ Kf3
  70. 70.Ra3+ Kf2
  71. 71.Ra2+ Kf3
  72. 72.Ra3+

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