Svetozar Gligoric vs Paul Keres

The Game

White	Svetozar Gligoric
Black	Paul Keres
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats Tournament
Site	Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round	27
Date	1959.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/4Pp2/3p1P2/2pP1K2/p1R4P/1r6/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 c5
5. 5.Bd3 d5
6. 6.Nf3 O-O
7. 7.O-O b6
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.Bd2 Bg4
10. 10.a3 Bxc3
11. 11.Bxc3 c4
12. 12.Be2 Nc6
13. 13.Ne5 Bxe2
14. 14.Qxe2 Qd6
15. 15.f3 b5
16. 16.b3 Nd7
17. 17.bxc4 bxc4
18. 18.Rad1 Ndxe5
19. 19.dxe5 Qxa3
20. 20.Qe1 Rfd8
21. 21.f4 Rab8
22. 22.f5 Rb3
23. 23.Rc1 Re8
24. 24.e6 f6
25. 25.Kh1 Reb8
26. 26.h3 Qd6
27. 27.Qh4 a5
28. 28.Qh5 Ne5
29. 29.Bd4 h6
30. 30.g4 R3b7
31. 31.g5 hxg5
32. 32.Rc2 Nc6
33. 33.Qf3 Nxd4
34. 34.exd4 Qf4
35. 35.Qxf4 gxf4
36. 36.Kg2 Rb2
37. 37.Rff2 Rxc2
38. 38.Rxc2 a4
39. 39.Kf3 a3
40. 40.Kxf4 Rb2
41. 41.Rc3

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