Svetozar Gligoric vs Valentin Popa

GMA-Open · 1988 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Valentin Popa
Result 1-0
Event GMA-Open
Site Belgrade
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/ppR4q/1r2prpp/3pN3/1b1P4/7Q/PP3PP1/2R3K1 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg4
  5. 5.Be2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Be3 d5
  8. 8.e5 Nfd7
  9. 9.Ne1 Bxe2
  10. 10.Nxe2 c5
  11. 11.c3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nf4 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 g6
  14. 14.Nf3 Qb6
  15. 15.Nd3 O-O
  16. 16.h4 Rfc8
  17. 17.h5 Nb4
  18. 18.Nde1 Qc6
  19. 19.Qd2 Nb6
  20. 20.Bg5 Bf8
  21. 21.Qf4 Qd7
  22. 22.Nh2 Qb5
  23. 23.Ng4 Nd7
  24. 24.Bf6 Nxf6
  25. 25.exf6 Qe8
  26. 26.hxg6 fxg6
  27. 27.Ne5 Kh8
  28. 28.N1f3 Nc6
  29. 29.Ng5 Nxe5
  30. 30.Qxe5 Qd7
  31. 31.Rfe1 Rc6
  32. 32.Qh2 h6
  33. 33.Nf3 Qh7
  34. 34.Qh3 Re8
  35. 35.Ne5 Rb6
  36. 36.Rac1 Bb4
  37. 37.Re2 Rf8
  38. 38.Rec2 Rxf6
  39. 39.Rc7

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