Nana Ioseliani vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Candidats (Women) sf1 · 1980 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nana Ioseliani
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats (Women) sf1
Site Tbilisi
Round 1
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/2B5/p4p2/3P1k1p/2p2P1P/4K3/8/3b4 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.d3 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Ne7
  11. 11.c3 Bc5
  12. 12.g4 Bg6
  13. 13.d4 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 Qd7
  16. 16.Qd2 Rae8
  17. 17.Rae1 Nc8
  18. 18.b4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qb5
  20. 20.Rd1 Nb6
  21. 21.Rfe1 Qa4
  22. 22.Rd2 Re7
  23. 23.Rde2 Ree8
  24. 24.a3 Qb5
  25. 25.Rd2 Qc4
  26. 26.Bf1 Qb3
  27. 27.f3 Re5
  28. 28.c4 Rfe8
  29. 29.Kf2 Qxa3
  30. 30.Qb2 Qxb2
  31. 31.Rxb2 Na4
  32. 32.Rb3 Bc2
  33. 33.Ra3 Nb2
  34. 34.Be2 a6
  35. 35.Bd2 R5e7
  36. 36.Rc3 Rxe2+
  37. 37.Rxe2 Nd1+
  38. 38.Ke1 Rxe2+
  39. 39.Kxe2 Nxc3+
  40. 40.Bxc3 Bb3
  41. 41.Kd3 f6
  42. 42.Kd4 Kf7
  43. 43.Be1 Bd1
  44. 44.Ke3 b6
  45. 45.h4 g6
  46. 46.Bc3 h5
  47. 47.gxh5 gxh5
  48. 48.Be1 Kg6
  49. 49.Bg3 Kf5
  50. 50.c5 bxc5
  51. 51.bxc5 dxc5
  52. 52.Bxc7 c4
  53. 53.f4

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