Paul Keres vs Lev Solomonovich Aronin

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Lev Solomonovich Aronin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 10
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/p5r1/1p2p2p/4k3/2P1R1P1/PP2K2P/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nc5
  11. 11.Re1 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 O-O
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Ne8
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Ne4 f5
  17. 17.exf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.Nxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.c3 Qd5
  20. 20.Kb1 Ne4
  21. 21.Qe3 Nf2
  22. 22.Rg1 Ng4
  23. 23.Qe4 Qxe4+
  24. 24.Rxe4 e5
  25. 25.Bc4+ Kh7
  26. 26.Ne6 Rf6
  27. 27.Rxg4 Bxe6
  28. 28.Bxe6 Rxe6
  29. 29.Rf1 Rg6
  30. 30.Rxg6 Kxg6
  31. 31.Kc2 Rd8
  32. 32.Rf2 Rd6
  33. 33.Rd2 Rf6
  34. 34.Kd3 Kf5
  35. 35.Ke2 Ke4
  36. 36.Rd7 Rg6
  37. 37.g3 b5
  38. 38.Rd3 h5
  39. 39.Re3+ Kf5
  40. 40.Rf3+ Ke4
  41. 41.Re3+

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