Paul Keres vs Yuri L Averbakh

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Yuri L Averbakh
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 8
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3r1k2/p1q2p1p/B1p1b1p1/4p1P1/4P3/8/PPP4P/2K1Q2R w - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.f3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd4 e5
  13. 13.Bc5 Be6
  14. 14.Ne4 Re8
  15. 15.Ba6 Qc7
  16. 16.g4 Red8
  17. 17.Qe1 Nf6
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  19. 19.g5 Nxe4
  20. 20.fxe4 Bf8
  21. 21.Bxf8 Kxf8

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