Paul Keres vs David Bronstein

URS-ch15 · 1947 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch15
Site Leningrad
Round 12
Date 1947.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/P4R1p/6p1/1p2k3/1Pp3P1/r7/1K5P/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Ne4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O e5
  10. 10.Nb5 Nc6
  11. 11.c4 Ndb4
  12. 12.a3 Qxd1
  13. 13.Bxd1 Nd3
  14. 14.Nc7 Rb8
  15. 15.Nd5 Bd8
  16. 16.Nd6 Be6
  17. 17.b4 Nd4
  18. 18.Be3 b5
  19. 19.f4 bxc4
  20. 20.fxe5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd4 Bb6
  22. 22.Bxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Nf5 Rfe8
  24. 24.Ne3 Rxe5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Bc2 g6
  27. 27.Bxd3 Rxd3
  28. 28.a4 Rb3
  29. 29.Rfb1 Rxb1+
  30. 30.Rxb1 Kg7
  31. 31.Rc1 Rc8
  32. 32.a5 b5
  33. 33.a6 Kf6
  34. 34.Kf2 Ke5
  35. 35.Ke3 Kd5
  36. 36.g4 Re8+
  37. 37.Kd2 Kd4
  38. 38.Rf1 Re6
  39. 39.Rf4+ Ke5
  40. 40.a7 Ra6
  41. 41.Rxf7 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kc3 Ra3+
  43. 43.Kb2

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