Paul Keres vs David Bronstein

Candidats Tournament · 1956 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/R7/2kp4/1b1r1p1p/1P1B4/2K3P1/7P/8 w - - 14 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.f4 Bc5
  5. 5.fxe5 Nxe5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bxg1
  7. 7.Rxg1 Nfg4
  8. 8.d4 Qh4+
  9. 9.Kd2 Nc6
  10. 10.Qf3 Nf6
  11. 11.Kd3 b6
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.Qf4 Ba6+
  14. 14.Kd2 Qxf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxc7 Nxb3+
  17. 17.axb3 Bb7
  18. 18.e5 Ne4+
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Bd6 h5
  21. 21.Ra4 Bc6
  22. 22.Rf4 Rh6
  23. 23.c4 f6
  24. 24.b4 b5
  25. 25.b3 a5
  26. 26.cxb5 Bxb5
  27. 27.Ra1 a4
  28. 28.bxa4 Rxa4
  29. 29.Rxa4 Bxa4
  30. 30.Kc3 Rg6
  31. 31.g3 Rg4
  32. 32.Rf5 Rg5
  33. 33.Rf2 Kf7
  34. 34.exf6 gxf6
  35. 35.Re2 Bb5
  36. 36.Re4 Rd5
  37. 37.Bc5 Rd3+
  38. 38.Kc2 Rd5
  39. 39.Bd4 d6
  40. 40.Rf4 f5
  41. 41.Kc3 Kg6
  42. 42.Rf3 Ba6
  43. 43.Re3 Kf7
  44. 44.Re1 Bb5
  45. 45.Ra1 Ke6
  46. 46.Ra8 Kd7
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kc6

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