Paul Keres vs David Bronstein

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 10
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5nkR/p3rp2/5P2/Pp4p1/1P1r4/2n5/7B/5RK1 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 d5
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 Nh5
  10. 10.Be3 Qc7
  11. 11.Re1 Bg4
  12. 12.Nb3 Nf4
  13. 13.Bb5 Nh5
  14. 14.h3 Bd7
  15. 15.Qc1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bh6 Bh8
  17. 17.Bf1 Rad8
  18. 18.Nc5 Bf5
  19. 19.b4 Nf6
  20. 20.Nh4 Bd7
  21. 21.Bf4 Qc8
  22. 22.g4 h5
  23. 23.f3 hxg4
  24. 24.hxg4 Nh7
  25. 25.Nd3 Bf6
  26. 26.Ng2 Nb8
  27. 27.a4 Na6
  28. 28.Ne3 Nc7
  29. 29.Bg2 Bh4
  30. 30.Re2 b5
  31. 31.a5 Ne6
  32. 32.Bh2 Bc6
  33. 33.Qc2 Bf6
  34. 34.Ne5 Bb7
  35. 35.Rf1 Nef8
  36. 36.Qd3 Ng5
  37. 37.f4 Ne4
  38. 38.Nxd5 Nd6
  39. 39.Ne3 Bxg2
  40. 40.Rxg2 Bg7
  41. 41.g5 Qb7
  42. 42.f5 Qe4
  43. 43.Qxe4 Nxe4
  44. 44.Rg4 Nxc3
  45. 45.f6 Bh8
  46. 46.Rh4 exf6
  47. 47.gxf6 Rxd4
  48. 48.N3g4 g5
  49. 49.Rh5 Rxe5
  50. 50.Nh6+ Kh7
  51. 51.Nf5+ Kg8
  52. 52.Ne7+ Rxe7
  53. 53.Rxh8+

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