Paul Keres vs Reuben Fine

Margate · 1937 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Reuben Fine
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Margate
Site Margate
Round 9
Date 1937.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

6k1/4R3/5Kp1/6P1/1r6/8/8/8 w - - 6 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 f6
  8. 8.Nf4 Qe7
  9. 9.Nf3 fxe5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Ndxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 g6
  12. 12.O-O Nxe5
  13. 13.Re1 Bg7
  14. 14.Bb5+ Bd7
  15. 15.Qa4 a6
  16. 16.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  17. 17.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  18. 18.Be3 b6
  19. 19.a4 Nc4
  20. 20.Nd3 e5
  21. 21.a5 d4
  22. 22.Bg5 Nxa5
  23. 23.cxd4 Nb3
  24. 24.Rad1 Nxd4
  25. 25.b4 Kc6
  26. 26.bxc5 bxc5
  27. 27.Be7 Nb3
  28. 28.Nxc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Rd6+ Kc7
  30. 30.Rc1 Rac8
  31. 31.Rd2 Kb7
  32. 32.Bxc5 Bf8
  33. 33.Rb1+ Ka8
  34. 34.Bxf8 Rhxf8
  35. 35.Rd6 Ka7
  36. 36.Ra1 Rc2
  37. 37.f3 e4
  38. 38.fxe4 Rff2
  39. 39.Raxa6+ Kb7
  40. 40.Rdb6+ Kc7
  41. 41.Rc6+ Kd8
  42. 42.Rxc2 Rxc2
  43. 43.Ra7 Rc4
  44. 44.Rxh7 Rxe4
  45. 45.Kf2 Ke8
  46. 46.Kf3 Ra4
  47. 47.g3 Kf8
  48. 48.Rd7 Rb4
  49. 49.Ke3 Ra4
  50. 50.h3 Rb4
  51. 51.Rd4 Rb5
  52. 52.Kf4 Kg7
  53. 53.Re4 Kf6
  54. 54.h4 Ra5
  55. 55.g4 Rb5
  56. 56.Ra4 Rc5
  57. 57.Ra6+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rd6 Ra5
  59. 59.Rc6 Rb5
  60. 60.g5 Rb4+
  61. 61.Ke5 Rxh4
  62. 62.Rc7+ Kg8
  63. 63.Kf6 Ra4
  64. 64.Re7 Rb4

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