Paul Keres vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 1
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2P5/3Kqk2/2R3p1/8/8/8 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Be2 b5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.e5 Bb7
  13. 13.exf6 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Bxf6
  15. 15.Bxa8 d5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Bxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 exd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qc5
  19. 19.Re1+ Kf8
  20. 20.c3 h5
  21. 21.f5 Rh6
  22. 22.f6 gxf6
  23. 23.Nf4 h4
  24. 24.Rd8+ Kg7
  25. 25.Ree8 Qg1+
  26. 26.Kd2 Qf2+
  27. 27.Ne2 Rg6
  28. 28.g3 f5
  29. 29.Rg8+ Kf6
  30. 30.Rxg6+ fxg6
  31. 31.gxh4 Qxh2
  32. 32.Rd4 Qh1
  33. 33.Kc2 Ke5
  34. 34.a4 Qf1
  35. 35.Nc1 Qg2+
  36. 36.Kb3 bxa4+
  37. 37.Ka3 Qc2
  38. 38.Nd3+ Kf6
  39. 39.Nc5 Qc1
  40. 40.Rxa4 Qe3
  41. 41.Nxa6 f4
  42. 42.Rd4 Kf5
  43. 43.Nb4 Qe7
  44. 44.Kb3 Qxh4
  45. 45.Nd3 g5
  46. 46.c4 Qg3
  47. 47.c5 f3
  48. 48.Kc4 f2
  49. 49.Nxf2 Qxf2
  50. 50.c6 Qxb2
  51. 51.Kc5 Qc3+
  52. 52.Kd5 g4
  53. 53.Rc4 Qe5#

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