Paul Keres vs Bukhuti Gurgenidze

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Bukhuti Gurgenidze
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 12
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/p4Rp1/p3P1Pp/1r2P3/4K3/8/8 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 d6
  8. 8.c5 Bg7
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.cxd6 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Ne8
  13. 13.Qd5 e6
  14. 14.Qb5 Qxb5
  15. 15.Nxb5 a6
  16. 16.Nc7 Nxc7
  17. 17.dxc7 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bf4 e5
  19. 19.Bd2 Rxc7
  20. 20.Rfc1 Rac8
  21. 21.Rxc7 Rxc7
  22. 22.Bc3 Rd7
  23. 23.Kf1 f6
  24. 24.Ke2 Kf7
  25. 25.a4 Bf8
  26. 26.f3 Ke6
  27. 27.g4 Bc5
  28. 28.Rc1 Bd4
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.Rf1 Rd6
  31. 31.Ba5 Rc6
  32. 32.Kd3 Bxb2
  33. 33.Rb1 b6
  34. 34.Rxb2 bxa5
  35. 35.g5 fxg5
  36. 36.hxg5 Rd6+
  37. 37.Ke3 Rd4
  38. 38.Rb6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rf6+ Kg7
  40. 40.f4 Rxa4
  41. 41.fxe5 Rb4

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