Paul Keres vs Borislav Ivkov

Bamberg · 1968 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Borislav Ivkov
Result 1-0
Event Bamberg
Site Bamberg
Round 8
Date 1968.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n1k1/5pp1/pp5p/3K1Pn1/P4NP1/BP5P/2P5/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Bd7
  7. 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Nb3 Nce4
  11. 11.Nfd4 Qd7
  12. 12.Qf3 O-O
  13. 13.Nf5 Rfe8
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  15. 15.Be3 Qb5
  16. 16.Bd4 Rae8
  17. 17.Qd3 Qc6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nh5
  19. 19.Be3 Nhf6
  20. 20.Nd4 Qd7
  21. 21.h3 a6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Nd6
  23. 23.Nf3 Qa4
  24. 24.b3 Qa5
  25. 25.a4 Nde4
  26. 26.Bd4 h6
  27. 27.Re3 Nh5
  28. 28.Bb2 Nhf6
  29. 29.Rde1 Nc5
  30. 30.Qd4 Rxe3
  31. 31.Rxe3 Re4
  32. 32.Rxe4 Ncxe4
  33. 33.Qe3 Qc7
  34. 34.Nd4 Qd7
  35. 35.Qf4 Qd6
  36. 36.Qf5 Qc5
  37. 37.Qf3 Qc7
  38. 38.Qe3 Qd7
  39. 39.f3 Nd6
  40. 40.Qe5 Nde8
  41. 41.Kf2 Nd6
  42. 42.g4 Qc7
  43. 43.Ke2 Qc5
  44. 44.Kd2 Nd7
  45. 45.Qe3 Qa5+
  46. 46.Qc3 Qxc3+
  47. 47.Kxc3 Ne5
  48. 48.Ba3 Ne8
  49. 49.f4 Ng6
  50. 50.Ne2 Nc7
  51. 51.f5 Nh4
  52. 52.Kd4 b6
  53. 53.Ke5 Nf3+
  54. 54.Kd6 Ne8+
  55. 55.Kxd5 Ng5
  56. 56.Nf4

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