Paul Keres vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 16
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

q6r/5pk1/p2p1np1/2rP4/2B1pPP1/1PQ3Pp/4R2K/3R4 b - - 0 39

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.f3 Bb7
  12. 12.Rf2 Rd8
  13. 13.a5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.exd5 b5
  16. 16.c4 bxc4
  17. 17.Rc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Bxc4 Qb8
  19. 19.Nd2 Re8
  20. 20.b3 Qa8
  21. 21.Nf1 Nf6
  22. 22.Rd2 Bd8
  23. 23.Ra1 e4
  24. 24.Ng3 g6
  25. 25.f4 Bc7
  26. 26.h3 Bb8
  27. 27.Kh2 Ba7
  28. 28.Nf1 h5
  29. 29.Qe1 Kg7
  30. 30.Qg3 Bc5
  31. 31.Rad1 Rh8
  32. 32.Bxc5 Rxc5
  33. 33.Ne3 h4
  34. 34.Qe1 Rxa5
  35. 35.Re2 Rc5
  36. 36.Qc3 Bc8
  37. 37.Ng4 Bxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 h3
  39. 39.g3

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