Paul Keres vs Nikolai V Krogius

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 80 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Nikolai V Krogius
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 3
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p4k2/1p1b1r2/8/P2R3K/1P6/8 w - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 a6
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.f4 d6
  11. 11.Qe1 Bd7
  12. 12.Qg3 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Bc6
  14. 14.Rae1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bd3 Ne8
  16. 16.Qh3 b5
  17. 17.Nd5 Qb7
  18. 18.Rf3 Bf8
  19. 19.Qh4 f5
  20. 20.Rh3 h6
  21. 21.exf5 e5
  22. 22.f6 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rg3 e4
  24. 24.Qxh6 Nxf6
  25. 25.Bxf6 exd3
  26. 26.cxd3 Re8
  27. 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
  28. 28.Qh5 Qf7
  29. 29.Qg5 Re1+
  30. 30.Kf2 Qe6
  31. 31.Qh5 Rc1
  32. 32.Bc3 Bc6
  33. 33.h4 Qa2
  34. 34.Qe2 Qb3
  35. 35.Qg4 Qf7
  36. 36.h5 Qa7+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qe7+
  38. 38.Kf2 Bd5
  39. 39.h6 Qa7+
  40. 40.Ke2 Qe7+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qa7+
  42. 42.d4 Bc4
  43. 43.Re3 Rf1+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rh1
  45. 45.hxg7 Qxg7
  46. 46.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  47. 47.Kg4 Kf7
  48. 48.g3 Bd5
  49. 49.Bb4 Be7
  50. 50.Re2 Bb3
  51. 51.Re3 Bd5
  52. 52.Kf5 Rh5+
  53. 53.Kg4 Rh2
  54. 54.Bc3 Bc4
  55. 55.Kf5 Rh6
  56. 56.Re1 Rf6+
  57. 57.Kg4 Rg6+
  58. 58.Kh3 Be6+
  59. 59.Kg2 Rh6
  60. 60.Rg1 Bd5+
  61. 61.Kf2 Rh2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Bf6
  63. 63.g4 Bh4
  64. 64.Rf1 Bc4
  65. 65.Ra1 Rh3+
  66. 66.Ke4 Bf2
  67. 67.f5 Be3
  68. 68.Bb4 Bg5
  69. 69.Re1 Rg3
  70. 70.Bxd6 Rxg4+
  71. 71.Kf3 Rxd4
  72. 72.Be5 Bd5+
  73. 73.Kg3 Rd3+
  74. 74.Kg4 Bf6
  75. 75.Kf4 Rf3+
  76. 76.Kg4 Rf2
  77. 77.Re3 Rg2+
  78. 78.Kh3 Rg5
  79. 79.Bxf6 Kxf6
  80. 80.Rd3 Rxf5

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