Paul Keres vs Vladimir Ljavdansky

URS-ch33 · 1965 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vladimir Ljavdansky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch33
Site Tallinn
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/5p2/1N4pp/p2p4/P7/4PP1P/3K2P1/3n4 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Rc1 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxd7 Nfxd7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Nb3 Nxb3
  16. 16.Qxb3 Nf6
  17. 17.Rc6 Rac8
  18. 18.Rfc1 Rxc6
  19. 19.Rxc6 h6
  20. 20.h3 Rd8
  21. 21.Nd4 Ne4
  22. 22.Qc2 Qb4
  23. 23.Qc1 Rd7
  24. 24.a3 Qe7
  25. 25.Qc2 g6
  26. 26.Rc8+ Kg7
  27. 27.f3 Nf6
  28. 28.Kf2 Rd8
  29. 29.Qc7 Qxc7
  30. 30.Rxc7 Rd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.Nc6 a5
  33. 33.Ne7 Nf6
  34. 34.Ke2 Kf8
  35. 35.Nc8 Nd7
  36. 36.Kd3 Ne5+
  37. 37.Kd4 Nc4
  38. 38.a4 Nxb2
  39. 39.Nxb6 Ke8
  40. 40.Kc3 Nd1+
  41. 41.Kd2

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