Paul Keres vs Aleksandar Matanovic

EU-chT · 1961 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Aleksandar Matanovic
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/3nk3/2B5/2p1PP2/p7/2K5/8/8 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 Qe8
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.h3 e5
  10. 10.Bh2 Qe7
  11. 11.Qc2 Ne8
  12. 12.b4 f5
  13. 13.c5 g5
  14. 14.cxd6 Nxd6
  15. 15.Rad1 g4
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Qd2 Nf7
  20. 20.hxg4 fxg4
  21. 21.Qd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Ne5
  23. 23.Ne4 Be6
  24. 24.a3 Rad8
  25. 25.Rfd1 Rxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Kg7
  27. 27.Nc5 Bc8
  28. 28.Re4 Kf6
  29. 29.Rf4+ Ke7
  30. 30.Rxf8 Kxf8
  31. 31.f4 gxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 b6
  33. 33.Nb3 Be6
  34. 34.Nd4 Bd5
  35. 35.Kf2 c5
  36. 36.bxc5 bxc5
  37. 37.Nb5 a5
  38. 38.f4 Nd7
  39. 39.Nc3 Bc6
  40. 40.e4 Nb6
  41. 41.Ke3 h5
  42. 42.Bxh5 Nc4+
  43. 43.Kd3 Nxa3
  44. 44.Bd1 Nb5
  45. 45.Ba4 Nxc3
  46. 46.Bxc6 Nd1
  47. 47.Kd2 Nb2
  48. 48.Kc2 Nc4
  49. 49.e5 Nb6
  50. 50.Kd3 a4
  51. 51.Kc3 Ke7
  52. 52.f5 Nd7

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