Paul Keres vs Vladas Mikenas

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vladas Mikenas
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/5kp1/r1pR3p/8/4Pp2/8/5KPP/8 b - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxc3
  11. 11.Rxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Rxc4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bb1 e5
  14. 14.Qc2 f5
  15. 15.O-O e4
  16. 16.Nd2 Nb6
  17. 17.Rc5 Be6
  18. 18.a4 Bd5
  19. 19.a5 Nd7
  20. 20.Rc3 Qb4
  21. 21.Ra3 Rac8
  22. 22.Ba2 Nf6
  23. 23.Nc4 a6
  24. 24.Ne5 Qd6
  25. 25.Bxd5+ Nxd5
  26. 26.Rb3 Rc7
  27. 27.f3 f4
  28. 28.Nc4 Nxe3
  29. 29.Nxd6 Nxc2
  30. 30.fxe4 Nxd4
  31. 31.Rxb7 Rxb7
  32. 32.Nxb7 Rb8
  33. 33.Nc5 Rxb2
  34. 34.Rd1 Rb5
  35. 35.Nxa6 Rxa5
  36. 36.Rxd4 Rxa6
  37. 37.Kf2 Kf7
  38. 38.Rd6

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