Paul Keres vs Vladas Mikenas

Baltic tourn · 1960 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vladas Mikenas
Result 1-0
Event Baltic tourn
Site Parnu
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/p4kpQ/3n3p/8/3q4/4R2P/P1B2Pp1/6K1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.c4 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg4
  9. 9.Be4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Ne5
  11. 11.Bxb7 Rb8
  12. 12.Be4 Kh8
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Nxc4
  15. 15.Bd5 Nb6
  16. 16.Bb3 d5
  17. 17.Re1 Bd6
  18. 18.Be3 c6
  19. 19.Qh5 f5
  20. 20.Bc2 Qe8
  21. 21.Qf3 Qf7
  22. 22.b4 Nc4
  23. 23.Bd4 Kg8
  24. 24.Bd3 Rbc8
  25. 25.Re2 c5
  26. 26.bxc5 Bxc5
  27. 27.Rb1 Nd6
  28. 28.Ba6 Rc6
  29. 29.Re7 Qxe7
  30. 30.Qxd5+ Kh8
  31. 31.Qxc6 Bxd4
  32. 32.cxd4 f4
  33. 33.Qd5 f3
  34. 34.Bd3 fxg2
  35. 35.Qh5 h6
  36. 36.Qg6 Kg8
  37. 37.Qh7+ Kf7
  38. 38.Bg6+ Kf6
  39. 39.Bc2 Kf7
  40. 40.Rb3 Qf6
  41. 41.Re3 Qxd4

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