Paul Keres vs Nikolay N Minev

Varna olm · 1962 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Nikolay N Minev
Result 1-0
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 1
Date 1962.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/R7/8/p5P1/5PK1/8/r7 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 gxf6
  7. 7.Bc4 c6
  8. 8.c3 f5
  9. 9.Ng3 Qd6
  10. 10.Nf3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Qf4
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rfe1 Nf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nd5
  15. 15.Rad1 Qg5
  16. 16.Qf3 Bd6
  17. 17.Bb3 f6
  18. 18.Nd3 Qg4
  19. 19.Qxg4+ fxg4
  20. 20.c4 Nc7
  21. 21.Ne4 Be7
  22. 22.Nf4 f5
  23. 23.Nc3 Bg5
  24. 24.Nd3 Bf6
  25. 25.Ne5 Rd8
  26. 26.g3 Kg7
  27. 27.Ne2 Bg5
  28. 28.h4 gxh3
  29. 29.Kh2 Bd7
  30. 30.Kxh3 Be8
  31. 31.Kg2 Bg6
  32. 32.Rh1 Rf8
  33. 33.Kf3 Rad8
  34. 34.Nf4 Bf6
  35. 35.Rhe1 Rfe8
  36. 36.a4 a5
  37. 37.c5 Bf7
  38. 38.Bc4 Nd5
  39. 39.Bxd5 exd5
  40. 40.Re3 Re7
  41. 41.Rh1 Bxe5
  42. 42.Rxe5 Rxe5
  43. 43.dxe5 d4
  44. 44.e6 Bg8
  45. 45.Rh5 d3
  46. 46.e7 Re8
  47. 47.Nxd3 Bf7
  48. 48.Rxf5 Bg6
  49. 49.Rf8 Rxe7
  50. 50.Rd8 Bxd3
  51. 51.Rxd3 Re5
  52. 52.Rd7+ Kg6
  53. 53.Rxb7 Rxc5
  54. 54.Re7 h5
  55. 55.Re3 Rc4
  56. 56.Rc3 Rxa4
  57. 57.Rxc6+ Kg7
  58. 58.Rc5 Kg6
  59. 59.Rb5 Kh6
  60. 60.Ke3 Kg6
  61. 61.Rb6+ Kg7
  62. 62.f3 Kh7
  63. 63.b3 Ra2
  64. 64.Kf4 h4
  65. 65.g4 h3
  66. 66.Rb5 h2
  67. 67.Rh5+ Kg6
  68. 68.Kg3 Rb2
  69. 69.Rxh2 Rxb3
  70. 70.Rh5 Ra3
  71. 71.Rc5 Ra1
  72. 72.Rc6+ Kf7
  73. 73.Ra6 a4

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