Paul Keres vs Rashid Nezhmetdinov

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 20
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/1BK4p/2P2kbP/8/8 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bc4 d6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Nxf3+
  8. 8.Qxf3 f4
  9. 9.d4 c6
  10. 10.Qd3 g5
  11. 11.a4 Qb6
  12. 12.Rd1 Qxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 exd4
  14. 14.Rxd4 Ng4
  15. 15.Be2 Ke7
  16. 16.a5 Bg7
  17. 17.Rd1 Be6
  18. 18.Na2 h5
  19. 19.Nb4 Ne5
  20. 20.Nd3 Nxd3
  21. 21.Bxd3 Be5
  22. 22.Ra4 b5
  23. 23.axb6 axb6
  24. 24.Rxa8 Rxa8
  25. 25.f3 b5
  26. 26.c3 Bb3
  27. 27.Re1 Bc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 bxc4
  29. 29.g3 Ra1
  30. 30.Kf2 Ra2
  31. 31.Re2 Kf6
  32. 32.Rc2 Ra1
  33. 33.Kg2 h4
  34. 34.gxh4 gxh4
  35. 35.Kh3 Kg5
  36. 36.Rg2+ Kh5
  37. 37.Rg1 Rb1
  38. 38.Rd1 Bg7
  39. 39.Rg1 Bh6
  40. 40.Kg2 Bg5
  41. 41.Rd1 Be7
  42. 42.Kf2 Bd8
  43. 43.Ke2 Bb6
  44. 44.h3 Ba7
  45. 45.Bxf4 Rxb2+
  46. 46.Rd2 Rxd2+
  47. 47.Kxd2 d5
  48. 48.Bd6 Bb6
  49. 49.Ke2 Ba5
  50. 50.Be5 Bb6
  51. 51.Bf6 Bc5
  52. 52.Bd8 Bd6
  53. 53.Ke3 Be5
  54. 54.Ba5 Kg5
  55. 55.Bd8+ Kh5
  56. 56.Ba5 Kg5
  57. 57.Bb4 Bf4+
  58. 58.Kd4 Bg3
  59. 59.exd5 cxd5
  60. 60.Kxd5 Kf4
  61. 61.Kxc4 Kxf3

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