Paul Keres vs Fridrik Olafsson

Zuerich · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Fridrik Olafsson
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/1b2R2P/7r/p3K1R1/P7/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qb6
  9. 9.Qd3 Qxb2
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa3
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxd3
  13. 13.Bxd3 exd5
  14. 14.Kd2 dxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Bc5
  16. 16.Nf5 Nc6
  17. 17.Nxg7+ Kf8
  18. 18.Nh5 Bd4
  19. 19.e6 Rg8
  20. 20.g3 fxe6
  21. 21.Bh7 Rg4
  22. 22.Rhf1+ Ke8
  23. 23.h3 Rxh4
  24. 24.gxh4 b5
  25. 25.Rbe1 b4
  26. 26.Kd1 Ke7
  27. 27.Bf5 Bc3
  28. 28.Re3 Nd4
  29. 29.Bg6 Bd7
  30. 30.Rf4 Nc6
  31. 31.Ng3 Kd6
  32. 32.h5 Ne5
  33. 33.Ne2 Nc4
  34. 34.Ref3 Be5
  35. 35.Rf8 Ra7
  36. 36.R3f7 a5
  37. 37.Rh7 a4
  38. 38.Nc1 Bc3
  39. 39.Rd8 Bf6
  40. 40.Rb8 Bg5
  41. 41.Rxb4 Rc7
  42. 42.Nd3 e5
  43. 43.Ke2 e4
  44. 44.Nf2 Ne5
  45. 45.Rb6+ Kc5
  46. 46.Rb2 Rc8
  47. 47.Bxe4 dxe4
  48. 48.Nxe4+ Kd5
  49. 49.Nxg5 hxg5
  50. 50.Rg7 a3
  51. 51.c4+ Rxc4
  52. 52.Rd2+ Ke6
  53. 53.Rxg5 Bb5
  54. 54.Kf2 Rf4+
  55. 55.Ke3 Rh4
  56. 56.Rdg2 Rxh3+
  57. 57.R2g3 Rh4
  58. 58.Rxe5+

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