Paul Keres vs Samuel Reshevsky

AVRO · 1938 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Holland
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C73)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/q3b3/p1p4k/Q1p1Np2/2Pp1Pp1/1P1N2Pp/P2B4/6K1 b - - 7 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Bxc6+ bxc6
  7. 7.d4 Nxe4
  8. 8.Re1 f5
  9. 9.dxe5 d5
  10. 10.Nd4 c5
  11. 11.Ne2 c6
  12. 12.Nf4 g6
  13. 13.c4 d4
  14. 14.Qa4 Bb7
  15. 15.f3 Ng5
  16. 16.h4 Nf7
  17. 17.e6 Qxh4
  18. 18.exf7+ Kxf7
  19. 19.Nd3 Bd6
  20. 20.f4 Rae8
  21. 21.Qd1 g5
  22. 22.Nd2 g4
  23. 23.Nf1 Re4
  24. 24.Nf2 Rxe1
  25. 25.Qxe1 Re8
  26. 26.Qd1 Qh6
  27. 27.Nd3 Bc8
  28. 28.Bd2 Qh4
  29. 29.Qc2 Re2
  30. 30.Re1 Rxe1
  31. 31.Bxe1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qd2 h5
  33. 33.Ne5+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qe2 h4
  35. 35.Nd2 Bd7
  36. 36.Nb3 Be8
  37. 37.Nc1 Bf7
  38. 38.b3 Bh5
  39. 39.Ncd3 Kh6
  40. 40.g3 h3
  41. 41.Qb2 Be8
  42. 42.Qa3 Qa7
  43. 43.Qa5 Be7
  44. 44.Bd2

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