Paul Keres vs Samuel Reshevsky

Leningrad/Moscow · 1939 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad/Moscow
Site Leningrad
Round 6
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/8/1n6/5k2/5P2/3K3P/5N2/8 w - - 5 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nf1 Be6
  13. 13.Ne3 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Qe2 Bf6
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Bf5
  19. 19.Ne4 Rad8
  20. 20.Bb3 Qxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Rxd3
  22. 22.Nxc5 Rd2
  23. 23.Nxa6 Rxb2
  24. 24.Rad1 Na5
  25. 25.Rxe5 Nxb3
  26. 26.Rxf5 Rxa2
  27. 27.Nb4 Re2
  28. 28.Rxb5 Rfe8
  29. 29.Nd3 Nd2
  30. 30.Rb2 Nc4
  31. 31.Rxe2 Rxe2
  32. 32.Re1 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Nxe1 Kf8
  34. 34.Kf1 Ke7
  35. 35.Ke2 Kd6
  36. 36.Nc2 Ke5
  37. 37.Ne3 Nb2
  38. 38.Nd1 Na4
  39. 39.Kd3 Kd5
  40. 40.Ne3+ Kc5
  41. 41.Nf5 g6
  42. 42.Nh6 f5
  43. 43.Nf7 Kd5
  44. 44.Ng5 Nc5+
  45. 45.Ke3 h6
  46. 46.Nf3 g5
  47. 47.g3 Ne4
  48. 48.Nd4 Nxc3
  49. 49.Nxf5 h5
  50. 50.Ng7 h4
  51. 51.gxh4 gxh4
  52. 52.f4 h3
  53. 53.Nf5 Ke6
  54. 54.Ng3 Kd5
  55. 55.Kf3 Kd4
  56. 56.Nh1 Nd1
  57. 57.Nf2 Ne3
  58. 58.Kg3 Kd5
  59. 59.Kxh3 Ke6
  60. 60.Kg3 Kf5
  61. 61.Kf3 Nf1
  62. 62.h3 Nd2+
  63. 63.Ke2 Nc4
  64. 64.Kd3 Nb6

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