Paul Keres vs Lothar Schmid

EU-chT · 1957 · Old Benoni Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Lothar Schmid
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Vienna
Round 2
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r4r2/4p1kp/3p1pp1/qpnP4/P2RP1BP/6Q1/2P2PP1/R5K1 b - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.d5 d6
  3. 3.e4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Na6
  7. 7.O-O Nc7
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.Nd2 Bd7
  10. 10.a5 Nb5
  11. 11.Ncb1 O-O
  12. 12.Bf3 Nd4
  13. 13.Nc4 Bb5
  14. 14.Nba3 Nd7
  15. 15.Bg4 Ne5
  16. 16.Nxb5 Nxc4
  17. 17.Nxd4 cxd4
  18. 18.Ra4 Qc7
  19. 19.b3 Nxa5
  20. 20.Qd2 b6
  21. 21.Bb2 Nb7
  22. 22.Bxd4 a5
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Rfa1 b5
  25. 25.Rd4 Nc5
  26. 26.h4 a4
  27. 27.Qc3 f6
  28. 28.bxa4 Qa5
  29. 29.Qg3

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