Paul Keres vs Lothar Schmid

Bamberg · 1968 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Lothar Schmid
Result 1-0
Event Bamberg
Site Bamberg
Round 1
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6P1/2P5/p4R2/3k4/1P2p3/P6r/4K3 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.e4 cxd4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Qxd4 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb5 Bf5
  8. 8.O-O a6
  9. 9.Bxc6+ bxc6
  10. 10.Qa4 Qd7
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
  12. 12.e6 Qxe6
  13. 13.Ng5 Qg6
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Bf4 f5
  16. 16.Qc4 c5
  17. 17.Rad1 Qc6
  18. 18.f3 h6
  19. 19.fxe4 Qxe4
  20. 20.Qxc5 e6
  21. 21.Qc7 Be7
  22. 22.Rd7 Bd8
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.Qxg7 Rf8
  25. 25.Bxh6 Qd4+
  26. 26.Qxd4 Rxd4
  27. 27.c3 Rd6
  28. 28.Bxf8 Kxf8
  29. 29.Re1 Kf7
  30. 30.Kf2 Kf6
  31. 31.Ke2 e5
  32. 32.Rd1 Rb6
  33. 33.b3 Kg5
  34. 34.c4 Kf4
  35. 35.Rd3 Rh6
  36. 36.Rh3 Rg6
  37. 37.Rh4+ Kg5
  38. 38.g3 a5
  39. 39.c5 e4
  40. 40.Ke3 Rg8
  41. 41.Rf4 Rd8
  42. 42.h4+ Kf6
  43. 43.g4 Rd3+
  44. 44.Ke2 Ke5
  45. 45.Rxf5+ Kd4
  46. 46.g5 Re3+
  47. 47.Kf1 Rh3
  48. 48.c6 Rxh4
  49. 49.g6 e3
  50. 50.g7 Rh1+
  51. 51.Ke2 Rh2+
  52. 52.Ke1

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