Paul Keres vs Leonid Shamkovich

Moscow-3teams · 1973 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Leonid Shamkovich
Result 1-0
Event Moscow-3teams
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q4/8/4k3/PQ2np2/1P5p/7P/6PK/5B2 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nbd2 Ne4
  7. 7.O-O f5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxd2
  9. 9.Nxd2 Qh4
  10. 10.d5 Na6
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.Nf3 Qf6
  13. 13.a3 Bd6
  14. 14.b4 c5
  15. 15.dxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Bb2 Qh6
  17. 17.Be5 Be7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rac8
  19. 19.Qb2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nd4 Nb8
  21. 21.Nxc6 Nxc6
  22. 22.Bc3 Bf6
  23. 23.f4 Bxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Qf6
  25. 25.Qb3 g5
  26. 26.Ra2 gxf4
  27. 27.exf4 Nd4
  28. 28.Qg3+ Kf8
  29. 29.Bf1 d5
  30. 30.cxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rad2 Rcd8
  32. 32.Qf2 Nc6
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.Rc1 Rd6
  35. 35.h3 Ke7
  36. 36.Kh2 Nd4
  37. 37.Qg3 Rc6
  38. 38.Rd1 Rd6
  39. 39.Rc1 h6
  40. 40.Rc7+ Rd7
  41. 41.Rc8 Kd6
  42. 42.Rg8 Rc7
  43. 43.Rg6 Qh8
  44. 44.Rg8 Qf6
  45. 45.Qe3 h5
  46. 46.a4 h4
  47. 47.a5 b5
  48. 48.Rb8 a6
  49. 49.Rb6+ Rc6
  50. 50.Qc3 e5
  51. 51.Qc5+ Kc7
  52. 52.fxe5 Qd8
  53. 53.Rxc6+ Nxc6
  54. 54.Qb6+ Kd7
  55. 55.Qxa6 Nxe5
  56. 56.Qxb5+ Ke6

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