Paul Keres vs Nikolay Sorokin

Baltic tourn · 1960 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Nikolay Sorokin
Result 1-0
Event Baltic tourn
Site Parnu
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R5k/6p1/6Qp/3b1p2/3P4/3r1P2/r5PP/6K1 b - - 5 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Bd7
  12. 12.Bf4 Rc8
  13. 13.Qb1 h6
  14. 14.Qxb7 Na5
  15. 15.Qb2 Bc6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd5
  17. 17.Ba6 Rb8
  18. 18.Qe2 Rb6
  19. 19.Bd3 Bg5
  20. 20.Bg3 f5
  21. 21.f3 Bf6
  22. 22.Rab1 Bxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Rc6
  24. 24.Rb8 Qxb8
  25. 25.Bxb8 Rxb8
  26. 26.Qc2 Nc4
  27. 27.Qa4 Nb6
  28. 28.Qxa7 Ra8
  29. 29.Qe7 Rxc3
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxd3
  31. 31.Rxb6 Rxa2
  32. 32.Qe8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qg6+ Kh8
  34. 34.Rb8+

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