Paul Keres vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 14
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/1R2n1p1/7p/1pr1P3/2b1B1PP/N4PK1/8 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c3 e5
  7. 7.Na3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nc2 O-O
  9. 9.d4 exd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Bg4
  11. 11.Be3 Qb6
  12. 12.dxc5 dxc5
  13. 13.b4 Rfd8
  14. 14.bxc5 Rxd1
  15. 15.cxb6 Rxa1
  16. 16.Nxa1 axb6
  17. 17.Nb3 Rxa2
  18. 18.Rb1 b5
  19. 19.Nfd4 b4
  20. 20.h3 Bd7
  21. 21.Bf1 Nxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Ra4
  23. 23.Nb3 Be6
  24. 24.Nc5 Ba2
  25. 25.Rd1 Ra8
  26. 26.Rd7 Nc6
  27. 27.Rxb7 Bc3
  28. 28.Rc7 Nd4
  29. 29.Nd3 Ne6
  30. 30.Rb7 Bc4
  31. 31.Nc1 Rc8
  32. 32.Bxc4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Na2 Kg7
  34. 34.Rb6 h5
  35. 35.Kg2

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