Paul Keres vs Vitaly Georgievich Tarasov

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Vitaly Georgievich Tarasov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 12
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rb4/3k2p1/p3n2p/P4p2/1PP5/3RB1P1/3N1K1P/8 b - - 6 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.f3 Bb7
  12. 12.Qd2 Qc7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rfc8
  14. 14.Rac1 Bc6
  15. 15.Bf1 Rd8
  16. 16.Qf2 Qb7
  17. 17.Bc4 Rdc8
  18. 18.Bd3 Rd8
  19. 19.Qd2 h6
  20. 20.Qe2 Nf8
  21. 21.Bc4 Ne6
  22. 22.Qf2 Rab8
  23. 23.Rd2 d5
  24. 24.exd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Nxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Qxd5
  28. 28.Bxb6 e4
  29. 29.fxe4 Qxe4
  30. 30.a5 Qe5
  31. 31.Qg3 Bd6
  32. 32.Qxe5 Bxe5
  33. 33.Rb1 Kf8
  34. 34.c3 Ke7
  35. 35.Nd2 Bd6
  36. 36.b4 Bf4
  37. 37.Nf3 Rc8
  38. 38.Rb3 Kd7
  39. 39.g3 Bd6
  40. 40.Nd2 f5
  41. 41.c4 Be7
  42. 42.Kf2 Bg5
  43. 43.Be3 Bd8
  44. 44.Rd3+

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