Paul Keres vs Savielly Tartakower

FRA-URS · 1954 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Savielly Tartakower
Result 1-0
Event FRA-URS
Site Paris
Round 2.2
Date 1954.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/5r2/PPR2np1/3p2k1/3K4/2P5/5R2 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 d4
  4. 4.Ne2 c5
  5. 5.Ng3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 e5
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.Nh4 O-O
  10. 10.a4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxh4
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.Bxf4 Be7
  14. 14.Qh5 Be6
  15. 15.Rf3 Qd7
  16. 16.Rg3 Kh8
  17. 17.Rf1 f6
  18. 18.Rff3 g5
  19. 19.Rh3 Bf5
  20. 20.g4 Bxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Bd8
  22. 22.Bd6 Bc7
  23. 23.Be6 Qg7
  24. 24.Bxf8 Rxf8
  25. 25.Bf5 Rf7
  26. 26.Bxh7 Re7
  27. 27.e5 Nxe5
  28. 28.Be4+ Kg8
  29. 29.Bd5+ Nf7
  30. 30.Bxb7 Bxh2+
  31. 31.Rxh2 Rxb7
  32. 32.Re2 Kf8
  33. 33.Rf5 Qh6
  34. 34.Qxh6+ Nxh6
  35. 35.Rxf6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rc6 Nxg4
  37. 37.Rxc5 Kf6
  38. 38.Re4 Ne3
  39. 39.b3 Rd7
  40. 40.Kf2 Kg6
  41. 41.Re8 Rf7+
  42. 42.Ke2 Nf5
  43. 43.Re6+ Kh5
  44. 44.Kd3 Kg4
  45. 45.b4 Kf4
  46. 46.Re4+ Kf3
  47. 47.Re1 Kf4
  48. 48.Rf1+ Kg4
  49. 49.b5 Rf6
  50. 50.a5

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