Paul Keres vs Anatoly Ufimtsev

URS-chT · 1959 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Anatoly Ufimtsev
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT
Site Moscow
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1b3Q2/1P6/2K5/8/3kr3/6P1/8/8 b - - 4 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.f4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg4
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nge7
  9. 9.Be3 d5
  10. 10.Bd3 dxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Nd5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nxe3
  13. 13.Qxe3 Ne7
  14. 14.Bxb7 Rb8
  15. 15.Qf3 O-O
  16. 16.Nb3 a5
  17. 17.O-O a4
  18. 18.Nc5 c6
  19. 19.b4 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 Qc7
  21. 21.Ba6 Nf5
  22. 22.Ra4 Rfd8
  23. 23.b4 Ra8
  24. 24.Kh1 Qb6
  25. 25.Rfa1 Bf8
  26. 26.Nd3 Ne7
  27. 27.Ne5 Nd5
  28. 28.h4 f6
  29. 29.Ng4 Bg7
  30. 30.Nf2 Qc7
  31. 31.g3 e5
  32. 32.f5 exd4
  33. 33.cxd4 Kh8
  34. 34.fxg6 hxg6
  35. 35.h5 Qf7
  36. 36.hxg6 Qxg6
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg8
  38. 38.Bd3 Rxa4
  39. 39.Bxg6 Rxa1
  40. 40.Qe4 Ra7
  41. 41.Qe6+ Kf8
  42. 42.Bh7 Bh8
  43. 43.Qg8+ Ke7
  44. 44.Qg6 Re8
  45. 45.Bg8 Ne3+
  46. 46.Kf3 Kd8
  47. 47.Bf7 Rf8
  48. 48.Kxe3 Raxf7
  49. 49.Ne4 Re7
  50. 50.Kd3 Rfe8
  51. 51.Nd6 Rf8
  52. 52.Qf5 Rd7
  53. 53.Qc5 Rg8
  54. 54.Kc4 Rg5
  55. 55.Nf5 Bg7
  56. 56.Qa5+ Kc8
  57. 57.Qa8+ Kc7
  58. 58.Qa7+ Kc8
  59. 59.Ne7+ Kd8
  60. 60.Nxc6+ Ke8
  61. 61.Qb8+ Kf7
  62. 62.b5 Rgd5
  63. 63.b6 f5
  64. 64.Qf4 Ke6
  65. 65.Qg5 Rxd4+
  66. 66.Nxd4+ Rxd4+
  67. 67.Kb5 Rg4
  68. 68.Qe3+ Be5
  69. 69.b7 Re4
  70. 70.Qh6+ Kf7
  71. 71.Qg5 Ke6
  72. 72.Qg6+ Kd5
  73. 73.Qxf5 Kd4
  74. 74.Kc6 Bb8
  75. 75.Qf8

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