Paul Keres vs Heikki MJ Westerinen

Bamberg · 1968 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Paul Keres
Black Heikki MJ Westerinen
Result 1-0
Event Bamberg
Site Bamberg
Round 10
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2p5/R5Kp/1P1k3P/P7/7r/8/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.Bb5 Nd7
  9. 9.Ne2 e5
  10. 10.c3 Qe7
  11. 11.fxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Bg5 Qd6
  13. 13.Kh1 a6
  14. 14.Ba4 b5
  15. 15.Bb3 Rae8
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Rxf3 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Na5
  19. 19.Bc2 Nc4
  20. 20.Bc1 Qb6
  21. 21.d5 f5
  22. 22.exf5 e4
  23. 23.Rf1 gxf5
  24. 24.Nf4 Ne3
  25. 25.Bxe3 Qxe3
  26. 26.Qe1 Qxe1
  27. 27.Raxe1 Nc5
  28. 28.Re3 Be5
  29. 29.b4 Nd7
  30. 30.g3 Bd6
  31. 31.Bd1 Rf6
  32. 32.a4 Ne5
  33. 33.Be2 Nc4
  34. 34.Bxc4 bxc4
  35. 35.Kg2 Bxf4
  36. 36.Rxf4 Re5
  37. 37.g4 Rxd5
  38. 38.gxf5 Rd2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Rd3
  40. 40.Rxe4 Rxf5
  41. 41.Rxd3 cxd3
  42. 42.Rd4 Kf7
  43. 43.Rxd3 Ke6
  44. 44.Rd4 Rd5
  45. 45.Rc4 Kd6
  46. 46.h4 Re5
  47. 47.Kf4 Rh5
  48. 48.Kg4 Re5
  49. 49.Rc5 Re6
  50. 50.Kf5 Re3
  51. 51.Kg6 a5
  52. 52.Rxa5 Rxc3
  53. 53.Ra6+ Kd5
  54. 54.b5 Rh3
  55. 55.h5

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