Ratmir D Kholmov vs Paul Keres

URS-ch24 · 1957 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Ratmir D Kholmov
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch24
Site Moscow
Round 13
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D28)
Moves 39
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

1R6/6rk/b6p/4ppp1/8/2N1PPKP/5P2/8 b - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Rd1 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bb7
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.a4 bxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 Qb6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Qc6
  14. 14.b3 Ne5
  15. 15.Be4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nxf3+
  17. 17.gxf3 Be7
  18. 18.Ba3 Bxa3
  19. 19.Rxa3 O-O
  20. 20.Kg2 Qb6
  21. 21.Rd6 Qc7
  22. 22.Rd4 f5
  23. 23.Ng3 Rac8
  24. 24.Raa4 Qe5
  25. 25.Rac4 a5
  26. 26.Rxc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.Qd2 h6
  28. 28.Ra4 Rc5
  29. 29.b4 Rd5
  30. 30.Qc2 axb4
  31. 31.Rxb4 Rc5
  32. 32.Qb2 Qxb2
  33. 33.Rxb2 Rc7
  34. 34.Ne2 e5
  35. 35.Kg3 g5
  36. 36.h3 Rg7
  37. 37.Rb5 Ba6
  38. 38.Rb8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Nc3

More Paul Keres Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Paul Keres games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.