Ekaterina Kovalevskaya vs Nona Gaprindashvili

RUS-ch (Women) · 1998 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch (Women)
Site Elista
Round 3.2
Date 1998.04.26
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/6p1/r5P1/3K4/8/1R6/4N3 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Be2 Nd7
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Nc3 a6
  7. 7.a4 b6
  8. 8.Bg5 Ne7
  9. 9.Qd2 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rad1 Nf6
  12. 12.e5 Nfd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.h4 dxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qe7
  16. 16.Bd4 c5
  17. 17.Be3 Rd8
  18. 18.Qc1 Nxe3
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  20. 20.Qxe3 Qc7
  21. 21.c3 O-O
  22. 22.Bd3 Rd8
  23. 23.Be4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Qd7
  25. 25.Re1 Qd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Kf1 Kf8
  28. 28.Re3 Ke7
  29. 29.Ke2 c4
  30. 30.Re4 b5
  31. 31.axb5 axb5
  32. 32.Rd4 Rc5
  33. 33.Re4 Kd7
  34. 34.Ke3 Ke7
  35. 35.Kf4 Rd5
  36. 36.Rd4 Rc5
  37. 37.g4 f6
  38. 38.exf6+ Bxf6
  39. 39.Rd2 b4
  40. 40.cxb4 Rb5
  41. 41.g5 hxg5+
  42. 42.hxg5 Bg7
  43. 43.Ke3 Rxb4
  44. 44.Nd4 Kf7
  45. 45.f4 e5
  46. 46.fxe5 Bxe5
  47. 47.Ke4 Bg3
  48. 48.Kd5 Ra4
  49. 49.Rg2 Be1
  50. 50.Nf3 c3
  51. 51.Nxe1 Ra5+
  52. 52.Kd4 cxb2
  53. 53.Rxb2

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