Valentina Kozlovskaya vs Nona Gaprindashvili

URS-ch (Women) · 1979 · Benko Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Valentina Kozlovskaya
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch (Women)
Site Tbilisi
Round 13
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Benko Gambit (A59)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/R3pk2/8/5Ppp/6P1/7P/3r2K1/8 w - - 5 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.cxb5 a6
  5. 5.bxa6 Bxa6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 g6
  8. 8.e4 Bxf1
  9. 9.Kxf1 Nbd7
  10. 10.g3 Bg7
  11. 11.Kg2 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Qc7
  13. 13.Be3 Rfb8
  14. 14.Qc2 Qb7
  15. 15.Rab1 Ne8
  16. 16.Rhc1 Nc7
  17. 17.a3 Qa6
  18. 18.Qd1 Rb7
  19. 19.Rc2 Qc4
  20. 20.Nd2 Qd3
  21. 21.Nf3 Qxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 Bxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Rxa3
  24. 24.c4 Na6
  25. 25.Rcc1 Nb4
  26. 26.Rb1 f6
  27. 27.Bd2 Kf7
  28. 28.Bxb4 cxb4
  29. 29.Nd4 Nc5
  30. 30.Nc6 Ra8
  31. 31.Rxb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.Nxb4 Nxe4
  33. 33.f3 Rb8
  34. 34.fxe4 Rxb4
  35. 35.Rc1 Rb3
  36. 36.Kf2 Rd3
  37. 37.c5 dxc5
  38. 38.Rxc5 g5
  39. 39.Ra5 h5
  40. 40.Ra7 f5
  41. 41.exf5 Rxd5
  42. 42.g4 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rd3+
  44. 44.Kg2 Rd2+

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