Anatoly Lein vs David Bronstein

URS-ch40 · 1972 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Lein
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch40
Site Baku
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/5pk1/p3nq1b/2Np4/3P4/2P2pPp/1PB2K1P/R7 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.Bc4 Na6
  6. 6.O-O Nc7
  7. 7.Bf4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 b4
  9. 9.Na4 Nf6
  10. 10.e5 Nfd5
  11. 11.exd6 exd6
  12. 12.Bg5 Qd7
  13. 13.Re1+ Kf8
  14. 14.a3 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 Rb8
  16. 16.axb4 Nxb4
  17. 17.Nc3 a6
  18. 18.Ne4 g5
  19. 19.Bxb4 Rxb4
  20. 20.c3 Rb8
  21. 21.Ng3 Qd8
  22. 22.Nd2 g4
  23. 23.Nc4 h5
  24. 24.Na5 Bd7
  25. 25.Qd2 d5
  26. 26.Ba4 h4
  27. 27.Nf5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Nxc6 Qd6
  29. 29.Nxb8 h3
  30. 30.g3 Ne6
  31. 31.Nd7+ Kg8
  32. 32.Nc5 Bh6
  33. 33.Qd1 Ng5
  34. 34.Re8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Rxh8 Kxh8
  36. 36.Bc2 Bc8
  37. 37.Qe2 Qf6
  38. 38.f4 gxf3
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Kf2 Ne6
  41. 41.Qxc8

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