Geza Maroczy vs Paul Keres

Zandvoort · 1936 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Geza Maroczy
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event Zandvoort
Site Zandvoort
Round 9
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p3P2/3b4/PK1N1p2/2Pk1P2/8/P7/8 b - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 e6
  10. 10.Bd2 Ngf6
  11. 11.O-O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Rhe1 O-O-O
  13. 13.Kb1 Bd6
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Kb8
  16. 16.c4 c5
  17. 17.Bc3 Nf6
  18. 18.Qe2 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 a6
  20. 20.Nf3 Ka8
  21. 21.Ne5 Rhf8
  22. 22.g4 Ng8
  23. 23.Nf3 g6
  24. 24.b3 Qe7
  25. 25.Rd3 Bc7
  26. 26.Red1 Rxd3
  27. 27.Rxd3 Rd8
  28. 28.Qd2 Kb8
  29. 29.g5 Kc8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  31. 31.Qe2 hxg5
  32. 32.hxg5 Ne7
  33. 33.Bf6 Qd6
  34. 34.Ne5 Qc5
  35. 35.Nxf7 Qf5+
  36. 36.Qc2 Ng8
  37. 37.Qxf5 exf5
  38. 38.Nh8 Nxf6
  39. 39.gxf6 Kd7
  40. 40.Nxg6 Ke6
  41. 41.Ne7 Bd6
  42. 42.Nd5 Ke5
  43. 43.Kc2 Ke4
  44. 44.f4 a5
  45. 45.f7 a4
  46. 46.bxa4 Ba3
  47. 47.Kc3 Bd6
  48. 48.a5 Bf8
  49. 49.Kb3 Bd6
  50. 50.Ka4 Kd4
  51. 51.Kb5

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