Miguel Najdorf vs Victor Ciocaltea

Hastings7172 · 1971 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Victor Ciocaltea
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings7172
Site Hastings
Round 6
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/1k5p/6p1/PPb2p2/3ppB2/6P1/4KP1P/8 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.b3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.d4 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Ng4
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Rb1 Ngxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.e3 Bf5
  13. 13.Ne4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rbxd1 Rad8
  15. 15.Nc5 Rxd1
  16. 16.Rxd1 Rd8
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  18. 18.Nxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.Bxb7 Bxc2
  20. 20.e4 f6
  21. 21.Bd5+ Kf8
  22. 22.Bc1 Ke7
  23. 23.Be3 a5
  24. 24.a4 Kd7
  25. 25.Bd2 c6
  26. 26.Bg8 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bxa5 Bd5
  28. 28.Bxd5 cxd5
  29. 29.b4 Bf8
  30. 30.b5 Bc5
  31. 31.Bd2 f5
  32. 32.a5 Kc7
  33. 33.Kf1 e4
  34. 34.Ke2 Kb7
  35. 35.Bf4 d4

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