Miguel Najdorf vs Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera

Varna olm · 1962 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 6
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

5Q2/3b2pk/4q2p/1p1pPp2/1PpB3P/4PP2/6P1/4K3 w - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.b3 d5
  8. 8.Bb2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne4
  10. 10.Rc1 a6
  11. 11.Qc2 f5
  12. 12.Ne2 Bd6
  13. 13.Ne5 c6
  14. 14.f3 Nec5
  15. 15.Nf4 Nxd3
  16. 16.Nfxd3 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Be7
  18. 18.Nf4 Qd7
  19. 19.cxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Qf2 Bg5
  21. 21.Qg3 Bxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Qe6
  23. 23.Rfd1 a5
  24. 24.a3 c5
  25. 25.Rd2 Rfe8
  26. 26.Qg3 Rf8
  27. 27.b4 axb4
  28. 28.axb4 c4
  29. 29.Bd4 Ra4
  30. 30.Rb2 Rfa8
  31. 31.h4 Ra2
  32. 32.Rxa2 Rxa2
  33. 33.Qg5 Ra8
  34. 34.Ra1 Rxa1+
  35. 35.Bxa1 h6
  36. 36.Qd8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bd4 b5
  38. 38.Kf2 Bc6
  39. 39.Qf8 Be8
  40. 40.Ke1 Bd7

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