Miguel Najdorf vs Paul Keres

Buenos Aires Circulo · 1939 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires Circulo
Site Buenos Aires
Date 1939.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/p5bp/1p1RnBp1/2p1qp2/4N3/P5P1/1P2Q2P/5RK1 b - - 2 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Ne8
  10. 10.Bb3 e5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.f4 Bg7
  14. 14.e4 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.e5 Nc7
  17. 17.Be3 Nd5
  18. 18.Ne4 b6
  19. 19.Rad1 Qe7
  20. 20.g3 Rad8
  21. 21.a3 Nc7
  22. 22.Rd6 c5
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.Bg5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Bxd8 Ne6
  26. 26.Bf6

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