Miguel Najdorf vs Lopez

Torremolinos · 1961 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Lopez
Result 1-0
Event Torremolinos
Site Torremolinos
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E02)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k1R1p1/1r5p/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 c5
  6. 6.Qa4+ Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Nc3 Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Qxc4 b5
  11. 11.Qh4 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg5 O-O
  13. 13.Rad1 Qb6
  14. 14.b4 Bd6
  15. 15.Be3 Qc7
  16. 16.Rc1 Qd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qe7
  18. 18.a3 Rac8
  19. 19.Qd4 Bb8
  20. 20.Nb1 h6
  21. 21.Nbd2 Nd5
  22. 22.Nb3 Nxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Na5 Ba8
  25. 25.Nd4 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Ne5
  27. 27.Ndc6 Nxc6
  28. 28.Rxc6 Ba7
  29. 29.Qc3 Ra8
  30. 30.Rc7 Qe8
  31. 31.Rxd8 Qxd8
  32. 32.Qc6 Qd5+
  33. 33.Qxd5 exd5
  34. 34.Nc6 Bb6
  35. 35.Rd7 Kf8
  36. 36.Rxd5 Rc8
  37. 37.Ne5 Ke7
  38. 38.Rd7+ Ke6
  39. 39.Rb7 Bd8
  40. 40.Nd3 Rc3
  41. 41.Nc5+ Ke5
  42. 42.Nxa6 Rxa3
  43. 43.Rxb5+ Kd4
  44. 44.Nc5 Ra2
  45. 45.Nd3 Be7
  46. 46.Rb8 h5
  47. 47.h4 g6
  48. 48.b5 Bd6
  49. 49.Rd8 Kd5
  50. 50.e4+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rc8 Ra5
  52. 52.e5 Be7
  53. 53.Rc6+ Kd7
  54. 54.e6+ fxe6
  55. 55.Ne5+ Kd8
  56. 56.Rxe6 Rxb5
  57. 57.Nc6+ Kd7
  58. 58.Rxe7+ Kxc6
  59. 59.Re6+

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