Miguel Najdorf vs Herman Pilnik

Mar del Plata · 1965 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Herman Pilnik
Result 1-0
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Round 7
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q5/2P1b2k/4p1p1/B6p/4P3/7P/6P1/2Q4K w - - 7 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Bf4 Nc6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Qb6
  10. 10.a3 a6
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Na4 Qa7
  13. 13.Rc1 Rfc8
  14. 14.Qb3 b5
  15. 15.Nc5 Be8
  16. 16.Bh2 e6
  17. 17.Rc2 Na5
  18. 18.Qa2 Nd7
  19. 19.Rfc1 Nxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Nc4
  21. 21.b3 Rxc5
  22. 22.dxc5 Na5
  23. 23.Be5 f6
  24. 24.Bc3 Nc6
  25. 25.b4 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.e4 Bc6
  28. 28.Re1 Re8
  29. 29.Qa1 Qc7
  30. 30.Bc2 d4
  31. 31.Bd2 Qd7
  32. 32.Bd3 Rf8
  33. 33.Qa2 h5
  34. 34.a4 Qf7
  35. 35.Bg5 Kh7
  36. 36.axb5 axb5
  37. 37.Qe2 Qb7
  38. 38.Ra1 Ra8
  39. 39.Rxa8 Qxa8
  40. 40.Bxb5 Bxe4
  41. 41.f3 Bd5
  42. 42.Bd3 Qa1+
  43. 43.Qf1 Qc3
  44. 44.Qb1 e4
  45. 45.fxe4 Bc4
  46. 46.Bxc4 Qxc4
  47. 47.Qc1 Qxb4
  48. 48.c6 Qb8
  49. 49.c7 Qc8
  50. 50.Qc5 Bf8
  51. 51.Qb6 d3
  52. 52.Qb8 Bc5+
  53. 53.Kh1 d2
  54. 54.Bxd2 Qa6
  55. 55.Qb1 Bd6
  56. 56.Qc1 Qc8
  57. 57.Ba5 Be7

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