Miguel Najdorf vs Herman Pilnik

Mar del Plata op · 1972 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Herman Pilnik
Result 1-0
Event Mar del Plata op
Site Mar del Plata
Round 9
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D66)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/3Nbp1k/p3p1pp/8/1P2B2P/4P1P1/5P1K/q7 b - - 5 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 b5
  11. 11.Bd3 a6
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Nxa4 Qa5+
  14. 14.Nd2 Bb4
  15. 15.Nc3 c5
  16. 16.Nb3 Qd8
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.O-O Bb7
  20. 20.Qe2 Be7
  21. 21.Rfd1 Qb6
  22. 22.Na4 Qa5
  23. 23.Bxf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Nc5 Bc8
  25. 25.Qf3 Rb8
  26. 26.Qe4 Rd8
  27. 27.b3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rc4 Rb6
  29. 29.h3 Rbd6
  30. 30.Rdc1 Bb2
  31. 31.Rb1 Bf6
  32. 32.Rc2 Rd5
  33. 33.b4 Qb6
  34. 34.Rbc1 Qb8
  35. 35.g3 Be7
  36. 36.Be2 Kg8
  37. 37.Ra2 Qc7
  38. 38.Rac2 Qb8
  39. 39.h4 Qd6
  40. 40.Bf3 Rd2
  41. 41.Rxd2 Qxd2
  42. 42.Rd1 Qc3
  43. 43.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  44. 44.Qc6 Be7
  45. 45.Qxc8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Be4+ g6
  47. 47.Qe8 Qf6
  48. 48.Nd7 Qa1+
  49. 49.Kh2

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