Miguel Najdorf vs Samuel Reshevsky

America m · 1952 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event America m
Site Mex/NY/Salvador
Round 15
Date 1952.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/4P1p1/1r6/6KP/8/4R3/8 w - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 g6
  9. 9.O-O Bg7
  10. 10.Be4 O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Nf6
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Ne5 Qc7
  14. 14.Na4 Rd8
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 Bd7
  17. 17.Bg3 Be8
  18. 18.Nc4 Qe7
  19. 19.Be5 Nh5
  20. 20.Bxg7 Nxg7
  21. 21.Nc5 Nf5
  22. 22.Re4 Rd5
  23. 23.Ne3 Nxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Rad8
  25. 25.Qb3 Qc7
  26. 26.Qc3 Rh5
  27. 27.g3 Rg5
  28. 28.Kg2 Rdd5
  29. 29.Rf1 Rdf5
  30. 30.Rxf5 Rxf5
  31. 31.Rh4 e5
  32. 32.e4 exd4
  33. 33.Qxd4 Rg5
  34. 34.Rxh6 Qe5
  35. 35.Qxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.b4 a5
  37. 37.a3 Kg7
  38. 38.Rh3 axb4
  39. 39.axb4 f6
  40. 40.g4 f5
  41. 41.Re3 fxg4
  42. 42.Kg3 Rh5
  43. 43.Re2 Rh3+
  44. 44.Kxg4 Rc3
  45. 45.Ra2 Rc4
  46. 46.Kg5 Rxb4
  47. 47.Ra7+ Bf7
  48. 48.e5 Kf8
  49. 49.e6 Be8
  50. 50.Nd7+ Bxd7
  51. 51.Rxd7 Re4
  52. 52.Kf6 Rf4+
  53. 53.Ke5 Rh4
  54. 54.Kd6 Rd4+
  55. 55.Kxc6 Rh4
  56. 56.Kd6 Rd4+
  57. 57.Kc7 Re4
  58. 58.Rf7+ Ke8
  59. 59.Kd6 Rd4+
  60. 60.Ke5 Rh4
  61. 61.Rf2 Ke7
  62. 62.Re2 Rh5+
  63. 63.Kf4 Rf5+
  64. 64.Kg4 Rh5
  65. 65.h4 Rb5

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