Miguel Najdorf vs Samuel Reshevsky

Buenos Aires m · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires m
Site Buenos Aires
Round 16
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b7/p2Q1npk/8/5N1q/P1p1pR2/4P2P/6P1/6K1 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Qc7
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.Ba3 e5
  13. 13.Qc2 Bb7
  14. 14.Be2 e4
  15. 15.Nd2 Na5
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.c4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rad8
  19. 19.Nf1 h5
  20. 20.Ng3 h4
  21. 21.Nf5 Bc8
  22. 22.Nxh4 Nc6
  23. 23.Bb2 Ne5
  24. 24.Qc3 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Rxd1 Bg4
  26. 26.f3 Bh5
  27. 27.Qe1 Qb7
  28. 28.Bxe5 Rxe5
  29. 29.f4 Bxe2
  30. 30.Rb1 Qe7
  31. 31.fxe5 Ng4
  32. 32.e6 Bxc4
  33. 33.exf7+ Bxf7
  34. 34.Qg3 Qg5
  35. 35.Re1 Qh5
  36. 36.Rf1 Nh6
  37. 37.h3 Kh7
  38. 38.Qf4 Bd5
  39. 39.Nf5 Nf7
  40. 40.Qc7 c4
  41. 41.Qd7 Ba8
  42. 42.Rf4

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