Miguel Najdorf vs Samuel Reshevsky

Candidats Tournament · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Zuerich
Round 1
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/p1q3p1/1nb1pp1p/2p5/P1P5/1nQ1P2P/1B2BPPN/3R2K1 w - - 2 25

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 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.Ba3 Bb7
  13. 13.Be2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Qc2 Na5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.c4 Be4
  17. 17.Qc3 Rab8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  19. 19.Rxd1 Bc6
  20. 20.Qc2 h6
  21. 21.h3 Nb3
  22. 22.Bb2 Nd7
  23. 23.Qc3 f6
  24. 24.Nh2 Nb6

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