Edmund Nash vs Bobby Fischer

Washington · 1956 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Edmund Nash
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Washington
Site Washington
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B95)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/4p1kp/R2bP3/3b2P1/8/p3K2P/8 w - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 h6
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Nb3 Nxe3
  10. 10.Qxe3 Nc6
  11. 11.Be2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rad1 b5
  14. 14.f4 Bd7
  15. 15.Bf3 Na5
  16. 16.Be2 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 bxc4
  18. 18.Nd2 Qc7
  19. 19.Kh1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Nf3 Rab8
  21. 21.Rb1 a5
  22. 22.f5 a4
  23. 23.fxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.a3 Qc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Na2 Rcb5
  27. 27.Nb4 c3
  28. 28.Nd4 Rc5
  29. 29.Na6 Rxb2
  30. 30.Nxc5 dxc5
  31. 31.Nf3 c4
  32. 32.Ne5 Bb5
  33. 33.Rxb2 cxb2
  34. 34.c3 Bf6
  35. 35.Rb1 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxb2 Be8
  37. 37.Rb4 Bxc3
  38. 38.Rxc4 Bb2
  39. 39.Rb4 Bxa3
  40. 40.Rb6 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb7+ Be7
  42. 42.e5 a3
  43. 43.Kg1 Bc6
  44. 44.Ra7 Bd5
  45. 45.Kf1 a2
  46. 46.Ke2 Kg6
  47. 47.g4 Bc5
  48. 48.Ra5 Bd4

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