Rashid Nezhmetdinov vs Paul Keres

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 7
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C96)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5N2/1p4p1/3k3p/7K/8 w - - 2 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Be7
  7. 7.d4 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bc2 Na5
  11. 11.Re1 c5
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Rc8
  14. 14.d5 Nd7
  15. 15.Nf1 Qc7
  16. 16.Bb1 Bd8
  17. 17.Ng3 b4
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc4
  19. 19.Qe2 a5
  20. 20.b3 Na3
  21. 21.Be3 g6
  22. 22.Rac1 Qb8
  23. 23.Bh6 Re8
  24. 24.Bb5 Re7
  25. 25.Nh4 Nxb5
  26. 26.Qxb5 Nf8
  27. 27.Nhf5 gxf5
  28. 28.Nxf5 Rec7
  29. 29.Rxc7 Qxc7
  30. 30.Re3 Bf6
  31. 31.Rg3+ Ng6
  32. 32.h4 Ra8
  33. 33.Qe2 Kh8
  34. 34.h5 Ba6
  35. 35.Qf3 Qd8
  36. 36.hxg6 fxg6
  37. 37.Ne3 Qe7
  38. 38.Ng4 Bg7
  39. 39.Qe3 Bc8
  40. 40.Bg5 Qa7
  41. 41.Nh6 Qxe3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Ba6
  43. 43.Rf3 Rf8
  44. 44.Nf7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Nxd6 Rxf3
  46. 46.gxf3 Bf8
  47. 47.Ne8 Kf7
  48. 48.Nc7 Bd3
  49. 49.Ne6 Bd6
  50. 50.Nd8+ Ke8
  51. 51.Nc6 Bc7
  52. 52.d6 Bxd6
  53. 53.Nxa5 Kd7
  54. 54.Nc4 Bb1
  55. 55.f4 exf4
  56. 56.e5 Bc5
  57. 57.Bxf4 Bxa2
  58. 58.Nd2 Ke6
  59. 59.Kf1 Kf5
  60. 60.Be3 Bxe3
  61. 61.fxe3 g5
  62. 62.Ke2 h5
  63. 63.Kf3 h4
  64. 64.Kg2 g4
  65. 65.Kf2 Kxe5
  66. 66.Kg2 h3+
  67. 67.Kg3 Kf5
  68. 68.Kh2 Bxb3
  69. 69.Nxb3 Ke4
  70. 70.Nd4 Kxe3
  71. 71.Nf5+ Kd3

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