Fridrik Olafsson vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fridrik Olafsson
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 5
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/8/3P1bk1/2p4p/4R1PP/7K/8 w - - 1 46

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ba2 b5
  10. 10.f4 Bb7
  11. 11.f5 e5
  12. 12.Nde2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Ng3 Rc8
  14. 14.Bg5 Nb6
  15. 15.Nh5 Rxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Nxh5
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Qxh5 Bxe4
  19. 19.Qg4 d5
  20. 20.f6 Qc5+
  21. 21.Kh1 g6
  22. 22.Rae1 Re8
  23. 23.Qh4 h5
  24. 24.Qg5 Nc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 bxc4
  26. 26.Re3 Qf8
  27. 27.Rb1 Rb8
  28. 28.Ree1 Rxb1
  29. 29.Rxb1 Bxc2
  30. 30.Rb7 Bf5
  31. 31.Qe3 Be6
  32. 32.Qxe5 Qxa3
  33. 33.h3 Qc1+
  34. 34.Kh2 g5
  35. 35.Ra7 h4
  36. 36.Rxa6 Kh7
  37. 37.Ra1 Qf4+
  38. 38.Qxf4 gxf4
  39. 39.Rf1 d4
  40. 40.cxd4 Kg6
  41. 41.Rxf4 Bf5
  42. 42.Rf3 Kxf6
  43. 43.Re3 Kg5
  44. 44.g3 Bd3
  45. 45.d5 Bf5

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