Fridrik Olafsson vs Paul Keres

Candidats Tournament · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Fridrik Olafsson
Black Paul Keres
Result 0-1
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
Round 21
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D29)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/1r3pkp/4p1p1/2n1P3/5n2/1p4NP/6P1/1N4K1 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 Be7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qb6
  12. 12.Nf1 O-O
  13. 13.Ng3 Rfd8
  14. 14.axb5 axb5
  15. 15.Rxa8 Rxa8
  16. 16.e4 cxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bc5
  18. 18.Be3 b4
  19. 19.f3 Ne5
  20. 20.Nc2 Ba6
  21. 21.Qf2 Nfd7
  22. 22.Bxc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.Ne1 g6
  24. 24.h3 Rb8
  25. 25.Bc2 b3
  26. 26.Bb1 Na4
  27. 27.Qxb6 Rxb6
  28. 28.f4 Nc4
  29. 29.Rd8+ Kg7
  30. 30.e5 Bb7
  31. 31.Be4 Nc5
  32. 32.Bxb7 Rxb7
  33. 33.Nf3 Nxb2
  34. 34.Nd2 Nbd3
  35. 35.Nb1 Nxf4

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