Jorge Pelikan vs Miguel Najdorf

Mar del Plata · 1956 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Jorge Pelikan
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Round 16
Date 1956.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/7R/2ppk3/p4pPP/3p1P2/4r3/8/5K2 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 O-O
  5. 5.e4 e5
  6. 6.Nge2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.d3 Rb8
  9. 9.h3 a6
  10. 10.a4 Nd7
  11. 11.Be3 Nc5
  12. 12.Ra3 a5
  13. 13.Qd2 Nd4
  14. 14.f4 c6
  15. 15.g4 f5
  16. 16.exf5 gxf5
  17. 17.g5 Nce6
  18. 18.h4 Qe8
  19. 19.Bxd4 exd4
  20. 20.Nd1 Ra8
  21. 21.Bf3 Bd7
  22. 22.Re1 Qd8
  23. 23.Nf2 Qb6
  24. 24.Nh3 Qb4
  25. 25.Qc1 Nc5
  26. 26.Bh5 Be8
  27. 27.Ng3 Bxh5
  28. 28.Nxh5 Rae8
  29. 29.Kf1 Nxa4
  30. 30.Nxg7 Kxg7
  31. 31.Nf2 b6
  32. 32.Re2 Rxe2
  33. 33.Kxe2 Re8+
  34. 34.Kf3 Qxb2
  35. 35.Qxb2 Nxb2
  36. 36.Rb3 Re3+
  37. 37.Kg2 Nxc4
  38. 38.Rb1 Nd2
  39. 39.Rxb6 Nf3
  40. 40.h5 Ne1+
  41. 41.Kf1 Nxd3
  42. 42.Rb7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Nxd3 Rxd3
  44. 44.Rb8+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rb7+ Ke6
  46. 46.Rxh7 Re3

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