Jorge Pelikan vs Miguel Najdorf

Mar del Plata · 1961 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Jorge Pelikan
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Round 10
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/2R4p/p7/3pp2r/5p2/2PP1P1n/P2N3P/3NR2K w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d3 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.e4 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Nh4 Ne8
  9. 9.Be3 Nc7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd4
  11. 11.Nd1 e5
  12. 12.c3 Nde6
  13. 13.Bh6 f5
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.exf5 gxf5
  16. 16.Re1 f4
  17. 17.Qe2 Qf6
  18. 18.Nf3 Bd7
  19. 19.Nd2 Bc6
  20. 20.Qg4+ Kh8
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Ne4 Qe7
  23. 23.Qh4 Qxh4
  24. 24.gxh4 Rad8
  25. 25.f3 Rf5
  26. 26.Rb1 Rh5
  27. 27.b4 cxb4
  28. 28.Rxb4 Rxh4
  29. 29.Rb7 a6
  30. 30.Rb6 d5
  31. 31.Nd2 Rg8+
  32. 32.Kh1 Ng5
  33. 33.Rxc6 Nh3
  34. 34.Rxc7 Rh5

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