Herman Pilnik vs Bobby Fischer

Mar del Plata · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Herman Pilnik
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/6kp/6p1/8/4b1P1/P4R2/5r1P/7K w - - 3 41

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.f3 Qc7
  11. 11.Qe1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rd1 b5
  13. 13.Rd2 Nb6
  14. 14.Qf2 Rab8
  15. 15.Bxb6 Rxb6
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bd7
  18. 18.f4 Bf6
  19. 19.c3 Rbb8
  20. 20.fxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Nd4 g6
  22. 22.a3 a5
  23. 23.Kh1 b4
  24. 24.cxb4 axb4
  25. 25.Rc2 Qb6
  26. 26.Nc6 bxa3
  27. 27.Qxb6 Rxb6
  28. 28.bxa3 Ra8
  29. 29.Nxe5 dxe5
  30. 30.Rc3 Rb2
  31. 31.Rc7 Bf5
  32. 32.g4 Be4+
  33. 33.Bf3 Bd3
  34. 34.d6 Rd8
  35. 35.Re1 Rxd6
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rf6
  37. 37.Re3 Rxf3
  38. 38.Rxf3 Be4
  39. 39.Rxf7 Rf2
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kg7

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