Herman Pilnik vs Miguel Najdorf

Mar del Plata · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Herman Pilnik
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r4k2/1b3Bp1/5b1p/4p2Q/7P/4B2R/2q3P1/4K3 w - - 4 34

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.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bc4 Be7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.f5 b6
  11. 11.Ng5 Bb7
  12. 12.Qe2 Nc5
  13. 13.Ra3 h6
  14. 14.h4 b5
  15. 15.axb5 axb5
  16. 16.Bxb5 Rxa3
  17. 17.bxa3 Qa5
  18. 18.Bd2 Qxa3
  19. 19.Bd3 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.f6 Nxf6
  22. 22.Bc4 Qa1+
  23. 23.Nd1 Nfe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Rh3 Rd8
  26. 26.Qf3 Bf6
  27. 27.Qh5 Qd4
  28. 28.Bxf7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Be3 Qb4+
  30. 30.c3 Nxc3
  31. 31.Nxc3 Qxc3+
  32. 32.Kf2 Qc2+
  33. 33.Ke1 Ra8

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