Vasja Pirc vs Max Euwe

Noordwijk · 1938 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vasja Pirc
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 4
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

r7/1p4p1/3k1p1p/p1p5/5R2/P3P3/1P2KPPP/8 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Qc2 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qxc3 c6
  11. 11.Rc1 Nd7
  12. 12.a3 Re8
  13. 13.Be2 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.Qxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.Rd1 Kf8
  19. 19.O-O Bf5
  20. 20.Rd2 Rc5
  21. 21.Ba2 Rc2
  22. 22.Rfd1 Ke7
  23. 23.Rxc2 Bxc2
  24. 24.Rd2 Bf5
  25. 25.Kf1 a5
  26. 26.Ke2 Be6
  27. 27.Bxe6 Kxe6
  28. 28.Rd4 c5
  29. 29.Rc4 Kd6
  30. 30.Rf4 f6

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