Vasja Pirc vs Max Euwe

Bled m · 1949 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Vasja Pirc
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bled m
Site Bled
Round 3
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

r4r2/pp3pk1/2pq1p1p/5Q2/1P6/2p4R/P4PPP/5RK1 w - - 8 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Bd3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 Bb4
  9. 9.Bd2 Ba5
  10. 10.b4 Bc7
  11. 11.e4 dxc4
  12. 12.Qxc4 e5
  13. 13.Bg5 exd4
  14. 14.e5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Qe2 dxc3
  17. 17.Qxe5+ Qe7
  18. 18.Bxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Qf5 O-O
  20. 20.Rae1 Qd6
  21. 21.Re3 h6
  22. 22.Rg3+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rh3 Kg7
  24. 24.Qg4+ Kh7
  25. 25.Qf5+ Kg7

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