Vasja Pirc vs Max Euwe

Bled m · 1949 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vasja Pirc
Black Max Euwe
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bled m
Site Bled
Round 5
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/n1n5/pp2kp2/3p1pp1/P2P4/BPNKPP2/6P1/8 w - - 2 36

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 Bb4
  8. 8.Bxf5 exf5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Qb3 Qa5
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rac1 Rfc8
  13. 13.Ne5 Nb6
  14. 14.Nd3 Bxc3
  15. 15.Bxc3 Qa4
  16. 16.Qxa4 Nxa4
  17. 17.Bb4 Nd7
  18. 18.b3 Nab6
  19. 19.a4 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  22. 22.h4 Nf6
  23. 23.Nf4 g6
  24. 24.f3 h6
  25. 25.Kf2 Kg7
  26. 26.Ke1 g5
  27. 27.hxg5 hxg5
  28. 28.Ne2 Ne8
  29. 29.Nc3 Nc7
  30. 30.Ke2 Kf6
  31. 31.Kd3 Ke6
  32. 32.Bf8 f6
  33. 33.Ba3 b6
  34. 34.Bf8 a6
  35. 35.Ba3 Na7

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