Petar Popovic vs Svetozar Gligoric

JUG-ch52 · 1997 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Petar Popovic
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event JUG-ch52
Site Niksic
Round 10
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C93)
Moves 56
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2Q4R/5p1k/3q2rp/1r4p1/3p1p2/5P1P/6P1/2R4K b - - 7 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.a3 h6
  13. 13.Bc2 Nb8
  14. 14.b4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bb2 g6
  16. 16.Qb1 Bg7
  17. 17.Nb3 Rb8
  18. 18.Na5 Ba8
  19. 19.d5 Nb6
  20. 20.Qa2 Nh5
  21. 21.Rad1 Rf8
  22. 22.c4 bxc4
  23. 23.Nxc4 Nf4
  24. 24.Bc1 Nxc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 Bb7
  26. 26.Bxf4 exf4
  27. 27.Ba4 Bc8
  28. 28.Rc1 Bb2
  29. 29.Rb1 Bg7
  30. 30.Rbc1 Bb2
  31. 31.Rb1 Bg7
  32. 32.Kh1 g5
  33. 33.e5 dxe5
  34. 34.Nxe5 Bxe5
  35. 35.Rxe5 Bd7
  36. 36.Bxd7 Qxd7
  37. 37.Qxa6 Rb6
  38. 38.Qd3 Rg6
  39. 39.f3 Ra8
  40. 40.Rbe1 c6
  41. 41.a4 cxd5
  42. 42.a5 d4
  43. 43.Re7 Qd6
  44. 44.b5 Rxa5
  45. 45.Qc4 Rf6
  46. 46.Qc8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Re8 Rg6
  48. 48.Rg8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rh8+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rg8+ Kh7
  51. 51.Rh8+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rc1 Rxb5
  53. 53.Rg8+ Kh7
  54. 54.Rh8+ Kg7
  55. 55.Rg8+ Kh7
  56. 56.Rh8+

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Svetozar Gligoric games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.