Samuel Reshevsky vs Pal C Benko

New York m · 1960 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Pal C Benko
Result 1-0
Event New York m
Site New York
Round 2
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D98)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/4p1b1/4P1Qp/5N2/4q3/6PK/7P/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nfd7
  9. 9.Rd1 Nc6
  10. 10.e5 Nb6
  11. 11.Qb3 a5
  12. 12.a3 a4
  13. 13.Qc2 Be6
  14. 14.Qe4 Bb3
  15. 15.Rb1 f5
  16. 16.Qf4 Nd5
  17. 17.Qh4 Nxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 f4
  19. 19.Bb5 fxe3
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.O-O c5
  22. 22.Ng5 h6
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  24. 24.Nf3 Bf7
  25. 25.Qe4 cxd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 Ra6
  27. 27.Qxe3 c5
  28. 28.Nf3 Qb6
  29. 29.Qe2 Ra8
  30. 30.Rd1 Bb3
  31. 31.Rd2 Rd8
  32. 32.Rxd8 Qxd8
  33. 33.Nxa4 Qd5
  34. 34.Nc3 Qc6
  35. 35.Nd2 Bf7
  36. 36.a4 c4
  37. 37.Qe3 Qb7
  38. 38.e6 Be8
  39. 39.Nxc4 Qb3
  40. 40.Qd3 Bxa4
  41. 41.Qxg6+ Bg7
  42. 42.Ne3 Qxb2
  43. 43.Nxa4 Qa1+
  44. 44.Kf2 Qxa4
  45. 45.Nf5 Qf4+
  46. 46.Ke2 Qe4+
  47. 47.Kd2 Qb4+
  48. 48.Ke3 Qe1+
  49. 49.Kf3 Qc3+
  50. 50.Kg4 Qc4+
  51. 51.Kh5 Qe2+
  52. 52.Kh4 Qe1+
  53. 53.g3 Qe4+
  54. 54.Kh3

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