Samuel Reshevsky vs Pal C Benko

New York m · 1960 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Pal C Benko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event New York m
Site New York
Round 4
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p3p2/1p1k2pp/1P1N3P/P2nP1P1/6K1/8/3Bb3 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qb3 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 O-O
  8. 8.e3 Na6
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.O-O cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Qa5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qb6
  13. 13.Qxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nb4
  15. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Be3 Nc2
  17. 17.Rad1 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Nxe5
  20. 20.Rd6 Bh6
  21. 21.Kf2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rfd1 Kf8
  23. 23.a3 Rac8
  24. 24.e4 Re6
  25. 25.Rd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Re8
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  28. 28.a4 Bc1
  29. 29.b4 Bb2
  30. 30.Nd5 Bd4+
  31. 31.Kg3 Kd7
  32. 32.Kf4 Kd6
  33. 33.g4 h6
  34. 34.h4 Nd7
  35. 35.Bc4 Ne5
  36. 36.Bb5 Bf2
  37. 37.h5 Be1
  38. 38.Be2 Bd2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Nc6
  40. 40.b5 Nd4
  41. 41.Bd1 Be1+

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