Samuel Reshevsky vs Pal C Benko

USA-ch · 1966 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Pal C Benko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 11
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r3/1b1nk2p/p2pp1p1/1p6/1P2P3/P2B3P/2PNK1P1/5R2 b - - 13 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 e5
  8. 8.Nde2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Ng3 b5
  11. 11.a3 g6
  12. 12.h3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Nc5
  14. 14.Bh6 Re8
  15. 15.f4 Bb7
  16. 16.Rf2 exf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Ne6
  18. 18.Qf3 Nd4
  19. 19.Qe3 Ne6
  20. 20.b4 Rc8
  21. 21.Nge2 Nd7
  22. 22.Raf1 Ne5
  23. 23.Nd4 Bg5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Qxg5
  25. 25.Qxg5 Nxg5
  26. 26.Rf6 Ne6
  27. 27.Nce2 Kg7
  28. 28.Nxe6+ Rxe6
  29. 29.Rxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Nd4 Re8
  31. 31.Kf2 Kf8
  32. 32.Ke2+ Ke7
  33. 33.Nf3 Nd7
  34. 34.Nd2 Ne5
  35. 35.Nf3 Nd7
  36. 36.Nd2

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