Samuel Reshevsky vs Sidney Norman Bernstein

USA-ch · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Sidney Norman Bernstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event USA-ch
Site New York
Round 7
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D71)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/1R2nkb1/6p1/8/4KPP1/8/8/8 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nb6
  7. 7.e4 c5
  8. 8.d5 e6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bg5 f6
  11. 11.Be3 f5
  12. 12.Bxc5 fxe4
  13. 13.Nfd2 exd5
  14. 14.Bxf8 Qxf8
  15. 15.a4 Be6
  16. 16.Nc3 Nc6
  17. 17.a5 Nd7
  18. 18.a6 Rb8
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Nxe4 Nb6
  21. 21.axb7 Rxb7
  22. 22.Nf6+ Qxf6
  23. 23.Bxd5+ Nxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5+ Rf7
  25. 25.Ra6 Nb4
  26. 26.Rxf6 Nxd5
  27. 27.Rxf7 Kxf7
  28. 28.Ra1 Bxb2
  29. 29.Rxa7+ Ne7
  30. 30.Kg2 Bd4
  31. 31.Ra6 h5
  32. 32.f4 Nf5
  33. 33.h3 Bc5
  34. 34.Kf3 Nd4+
  35. 35.Ke4 Nf5
  36. 36.g4 hxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 Nh6
  38. 38.Kf3 Ng8
  39. 39.Rc6 Bf8
  40. 40.Rc7+ Ne7
  41. 41.Ke4 Bg7
  42. 42.Rb7

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