Samuel Reshevsky vs Donald Byrne

The Game

White	Samuel Reshevsky
Black	Donald Byrne
Result	1-0
Event	New York m1
Site	New York
Round	7
Date	1957.00.00
Opening	Benoni Defense (A56)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r3k/7p/p7/3P4/P1p5/6B1/1bB4K/4R3 w - - 6 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.d5 e5
4. 4.Nc3 d6
5. 5.e4 Be7
6. 6.Bd3 O-O
7. 7.Nge2 Ne8
8. 8.Be3 Nd7
9. 9.Qd2 a6
10. 10.Ng3 Ndf6
11. 11.h3 g6
12. 12.Bh6 Ng7
13. 13.O-O Bd7
14. 14.f4 exf4
15. 15.Bxf4 Nfh5
16. 16.Nxh5 Nxh5
17. 17.Bh2 f6
18. 18.Nd1 b5
19. 19.Ne3 Ng7
20. 20.Rf3 bxc4
21. 21.Nxc4 Bb5
22. 22.a4 Bxc4
23. 23.Bxc4 Kh8
24. 24.g4 f5
25. 25.exf5 gxf5
26. 26.Raf1 fxg4
27. 27.Rxf8+ Bxf8
28. 28.hxg4 Qd7
29. 29.Qf4 Be7
30. 30.Bd3 c4
31. 31.Bc2 Ne8
32. 32.Kh1 Nf6
33. 33.g5 Rf8
34. 34.gxf6 Bxf6
35. 35.Qxd6 Qg7
36. 36.Rg1 Qh6
37. 37.Qf4 Qxf4
38. 38.Bxf4 Bxb2
39. 39.Bg3 Re8
40. 40.Re1 Rg8
41. 41.Kh2 Rd8

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