Samuel Reshevsky vs Donald Byrne

New York m1 · 1957 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Donald Byrne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event New York m1
Site New York
Round 3
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D98)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

4k3/2B5/1p6/1PbP1p1p/5P1P/3K4/5P2/8 w - - 13 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Nc6
  8. 8.Be2 Bg4
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.Qa4 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 c6
  12. 12.O-O cxd5
  13. 13.Rd1 Nc6
  14. 14.exd5 Ne5
  15. 15.Be2 a6
  16. 16.Bf4 Ne8
  17. 17.Ne4 Nd6
  18. 18.Nxd6 exd6
  19. 19.Qb3 Qf6
  20. 20.Be3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rac1 h5
  22. 22.h3 Qh4
  23. 23.Qb6 Rad8
  24. 24.Rd4 Qe7
  25. 25.Rd2 f5
  26. 26.Rc7 Rd7
  27. 27.Rdc2 Rf8
  28. 28.Bf4 Rf7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.b3 Kh7
  31. 31.h4 Qe7
  32. 32.Bg5 Qd7
  33. 33.Qd8 Qxd8
  34. 34.Bxd8 Rd7
  35. 35.Bb6 Bf6
  36. 36.g3 Kg7
  37. 37.Kf1 Nf7
  38. 38.Rc8 Bd8
  39. 39.Bd4+ Bf6
  40. 40.Bb6 Bd8
  41. 41.Bd4+ Bf6
  42. 42.Be3 Nh6
  43. 43.b4 Ng8
  44. 44.Bf3 Be5
  45. 45.a4 f4
  46. 46.gxf4 Bf6
  47. 47.Bg2 Ne7
  48. 48.Bh3 Nxc8
  49. 49.Bxd7 Ne7
  50. 50.Be6 Bc3
  51. 51.b5 axb5
  52. 52.axb5 Bf6
  53. 53.Bb6 Nf5
  54. 54.Bc7 Bd4
  55. 55.Bc8 b6
  56. 56.Bxf5 gxf5
  57. 57.Bxd6 Kf7
  58. 58.Ke2 Ke8
  59. 59.Be5 Bc5
  60. 60.Kd3 Be7
  61. 61.Bc7 Bc5
  62. 62.Be5 Be7
  63. 63.Bc7 Bc5

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