Samuel Reshevsky vs Bobby Fischer

New York/Los Angeles m · 1961 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event New York/Los Angeles m
Site Los Angeles
Round 5
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/P3p3/5k2/8/8/1Q2K3/r5q1 w - - 15 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.a3 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 Nf6
  11. 11.Bc2 b6
  12. 12.Qd3 Bb7
  13. 13.Bg5 g6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Re8
  15. 15.h4 Rc8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd5
  17. 17.Ne4 f5
  18. 18.Nc3 Bxg5
  19. 19.Nxg5 Nf4
  20. 20.Qe3 Qxd4
  21. 21.Nb5 Qxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Nxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 Nd4+
  24. 24.Be4 Bxe4+
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nxb5
  26. 26.Nf6+ Kf7
  27. 27.Nxe8 Rxe8
  28. 28.a4 Nd6
  29. 29.Rc7+ Kf6
  30. 30.Rec1 h6
  31. 31.Rxa7 Ne4
  32. 32.Ra6 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc2 Rd3
  34. 34.Rxb6 Rxe3
  35. 35.a5 f4
  36. 36.Rf2 Nxf2
  37. 37.Kxf2 Re5
  38. 38.b4 Re3
  39. 39.a6 Ra3
  40. 40.Rc6 g5
  41. 41.hxg5+ hxg5
  42. 42.b5 g4
  43. 43.Rc8 Kf5
  44. 44.b6 g3+
  45. 45.Ke1 Ra1+
  46. 46.Ke2 g2
  47. 47.Rf8+ Ke4
  48. 48.Rxf4+ Kxf4
  49. 49.b7 g1=Q
  50. 50.b8=Q+ Kf5
  51. 51.Qf8+ Ke4
  52. 52.Qa8+ Kd4
  53. 53.Qd8+ Kc4
  54. 54.Qd3+ Kc5
  55. 55.Qc3+ Kd6
  56. 56.Qd2+ Ke5
  57. 57.Qb2+ Kf5

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