Samuel Reshevsky vs Lubomir Kavalek

USA-ch playoff · 1973 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Lubomir Kavalek
Result 1-0
Event USA-ch playoff
Site Chicago
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B37)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p1PR4/3p1bp1/3N4/2r3P1/5K2/P4P2/8 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc2 d6
  7. 7.e4 Nh6
  8. 8.Be2 f5
  9. 9.h4 fxe4
  10. 10.h5 Bf5
  11. 11.hxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Ne3 Nf7
  13. 13.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  14. 14.g4 Be6
  15. 15.Qc2 Ng5
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nd4
  17. 17.Qd3 Ndf3+
  18. 18.Kf1 Qa5
  19. 19.Bxf3 Nxf3
  20. 20.Bd2 Nxd2+
  21. 21.Nxd2 Bxb2
  22. 22.Rb1 Be5
  23. 23.Rxb7 Kf7
  24. 24.Nf3 Rh8
  25. 25.Ng5+ Kf6
  26. 26.Nxe6 Rh1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Rh2+
  28. 28.Kf3 Rh3+
  29. 29.Ke4 Kxe6
  30. 30.Qd5+ Qxd5+
  31. 31.Nxd5 Kf7
  32. 32.Rxe7+ Kf8
  33. 33.c5 Ra3
  34. 34.c6 Ra4+
  35. 35.Kf3 Rc4
  36. 36.c7 Bf6
  37. 37.Rd7

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