Samuel Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf

America m · 1952 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event America m
Site Mex/NY/Salvador
Round 18
Date 1952.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r1bk1/3P1p1p/4n1p1/8/p2R4/R5P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qb3 Nc6
  10. 10.Rd1 Na5
  11. 11.Qb5 Nc6
  12. 12.Qb3 Na5
  13. 13.Qb4 Nc6
  14. 14.Qa4 Bf5
  15. 15.Bf4 Qd7
  16. 16.Nh4 Nxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Bh3
  18. 18.Bxh3 Qxh3
  19. 19.Rab1 Qd7
  20. 20.e4 e6
  21. 21.exd5 exd5
  22. 22.Ng2 b6
  23. 23.Ne3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rb5 Qe6
  25. 25.Bc7 Rdc8
  26. 26.Nxd5 Ne7
  27. 27.c4 Nc6
  28. 28.c5 Qxd5
  29. 29.cxb6 axb6
  30. 30.Qxa8 Qd7
  31. 31.Qa4 Qxc7
  32. 32.d5 Ne5
  33. 33.Qb3 Nd7
  34. 34.d6 Qc4
  35. 35.a4 Qe2
  36. 36.Qd3 Qxd3
  37. 37.Rxd3 Ra8
  38. 38.a5 bxa5
  39. 39.Ra3 a4
  40. 40.Rb4 Nc5
  41. 41.Rc4 Bf8
  42. 42.Rd4 Rd8
  43. 43.d7 Ne6

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