Samuel Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf

America m · 1952 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event America m
Site Mex/NY/Salvador
Round 14
Date 1952.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E69)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q1n3k/4q2p/2p2Np1/1p1b2PP/p7/P7/1P3PBK/8 w - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 e5
  8. 8.e4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 a5
  11. 11.h3 Nc5
  12. 12.Qc2 a4
  13. 13.Be3 c6
  14. 14.Rad1 Qa5
  15. 15.Bf4 Bf8
  16. 16.Nf3 Be6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Bxc4
  18. 18.Bxf8 Kxf8
  19. 19.e5 Nd5
  20. 20.Rd4 b5
  21. 21.Qd2 Kg8
  22. 22.Qh6 f6
  23. 23.exf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.Qg5 Nfd7
  25. 25.Qd2 Qc7
  26. 26.h4 Nf6
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  28. 28.Ng5 Ne6
  29. 29.Rd6 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  31. 31.Qe3 Nd4
  32. 32.a3 Qd6
  33. 33.Nce4 Nxe4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Qd8
  35. 35.Kh2 Nf5
  36. 36.Qf4 Bd5
  37. 37.h5 Qe7
  38. 38.g4 Nh6
  39. 39.g5 Nf7
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kh8
  41. 41.Qb8+ Nd8

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