Samuel Reshevsky vs Miguel Najdorf

Buenos Aires m · 1953 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires m
Site Buenos Aires
Round 13
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E58)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

R7/5n2/5k2/8/7r/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.dxc5 bxc5
  12. 12.c4 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Na5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nxc4
  15. 15.Qxc4 Qd5
  16. 16.Qf4 Ba6
  17. 17.Re1 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nh4 f5
  20. 20.f3 Nd6
  21. 21.Rad1 Bd3
  22. 22.Qg5 Ne8
  23. 23.Qg3 c4
  24. 24.Bc3 Qd6
  25. 25.Qg5 h6
  26. 26.Qg6 Qxa3
  27. 27.Bd4 Qd6
  28. 28.Qh5 Qe7
  29. 29.Ra1 Qf7
  30. 30.Qg6 f4
  31. 31.Qg4 h5
  32. 32.Qh3 Qd7
  33. 33.Qxd7 Rxd7
  34. 34.Bc5 g5
  35. 35.Bxf8 Kxf8
  36. 36.Ra5 gxh4
  37. 37.Rxh5 fxe3
  38. 38.Rxe3 Nf6
  39. 39.Rxh4 c3
  40. 40.Rh8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rc8 c2
  42. 42.Rxd3 Rxd3
  43. 43.Rxc2 a5
  44. 44.Ra2 Rd5
  45. 45.Kf2 Re5
  46. 46.g4 Nd7
  47. 47.f4 Rb5
  48. 48.Ke3 Ke6
  49. 49.Kd4 Rb4+
  50. 50.Kc3 Rxf4
  51. 51.Rxa5 Rxg4
  52. 52.Rh5 Ne5
  53. 53.Rh8 Kf5
  54. 54.h4 Nf7
  55. 55.Rf8 Kf6
  56. 56.Ra8 Rxh4

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