Yury N Sakharov vs Paul Keres

URS-ch33 · 1965 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Yury N Sakharov
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch33
Site Tallinn
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C73)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/2Pk4/1P2n3/7K/5p2/3N4/8/8 w - - 1 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Bxc6+ bxc6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Be7
  9. 9.e5 c5
  10. 10.Qd3 dxe5
  11. 11.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  12. 12.Nxe5 Be6
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd3 O-O
  15. 15.Na3 Rb8
  16. 16.Nf4 Bf5
  17. 17.Nd5 Be6
  18. 18.Nf4 Bf5
  19. 19.Nd5 Rb7
  20. 20.b3 Nb6
  21. 21.Ne3 Bf6
  22. 22.Rb1 Bg6
  23. 23.Bd2 h5
  24. 24.Ba5 Rbb8
  25. 25.Re2 Rfe8
  26. 26.Rbe1 Re6
  27. 27.Kf1 Rd8
  28. 28.Rd2 Rde8
  29. 29.Rde2 Bd4
  30. 30.h3 Be4
  31. 31.Bd2 c6
  32. 32.f3 Bg6
  33. 33.Nd1 Rxe2
  34. 34.Rxe2 Rxe2
  35. 35.Kxe2 Nd5
  36. 36.c3 Bf6
  37. 37.Nc4 Bb1
  38. 38.Na5 Bxa2
  39. 39.c4 Nb4
  40. 40.Nc3 Bd8
  41. 41.Nb7 Be7
  42. 42.Nxa2 Nxa2
  43. 43.Na5 f5
  44. 44.Nxc6 Bd6
  45. 45.Nd8 Kf8
  46. 46.Nb7 Ke7
  47. 47.Ke3 Bh2
  48. 48.Kd3 Bg1
  49. 49.Be3 Nb4+
  50. 50.Kd2 Bxe3+
  51. 51.Kxe3 Nc2+
  52. 52.Kf4 Kf6
  53. 53.h4 Ne1
  54. 54.Nxc5 Nxg2+
  55. 55.Kg3 Ne3
  56. 56.Nxa6 Ke5
  57. 57.Nc5 f4+
  58. 58.Kf2 Kf5
  59. 59.Nd3 g5
  60. 60.hxg5 Kxg5
  61. 61.c5 Nd5
  62. 62.b4 Nc7
  63. 63.Kg2 Nb5
  64. 64.c6 Kf5
  65. 65.Kh3 Ke6
  66. 66.Kh4 Nd4
  67. 67.Kxh5 Nxf3
  68. 68.b5 Nd4
  69. 69.c7 Kd7
  70. 70.b6 Ne6

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