Mihail Saltaev vs Efim Geller

Tiraspol · 1994 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Mihail Saltaev
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event Tiraspol
Site Tiraspol
Round 8
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2p3pp/p2p2b1/P3p3/3P3q/1Q6/3R2PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a5 Na7
  11. 11.c3 bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Nd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Nb5
  15. 15.Bb2 Nc5
  16. 16.Bc2 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Ne3 Bg6
  19. 19.d4 Ne4
  20. 20.Nd5 Nxf2
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  22. 22.Kxf2 Nxd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Rxb2
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxc2+
  25. 25.Rxc2 Qh4+
  26. 26.Kg1 Rxf3
  27. 27.Rd2 Rb3
  28. 28.Qxb3+

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