Yasser Seirawan vs Efim Geller

Linares · 1983 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Yasser Seirawan
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3K4/7k/6N1/8/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.g3 Re8
  12. 12.Rc3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Qxd5 Bb7
  15. 15.Qd2 Nc6
  16. 16.Re3 Qf8
  17. 17.Bg2 Rad8
  18. 18.Rxe8 Qxe8
  19. 19.Qe3 Nd4
  20. 20.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Kd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Ne1 Bxg2
  23. 23.Nxg2 Rb8
  24. 24.Kc1 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Kc2 Nd4+
  26. 26.Kb1 Kf8
  27. 27.Rc1 Ne6
  28. 28.Rc3 Rd8
  29. 29.Kc1 Ke7
  30. 30.Ne3 Rd7
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.Nc4 Rd4
  33. 33.Nd2 Ra4
  34. 34.a3 Rd4
  35. 35.Rb3 Rd7
  36. 36.Rb5 Kd6
  37. 37.Rb8 Kd5
  38. 38.Kc2 g6
  39. 39.Re8 Nd4+
  40. 40.Kc3 Nb5+
  41. 41.Kc2 Nd6
  42. 42.Re1 Rb7
  43. 43.b3 Nf5
  44. 44.Kc3 Re7
  45. 45.Rxe7 Nxe7
  46. 46.Kd3 Nf5
  47. 47.Ne4 a6
  48. 48.Nc3+ Kc6
  49. 49.Ke4 f6
  50. 50.Kd3 Nd4
  51. 51.Ne4 Nxb3
  52. 52.Nxf6 Nd4
  53. 53.Nh7 Ne6
  54. 54.Kc4 Kd6
  55. 55.Ng5 Nd4
  56. 56.Ne4+ Kc6
  57. 57.Nxc5 Nb5
  58. 58.Nd3 Nxa3+
  59. 59.Kb4 Nb1
  60. 60.Ne5+ Kd6
  61. 61.Nxg6 Nd2
  62. 62.Nf4 Ne4
  63. 63.Nxh5 Nxf2
  64. 64.Ka5 Ke5
  65. 65.Kxa6 Kf5
  66. 66.Kb6 Ne4
  67. 67.Kc6 Kg4
  68. 68.Kd5 Nxg3
  69. 69.Nxg3 Kxh4

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