Gennadi Sosonko vs Miguel Najdorf

Sao Paulo · 1978 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Gennadi Sosonko
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Sao Paulo
Site Sao Paulo
Round 6
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/QPp2pp1/p6p/P3Pb2/8/5BP1/5PKP/4q3 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Nc6
  9. 9.Qxc4 Qd5
  10. 10.Qd3 Rd8
  11. 11.Nc3 Qh5
  12. 12.Qc4 Nd5
  13. 13.a5 Bd7
  14. 14.e4 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Rac8
  16. 16.e5 Na7
  17. 17.Qb3 Bc6
  18. 18.c4 Rb8
  19. 19.Rd1 Be4
  20. 20.Qe3 Bf5
  21. 21.d5 Nc6
  22. 22.Ba3 exd5
  23. 23.cxd5 Bxa3
  24. 24.dxc6 Bb2
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Ra2 Rd1+
  27. 27.Ne1 Bd4
  28. 28.cxb7 Ba7
  29. 29.Rd2 h6
  30. 30.Rxd1 Qxd1
  31. 31.Bf3 Qb1
  32. 32.Qxa7 Qxe1+
  33. 33.Kg2

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