Gennadi Sosonko vs Samuel Reshevsky

IBM · 1977 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Gennadi Sosonko
Black Samuel Reshevsky
Result 1-0
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 12
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A68)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/Q3P2k/6p1/1q5p/1P2R3/7P/6PK/8 b - b3 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.e4 Bg7
  6. 6.f4 e6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 b5
  10. 10.e5 dxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 Ng4
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.exf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bf5
  15. 15.Nxb5 Nd7
  16. 16.O-O Qb6
  17. 17.Bc4 Nde5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.d6+ Nxc4
  20. 20.Qd5+ Kg7
  21. 21.Bxf6+ Rxf6
  22. 22.Qxc4 Rb8
  23. 23.Rae1 Rf7
  24. 24.Re7 Rxe7
  25. 25.dxe7 h5
  26. 26.Re1 Bd7
  27. 27.a4 Re8
  28. 28.Qc3+ Kh7
  29. 29.Qf3 Kg7
  30. 30.Qc3+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qc4 Kg7
  32. 32.h3 Bxb5
  33. 33.axb5 Qd6
  34. 34.Qe2 Kf7
  35. 35.Qf3+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qc6 Qd4+
  37. 37.Kh1 Qf2
  38. 38.Re4 Qf7
  39. 39.Qxc5 Kh7
  40. 40.Qxa7 Qf1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxb5
  42. 42.b4

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