Evgeny Sveshnikov vs Paul Keres

URS-ch41 · 1973 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 75 moves

The Game

White Evgeny Sveshnikov
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch41
Site Moscow
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 75
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/2p5/8/2P1b3/1KB5/4kb2/8 b - - 10 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.e5 d5
  6. 6.Bb5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.O-O Bc5
  10. 10.f3 Ng5
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.f4 Ne4
  13. 13.Nd2 f6
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Qe2 Bg4
  16. 16.Qf2 Qd5
  17. 17.Nxc6 Ba3
  18. 18.exf6 Rxf6
  19. 19.Ne5 Qxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 Rxf2
  21. 21.Bxf2 Bxb2
  22. 22.Rae1 Bf5
  23. 23.Bc5 g6
  24. 24.e6 Bxe6
  25. 25.Rxe4 Bxa2
  26. 26.Ra4 Bd5
  27. 27.Rxa7 Rc8
  28. 28.Re1 Bf6
  29. 29.Ra4 Rb8
  30. 30.Rf4 Bg5
  31. 31.Rb4 Rd8
  32. 32.Rd4 Bf6
  33. 33.Rd3 c6
  34. 34.Ra3 Rd7
  35. 35.Ra7 Rxa7
  36. 36.Bxa7 Kf7
  37. 37.Kf2 h5
  38. 38.Rd1 Be5
  39. 39.h3 h4
  40. 40.Be3 Ke6
  41. 41.Kg1 Bf6
  42. 42.Bd4 Be7
  43. 43.Re1+ Kf7
  44. 44.Ra1 Be4
  45. 45.c4 Ke6
  46. 46.Ra6 Kd6
  47. 47.Ra5 Kd7
  48. 48.Be3 Bd8
  49. 49.Re5 Bf5
  50. 50.Bf2 Bf6
  51. 51.Re1 Be6
  52. 52.Rc1 Kd6
  53. 53.Ba7 Bg5
  54. 54.Rc3 Ke5
  55. 55.Kf2 Ke4
  56. 56.Ke2 Bf4
  57. 57.Be3 Be5
  58. 58.Rc1 Bb2
  59. 59.Rc2 Bf6
  60. 60.Kd2 Bd8
  61. 61.Bf2 g5
  62. 62.Kc3 Ba5+
  63. 63.Kb3 Kd3
  64. 64.Bc5 Bd2
  65. 65.Ba3 g4
  66. 66.Bc1 Be1
  67. 67.Bg5 gxh3
  68. 68.gxh3 Bxh3
  69. 69.Rc1 Ke2
  70. 70.Bxh4 Bd2
  71. 71.Rg1 Bf5
  72. 72.Bg5 Be1
  73. 73.Bf6 Be4
  74. 74.Bc3 Bf2
  75. 75.Rg7

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