Mark E Taimanov vs Bobby Fischer

Buenos Aires · 1960 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 87 moves

The Game

White Mark E Taimanov
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires
Site Buenos Aires
Round 9
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E51)
Moves 87
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Final Position

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

8/B1b5/2K5/1P6/2k5/8/8/8 w - - 11 88

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Bd6
  9. 9.Nb5 Be7
  10. 10.h3 a6
  11. 11.Nc3 Bd6
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.Be3 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Re1 Qe7
  16. 16.Bg5 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nd5 Qe5
  18. 18.f4 Nf3+
  19. 19.Qxf3 Qd4+
  20. 20.Kh1 Ng4
  21. 21.hxg4 Qxc4
  22. 22.b3 Qb5
  23. 23.a4 Qa5
  24. 24.Red1 Bc6
  25. 25.e5 Bb4
  26. 26.Qe4 Bxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Qb6
  28. 28.f5 Bc3
  29. 29.Rc1 Bb2
  30. 30.Rb1 Bc3
  31. 31.Rc1 Bb2
  32. 32.Rc4 Rae8
  33. 33.f6 c6
  34. 34.fxg7 cxd5
  35. 35.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
  36. 36.Qxh7 Bxe5
  37. 37.Rf4 Qe6
  38. 38.Rf1 b5
  39. 39.axb5 axb5
  40. 40.Bd2 Ke7
  41. 41.Bb4+ Kd8
  42. 42.Rxf7 Rh8
  43. 43.Rf8+ Rxf8
  44. 44.Bxf8 Qf6
  45. 45.Bc5 d4
  46. 46.Kg1 Qf4
  47. 47.Qe7+ Kc8
  48. 48.Qf8+ Qxf8
  49. 49.Bxf8 Bg3
  50. 50.Kf1 d3
  51. 51.Bb4 Kd7
  52. 52.Be1 Bf4
  53. 53.Bc3 Bg3
  54. 54.g5 Ke6
  55. 55.g6 Ke7
  56. 56.Be1 Bf4
  57. 57.Bh4+ Kf8
  58. 58.g3 Bd6
  59. 59.Kf2 Bc5+
  60. 60.Kf3 Kg7
  61. 61.Bg5 Kxg6
  62. 62.Bf4 Kh5
  63. 63.Ke4 Kg4
  64. 64.Kxd3 Kf3
  65. 65.Bc7 Bf2
  66. 66.Bd6 Be1
  67. 67.Kd4 Kg4
  68. 68.Kc5 b4
  69. 69.Kb5 Kf5
  70. 70.Kc4 Ke6
  71. 71.Bc7 Kf5
  72. 72.Kd3 Kg4
  73. 73.Bd6 Bc3
  74. 74.Kc4 Be1
  75. 75.Bxb4 Bxg3
  76. 76.Bc3 Bd6
  77. 77.Kd5 Be7
  78. 78.Bd4 Bb4
  79. 79.Kc4 Ba5
  80. 80.Bc3 Bd8
  81. 81.b4 Kf4
  82. 82.b5 Ke4
  83. 83.Bd4 Bc7
  84. 84.Kc5 Kd3
  85. 85.Kc6 Kc4
  86. 86.Bb6 Bf4
  87. 87.Ba7 Bc7

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