Savielly Tartakower vs James Aitken

Southsea · 1949 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black James Aitken
Result 0-1
Event Southsea
Site Southsea
Round 8
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/6p1/8/5k2/7K w - - 4 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nbc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 g6
  6. 6.h3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Bd7
  9. 9.Be2 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Bc6
  11. 11.f4 e5
  12. 12.Be3 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bb5+ Bc6
  15. 15.Bxc6+ bxc6
  16. 16.O-O-O O-O
  17. 17.Qxd6 Qa5
  18. 18.Qa3 Qxa3
  19. 19.bxa3 Bh6
  20. 20.Rhf1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rd3 Rxd3
  22. 22.cxd3 exf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 Bf8
  24. 24.Kc2 Re8
  25. 25.Kb3 Re2
  26. 26.g4 Bg7
  27. 27.Rc1 Rb2+
  28. 28.Ka4 Rxa2
  29. 29.Rxc6 Bf8
  30. 30.Bc1 Rh2
  31. 31.Rc8 Rxh3
  32. 32.Bd2 Kg7
  33. 33.Bc3+ f6
  34. 34.g5 Rxd3
  35. 35.Rc7+ Kg8
  36. 36.gxf6 Rf3
  37. 37.Kb3 h5
  38. 38.Rxa7 h4
  39. 39.Ra4 h3
  40. 40.Rh4 Bxa3
  41. 41.Kc4 Bd6
  42. 42.Bd4 h2
  43. 43.Kd5 Rd3
  44. 44.Rh6 Rd1
  45. 45.Kxd6 Rxd4+
  46. 46.Ke5 Rd2
  47. 47.Kf4 Kf7
  48. 48.Kg3 Kxf6
  49. 49.Rh4 Re2
  50. 50.Rf4+ Kg5
  51. 51.Rg4+ Kf5
  52. 52.Rf4+ Ke5
  53. 53.Rh4 Ra2
  54. 54.Rh8 Ke4
  55. 55.Re8+ Kf5
  56. 56.Rf8+ Kg5
  57. 57.Rh8 Ra4
  58. 58.Kg2 Rh4
  59. 59.Rxh4 Kxh4
  60. 60.Kh1 Kg4
  61. 61.Kxh2 Kf3
  62. 62.Kh3 g5
  63. 63.Kh2 g4
  64. 64.Kg1 Kg3
  65. 65.Kh1 Kf2

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