Savielly Tartakower vs David Bronstein

Hastings5354 · 1953 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black David Bronstein
Result 0-1
Event Hastings5354
Site Hastings
Round 4
Date 1953.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

b7/5p2/3K4/2P2k2/6p1/6P1/8/8 w - - 7 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.a4 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
  10. 10.d3 b6
  11. 11.Bg5 Bb7
  12. 12.Ne4 Be7
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  14. 14.c3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Bxg5
  16. 16.Nxg5 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb3 h6
  18. 18.f4 Ng6
  19. 19.Nh3 Nh4
  20. 20.Rf2 Rad8
  21. 21.Rd1 b5
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.Bc2 Qb6
  24. 24.Kf1 b4
  25. 25.g3 Ng6
  26. 26.Qe3 Ne7
  27. 27.d4 Nf5
  28. 28.Bxf5 exf5
  29. 29.Rfd2 cxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Ba6+
  31. 31.Kf2 Rfe8
  32. 32.Re4 Qxe3+
  33. 33.Rxe3 Rxd1
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Ra8 bxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 Rd2+
  37. 37.Ke1 Re2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Bd3
  39. 39.Rd8 Bc4
  40. 40.Rc8 Re4+
  41. 41.Kf2 Be6
  42. 42.Rc5 Ra4
  43. 43.Ng1 g5
  44. 44.fxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.h3 Kg6
  46. 46.Nf3 Ra2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Rg2
  48. 48.h4 g4
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kf6
  50. 50.Kf4 Re2
  51. 51.Nxg4+ fxg4
  52. 52.h5 Rf2+
  53. 53.Ke4 Bf5+
  54. 54.Kd4 Rh2
  55. 55.Rc6+ Kg5
  56. 56.c4 Rxh5
  57. 57.Ra6 Rh1
  58. 58.Ra3 Rf1
  59. 59.c5 Rf3
  60. 60.Re3 Rxe3
  61. 61.Kxe3 Bd7
  62. 62.Ke4 Bc6+
  63. 63.Ke5 Ba8
  64. 64.Kd6 Kf5

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