Savielly Tartakower vs Paul Keres

Zandvoort · 1936 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zandvoort
Site Zandvoort
Round 11
Date 1936.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/2P1bk1p/7P/p2pBpPK/P2P1P2/8/8 w - - 15 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 f5
  7. 7.Nc3 e4
  8. 8.Bb5 d4
  9. 9.Nxe4 fxe4
  10. 10.Qe2 Bf5
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Ne5 Qd5
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bc4 Qd6
  15. 15.d3 exd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Kd7
  17. 17.Re1 Rae8
  18. 18.Qf3 Qg6
  19. 19.Bf4 Bb4
  20. 20.Rxe8 Rxe8
  21. 21.h3 Bd6
  22. 22.Rc1 Rf8
  23. 23.Bxd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Re1 Kd8
  25. 25.a3 Bd7
  26. 26.Qh5 h6
  27. 27.Re5 g5
  28. 28.Qe2 Re8
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  30. 30.Qe4 Bg6
  31. 31.Qf3 Qf4
  32. 32.Qxf4 gxf4
  33. 33.g4 Ke7
  34. 34.Kg2 Kf6
  35. 35.Kf3 Ke5
  36. 36.b4 Bh7
  37. 37.Ke2 Bg6
  38. 38.h4 Be8
  39. 39.Bg8 Bd7
  40. 40.f3 c5
  41. 41.bxc5 a5
  42. 42.Bf7 Kf6
  43. 43.Bd5 a4
  44. 44.Kf2 Ke5
  45. 45.Be4 Kf6
  46. 46.Kg2 Be8
  47. 47.Kh3 Bd7
  48. 48.Bd5 Be8
  49. 49.c6 Kg6
  50. 50.Be4+ Kf6
  51. 51.h5 Bf7
  52. 52.Kh4 Be6
  53. 53.Bg6 Bd5
  54. 54.Be4 Be6
  55. 55.Bh7 Bd5
  56. 56.Be4 Be6
  57. 57.Bh7 Bd5
  58. 58.Be4 Be6

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