Savielly Tartakower vs Paul Keres

Noordwijk · 1938 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 9
Date 1938.00.00
Opening Colle System (D04)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p5p/p2b1pp1/3P4/1k6/1P2B1P1/2r2PKP/1R6 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e3 d5
  4. 4.Nbd2 Nbd7
  5. 5.a3 Qc7
  6. 6.c4 g6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qb3 N5b6
  9. 9.a4 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 Nf6
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nbd7
  12. 12.Ne5 e6
  13. 13.Ndf3 Qd6
  14. 14.O-O a6
  15. 15.Bc4 Nd5
  16. 16.Re1 Be7
  17. 17.Bh6 N7b6
  18. 18.Bf1 f6
  19. 19.Nd3 Nb4
  20. 20.Nc5 N6d5
  21. 21.a5 Kf7
  22. 22.Nd2 Nc6
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc7
  24. 24.Be3 Rb8
  25. 25.Nb6 Nxa5
  26. 26.Nxd5 Nxb3
  27. 27.Nxc7 Nxa1
  28. 28.N5xe6 Nc2
  29. 29.Bc4 Bxe6
  30. 30.Bxe6+ Kg7
  31. 31.Bb3 Rhc8
  32. 32.Bxc2 Rxc7
  33. 33.Bf4 Rxc2
  34. 34.Bxb8 Kf7
  35. 35.Rb1 Ke6
  36. 36.Bf4 Kd5
  37. 37.Be3 Kc4
  38. 38.b3+ Kc3
  39. 39.d5 Bd6
  40. 40.g3 Kb4
  41. 41.Kg2

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