Savielly Tartakower vs Ludek Pachman

Southsea · 1949 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black Ludek Pachman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Southsea
Site Southsea
Round 6
Date 1949.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B89)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/8/2P4p/8/3n3b/4BB1P/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Qc7
  8. 8.Qe2 Bd7
  9. 9.f4 Rc8
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.g4 d5
  12. 12.Bd3 e5
  13. 13.exd5 Bxg4
  14. 14.Qf2 Bd6
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.dxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.Nb5 exf4
  18. 18.Nxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Bxf4 Qd5
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  22. 22.Re1 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Qxe1 Qxa2
  24. 24.Qb4 Qe6
  25. 25.Qb8+ Qc8
  26. 26.Qxa7 Nd5
  27. 27.Ba6 Qe8
  28. 28.Bg3 h5
  29. 29.c4 Nb4
  30. 30.Bb5 Qe4
  31. 31.Qb8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qf4 Qb1+
  33. 33.Qf1 Qxb2
  34. 34.Qxf7 Qc1+
  35. 35.Qf1 Qe3+
  36. 36.Bf2 Qb3
  37. 37.c5 Bh3
  38. 38.Qe1 Qf3
  39. 39.Bf1 Nd3
  40. 40.Qe2 Qxe2
  41. 41.Bxe2

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