Savielly Tartakower vs Carel Benjamin Van den Berg

Amsterdam · 1950 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Savielly Tartakower
Black Carel Benjamin Van den Berg
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam
Site Amsterdam
Round 16
Date 1950.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

3N4/2k5/1p4pp/p2P1p2/P1K5/7P/2P2bP1/8 w - - 12 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nbc3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nc3 Qd8
  7. 7.Bb5+ Bd7
  8. 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.d3 g6
  11. 11.Be3 b6
  12. 12.Qd2 Nd4
  13. 13.Rac1 Nf5
  14. 14.Ne4 Bg7
  15. 15.b4 cxb4
  16. 16.Qxb4 O-O
  17. 17.a4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rac8
  19. 19.Re2 Qc7
  20. 20.Rce1 Qe5
  21. 21.Ng3 Qd6
  22. 22.Qxd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Bg5 f6
  24. 24.Bc1 e5
  25. 25.f4 Nf7
  26. 26.fxe5 Nxe5
  27. 27.Bb2 Nc6
  28. 28.Bc3 Nd4
  29. 29.Bxd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Re8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Kf7
  32. 32.Re4 f5
  33. 33.Rxd4 Bxd4+
  34. 34.Kf1 Ke6
  35. 35.Ke2 Kd5
  36. 36.Kd2 Bg1
  37. 37.h3 Bh2
  38. 38.Ne2 Kc5
  39. 39.Ke3 Bc7
  40. 40.d4+ Kd5
  41. 41.Kd3 h6
  42. 42.Nc3+ Kc6
  43. 43.Nb5 Bb8
  44. 44.Kc4 a6
  45. 45.d5+ Kd7
  46. 46.Nd4 Bg3
  47. 47.Nc6 Kd6
  48. 48.Nb4 a5
  49. 49.Nc6 Bf2
  50. 50.Nd8 Kc7
  51. 51.Ne6+ Kd6
  52. 52.Nd8 Kc7
  53. 53.Ne6+ Kd6
  54. 54.Nd8 Kc7

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