Udo Tarve vs Paul Keres

Parnu · 1971 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Udo Tarve
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Parnu
Site Parnu
Round 8
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/2p1bk2/p5p1/5pPp/1P3P2/1PP1KN1P/8 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nd5 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg5 Nce7
  7. 7.Nxd4 c6
  8. 8.Nc3 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bc4 O-O
  11. 11.e5 Ne8
  12. 12.Qd2 d5
  13. 13.exd6 Nxd6
  14. 14.Bb3 Nef5
  15. 15.Nxf5 Nxf5
  16. 16.O-O-O Qxd2+
  17. 17.Bxd2 Nd4
  18. 18.Be3 Nxb3+
  19. 19.axb3 Bf5
  20. 20.Bd4 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.Re1 Rd4
  24. 24.g3 h5
  25. 25.Re7 Bd7
  26. 26.Re4 Rd6
  27. 27.Re1 Bg4
  28. 28.Ne4 Rd5
  29. 29.Nd2 g5
  30. 30.f3 Be6
  31. 31.Nc4 Kf6
  32. 32.Ne3 Rd8
  33. 33.Rd1 Rh8
  34. 34.Kd2 h4
  35. 35.g4 Rd8+
  36. 36.Ke2 Rxd1
  37. 37.Nxd1 Ke5
  38. 38.Ke3 f5
  39. 39.Nf2 f4+
  40. 40.Ke2 a5
  41. 41.Nh3 Kf6
  42. 42.Nf2

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