Carel Benjamin Van den Berg vs Miguel Najdorf

Hoogovens · 1971 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Carel Benjamin Van den Berg
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

R2Q4/5pkp/6p1/2n1q3/8/1p5P/6P1/7K b - - 5 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 b6
  10. 10.Qf3 Bb7
  11. 11.Qh3 g6
  12. 12.Bd2 Nb4
  13. 13.Rae1 Nxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 Re8
  15. 15.Kh1 Bf8
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.Ne4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 Bg7
  19. 19.d4 a5
  20. 20.a4 Rc8
  21. 21.Bc3 Rc4
  22. 22.Nd2 Rxa4
  23. 23.Ree1 b5
  24. 24.Ne4 Bf8
  25. 25.d5 Rxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 exd5
  27. 27.Rd4 b4
  28. 28.Bd2 Nb6
  29. 29.f5 Rxe5
  30. 30.Bh6 Re4
  31. 31.Rxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.Bxf8 Qxf8
  33. 33.Qe3 Na4
  34. 34.Qxe4 Nxb2
  35. 35.Rc1 Na4
  36. 36.Rc7 Nc5
  37. 37.Qc6 Kg7
  38. 38.h3 Qd8
  39. 39.Rc8 Qf6
  40. 40.Qe8 Qxf5
  41. 41.Qf8+ Kf6
  42. 42.Qxd6+ Ne6
  43. 43.Qd1 Qe5
  44. 44.Ra8 Kg7
  45. 45.Qa4 Nc5
  46. 46.Qxa5 b3
  47. 47.Qd8 Qe1+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qe5+
  49. 49.Kh1

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