Dirk D Van Riemsdijk vs Miguel Najdorf

Sao Paulo · 1978 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Dirk D Van Riemsdijk
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Sao Paulo
Site Sao Paulo
Round 1
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/r1q4p/2PR1Rp1/6P1/Pp1QP3/8/P7/1K6 b - - 2 42

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.g4 Be7
  7. 7.g5 Nfd7
  8. 8.Rg1 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 a6
  10. 10.Qh5 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O Re8
  12. 12.Rg3 g6
  13. 13.Qe2 Bf8
  14. 14.Kb1 Qc7
  15. 15.h4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 b5
  17. 17.h5 b4
  18. 18.Na4 Bb7
  19. 19.hxg6 fxg6
  20. 20.b3 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Bh3 Nc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.c4 Bxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 Qg7
  26. 26.Rd1 Bc6
  27. 27.Rd6 Bd7
  28. 28.Rgd3 Ra7
  29. 29.Qe3 Bc8
  30. 30.c5 Rae7
  31. 31.c6 Qf8
  32. 32.f3 e5
  33. 33.Rf6 Qg7
  34. 34.Bxc8 Rxc8
  35. 35.Qe4 Kh8
  36. 36.Rdd6 Rce8
  37. 37.Kb2 a5
  38. 38.Kb1 a4
  39. 39.bxa4 Ra7
  40. 40.Qd5 e4
  41. 41.fxe4 Qc7
  42. 42.Qd4

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