Cornelis Van Wijgerden vs Efim Geller

EU-chT Plovdiv · 1983 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Cornelis Van Wijgerden
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT Plovdiv
Site Plovdiv
Round 2
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/2k5/2P4N/6rP/4K1P1/8/8 w - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 d5
  6. 6.Bb5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.O-O Bc5
  10. 10.f3 Ng5
  11. 11.f4 Ne4
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Nxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.c3 Qe7
  15. 15.Be3 f6
  16. 16.exf6 Rxf6
  17. 17.Qe2 Raf8
  18. 18.Rf2 Bd6
  19. 19.g3 Qf7
  20. 20.Nb3 Qg6
  21. 21.Nc5 Bf5
  22. 22.Re1 h5
  23. 23.Bd4 R6f7
  24. 24.Nxe4 Re7
  25. 25.Qc4+ Kh8
  26. 26.Be5 Bxe5
  27. 27.fxe5 Rxe5
  28. 28.Ree2 Rfe8
  29. 29.Nc5 Bd3
  30. 30.Qxd3 Qxd3
  31. 31.Nxd3 Rxe2
  32. 32.Nf4 Rxf2
  33. 33.Kxf2 Rb8
  34. 34.b4 c5
  35. 35.a3 cxb4
  36. 36.axb4 Rb5
  37. 37.Ke3 a5
  38. 38.bxa5 Rxa5
  39. 39.Kd4 Kh7
  40. 40.c4 Rf5
  41. 41.Ne6 c6
  42. 42.h3 Rf6
  43. 43.Ke5 Kg6
  44. 44.Nf4+ Kh6
  45. 45.h4 Rf7
  46. 46.Kd6 Rf6+
  47. 47.Ke5 c5
  48. 48.Ne6 Kg6
  49. 49.Nxc5 Rf5+
  50. 50.Kd4 Rf3
  51. 51.Ne4 Kf5
  52. 52.c5 Ra3
  53. 53.Nc3 Ke6
  54. 54.Ne2 Ra4+
  55. 55.Ke3 Rg4
  56. 56.Nf4+ Kd7
  57. 57.Nxh5 Kc6

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