Edgar Walther vs Bobby Fischer

Zuerich · 1959 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Edgar Walther
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

4B3/8/1P6/P1k5/K6p/7P/8/4b3 w - - 7 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Bd3 b5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Rhe1 Bb7
  13. 13.Kb1 Rc8
  14. 14.g4 Nd7
  15. 15.g5 Nb6
  16. 16.f5 e5
  17. 17.f6 gxf6
  18. 18.gxf6 Bf8
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Kd8
  21. 21.Nc6+ Bxc6
  22. 22.dxc6 Qxc6
  23. 23.Be4 Qb6
  24. 24.Qh5 Kc7
  25. 25.Bf5 Rd8
  26. 26.Qxf7+ Kb8
  27. 27.Qe6 Qc7
  28. 28.Re3 Bh6
  29. 29.Rc3 Qb7
  30. 30.f7 Bg7
  31. 31.Rcd3 Bf8
  32. 32.Qxe5 dxe5
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Ka7
  34. 34.R1d7 h5
  35. 35.Rxb7+ Kxb7
  36. 36.c3 Kc7
  37. 37.Ra8 Kd6
  38. 38.Rxa6+ Ke7
  39. 39.Re6+ Kxf7
  40. 40.Rxe5 b4
  41. 41.cxb4 Bxb4
  42. 42.h3 Kf6
  43. 43.Rb5 Bd6
  44. 44.Be4 Re8
  45. 45.Rf5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Bf3 Re1+
  47. 47.Kc2 Rf1
  48. 48.Rd5 Rf2+
  49. 49.Rd2 Rxd2+
  50. 50.Kxd2 h4
  51. 51.Kd3 Kf6
  52. 52.Kc4 Ke7
  53. 53.Kb5 Kd7
  54. 54.a4 Kc7
  55. 55.b4 Kb8
  56. 56.a5 Ka7
  57. 57.Kc4 Bg3
  58. 58.Kb3 Be1
  59. 59.Ka4 Bd2
  60. 60.Bh5 Be1
  61. 61.b5 Bf2
  62. 62.Be2 Be3
  63. 63.Kb3 Bd2
  64. 64.b6+ Kb7
  65. 65.Ka4 Kc6
  66. 66.Bb5+ Kc5
  67. 67.Be8 Be1

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