J. Zacharias vs Miguel Najdorf

Sao Paulo · 1957 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White J. Zacharias
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Sao Paulo
Site Sao Paulo
Round 5
Date 1957.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A68)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/p4pbp/2Np2p1/3P4/1p3q2/1B3b2/P2r1Q1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 4 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.e4 g6
  7. 7.f4 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 b5
  10. 10.O-O b4
  11. 11.Nb1 c4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qc2 Re8
  14. 14.Be3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nbd2 Ndf6
  16. 16.Nd4 Ng4
  17. 17.Nc6 Qf6
  18. 18.Nf3 Nc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Rxe3
  20. 20.Qd1 Rxc3
  21. 21.Qe2 Ne3
  22. 22.Bb3 Bg4
  23. 23.Rfe1 Qxf4
  24. 24.Qf2 Nxg2
  25. 25.Qxg2 Bxf3
  26. 26.Qf2 Rd3
  27. 27.Rac1 Rd2

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