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Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander

URS-ch12 • Moscow • 1940

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URS-ch12

Keres, Paul vs Kotov, Alexander
Moscow • 1940
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Qc2Nc65.e3d56.Nf3O-O7.a3Bxc3+8.Qxc3Bd79.Bd3a510.O-Oa411.Bd2Na512.Ne5dxc413.Nxc4Nb314.Rad1c515.dxc5Rc816.Nb6Rxc517.Qb4Nd518.Nxd5Rxd519.Bc3Bc620.Bc2Nc521.Rxd5Qxd522.Qg4g623.Rd1Qh524.Qxh5gxh525.Rd4Rc826.g4e527.Rc4Bd528.Rb4f629.gxh5Bf330.Rc4Kh831.Kf1b532.Bf5Rc633.Rb4Rb634.Bg4Bd535.Be2Bc636.f3Kg737.Rg4+Kh638.Bb4Ne639.Kf2Kxh540.Be7f541.Rg8f442.e4Bd743.Bf6b444.axb4h645.Bxe5Rxb446.Bc3Rb647.Ra8Ng548.Ra6Rb849.Bc4Rc850.Bd5Be851.h4Kxh452.Rxh6+Bh553.Kg2Nxf354.Bf7Ng555.Be1+1-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

55

Opening

E33

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation

Date

1940.??.??

Moves

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