Chess Game
Larion Schmidt vs Kurt Stein
Pan Am Intercollegiate, 1978 · Result 0–1 · Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation (A58).
Kurt Stein1
Larion Schmidt0
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 d6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Rb1 Qb7 13. b4 cxb4 14. Nd4 Ng4 15. Rd1 Rac8 16. Nc6 Bxc3 17. Nxe7+ Kg7 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Bb2 Qa7 20. e3 Kg8 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22. Qd2 Nde5 23. Rxb4 Rd3 24. Qc1 Nxf2 25. Re1 Nfg4 26. Ra4 Qb6 27. h3 Nxe3 28. Rxa6 Qxa6 29. Rxe3 Qxa2 30. Rxd3 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Nxd3 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Qc3+ Ne5 34. g4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Qc7 Qf6 37. Qc3 h4 38. Kg1 Ng6 39. Qe3 Qe5 40. Qf2 Qf4 41. Qb2+ Kh6 42. Qc3 Qe5 43. Qd2+ Nf4 44. Kf2 Kg7 45. Kf1 Qf6 46. Ke1 Qg5 47. Bf1 Qe5+ 48. Kf2 Nxd5 49. Qd3 Nf4 50. Qf3 Ng6 51. Qd3 Qh2+ 52. Bg2 Qxg2+ 0–1
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This chess game between Larion Schmidt (1545) and Kurt Stein (2320) was played at Pan Am Intercollegiate in 1978 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation (A58). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Larion Schmidt and Kurt Stein from the CipherChess mega database.